Hi Karen! I like to do interpretations also...but Iam not really into the musical nuances! My ideas for lyric interps. has to come from something I feel deep inside as I enjoy the music! I like Tango a lot...but this sad song!
As much as I admire the awesome Lindsey BucKINGham as a guitarist, singer/songwriter/brilliant musician/ the lyrics are rather unhappy, but the music he wrote for it is rather nice! I had to play it over and over! So for what it is worth.(please be gentle ).Iam doing this with my limited lyrical and musical knowledge! Luv, ~ Sky ~
My Interpretation of Lindsey's sad little song... "Caroline"... {Carol Ann???)
Perhaps Lindsey is trying tell his girlfriend.....He wants out of this hurtful relationship that he has payed for both emotionally and monetarily! She takes him to the mountain top but than her fury causes them to fall out of love! He tells her its over! She leaves but keeps running back because she wants to come back to their mountain top of wonderful passion when they were good together! But after the love & fun she recedes back to her old ways and Lindsey can't stand this side of her! He is going crazy... she needs him... more than he needs her... at this time!
Please Caroline...cut the cord ( to my life) if you can!!! I'll set you up in a condo, with a car and everything you want...just quit being crazy and so lazy!Get your life together girl! Take the acting lessons you want so bad!
Get to work and I'll pay for them! Caroline is stagey,(putting on an act) and when she hears this idea she
is cagey (clever) wants more than Lindsey can offer her to start over! She is very attractive but so ...reactive (starting over again) she mixes him up and ruins his sanity! LB can't get on with his work until Caroline allows him to cut the cord and get away from her...for good!!! She keeps on coming...always running after him!!!
Caroline loves the prestige of Lindsey's high places! She loves the exciting life as the girlfriend of a handsome, hard working, multi-millionaire Rock and Roll Star from Fleetwood Mac...The Great Lindsey BucKINGham!!!
Well...that's my humble interpretation of what I think Lindsey means! Who really knows? I love his awesome voice and the music is superb! It could have been a pretty musical love song! Tango In the Night is my favorite!