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Originally Posted by David
It's an example -- with a twist -- of the affective fallacy, which the New Critics demolished decades ago.
I see lots of examples of the affective fallacy & the intentional fallacy (another New Critical term) in the way fans identify themselves with & respond to Nicks & Buckingham songs. But I do, too, so to hell with Wimsatt, Beardsley & Brooks.
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I would have driven Wimsatt and Beardsley crazy, because I believe absolutely that the emotional effect of a song, poem, or literary work, has utmost importance when discussing its value.
Words are utterly useless, in my opinion, unless they have the power to elicit an emotional response within the reader or listener.