Title of "The Ledge"

[brickney723]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

Sorry to be a cynic but I do wonder whether over the years meanings and references have occasionally been attributed towards Stevie for the sake of it in order to fuel the Lindsey/Stevie thing for commercial purposes- not necessarily in this case though.

PS, have a good trip.

I think you're not alone in thinking so either. I've searched out everything going back to things from 30 years ago though and that really erased all doubt- at least as far as Lindsey is concerned. I kind of think Stevie could be milking it for that reason today though. I'm undecided.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by michelej1

But he was addressing the title itself, not all of the content of the song.

Michele

Agreed, but I was speaking to brickney's point

However, the lyrics to that song don't seem to be about professional problems to me ..

[FuzzyPlum]

I've just gone back and read some of Storms.
'...I knew that Lindsey had found the 'cutting edge' that we talked about during our New Wave listening parties'.
If he'd talked constantly about looking for a cutting edge, perhaps 'The Ledge' is just a derivative of this.
Just a thought.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by brickney723

It may be the first song in the history of the world where the title isn't about the content.

Oh, not in the least...just right off the top of my head:

Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35", pre-dates "The Ledge" by about a dozen years.

There are probably so many others that it would take forever to count.