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Originally Posted by David
Let's talk about why Lindsey opted for the phrasal verb --> "cast away"
instead of the adjective --> "castaway"
Of course, the two mean different things. Also, he doesn't split his phrasal verb in the idiomatic way --> "cast dreams away"
He keeps it together, lending emphasis to "dreams," the final word of the title, & making the meaning in speech ambiguous. (When you hear someone say "cast away dreams," you can't distinguish it from "castaway dreams.")
That's a nice Susan Dickinson poem!
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Yes, he's casting and pushing those dreams away and letting them defer or wither and die. Speech wise, it is helpful for it to mean "castaway" too, because that blends in with the sea reference in the lyrics. And the sea reference in the lyrics blend in with
Sara and the word
dreams, would also have an FM history. Got no dreams to sell, got not dreams to be wrapped around, because they're being cast away.
Also, the double entendre is not only good for the "sea" thread, but when you think of castaways you think -- Gilligan's Island -- well, not exactly, but. . . I think of someone who is cut off from the world, like Tom Cruise was. So, you have all the time to indulge your dreams or your "Wilson" because you don't have societal obligations and pressures. You are free to imagine and hope and to envision a world without tethers. But some dreams are just designed
for castaways. They are not something a real man with responsibilities, children and a conscience can follow. So, I think "castaway" works nicely too.
As far as what something sounds like verbally goes, Lindsey killed me when he said he made the decision to pronounce "rodeo" like a cowboy rodeo, even though he meant Beverly Hills. Why the pronunciation choice? Don't tell us what you did and then decline to explain why, you nut. What meaning was he going for in doing that?
Michele