[lbo-talk] Side Note On Long Black Veil

Luke Weiger lweiger at umich.edu
Mon Sep 15 00:22:53 PDT 2003


Max wrote


> I don't think it's about loyalty and infidelity.
> I'd say it's about misfortune -- the way of the world --
> as usual leading inexorably to death. Clearly loyalty
> is not the operative factor here, since after all
> the singer canoodles the woman.

Sure it is Max. It's called irony. Of course, irony wouldn't have any bite if not for misfortune.

-- Luke



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