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Originally Posted by LukeA
I really would rather not think that this beautiful song was inspired in any way by San Jose or its immediate outliers... ughhhhh..
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Whatever the area is like today, it has no doubt changed since 1969. Besides, the song is not about the town. The song is about that time period in her life. The lines as Stevie points out are defined as follows:
"So I'm back to the velvet underground"- San Francisco
"Back to the floor that I love" - the bedroom where hers and Lindsey's mattress was on the floor because they couldn't afford any furniture
"To a room with some lace and paper flowers" - their little house in Los Gatos (which she has used interchangeably with San Jose), probably because more people have heard of SJ than LG.
Obviously, this song holds special meaning to Stevie and Lindsey. Lindsey has called it their greatest collaboration. And, it's highly sentimental. Because of that, it's definitely in my top 3 favorites. The acoustic version from AHI 2000 is fantastic - it really gives off the most intimate, personal feeling - which is truly the heart of this song.
*In all your deciphering - keep in mind this song was written in total and recorded before Robin Anderson died. This song has nothing to do with her, although because the song was a single (or had just been released as a single), at the time of Robin's death and they were on tour, Stevie may have very well thought of her dying friend when she sang it. Hence, Stevie's later interviews where she talks about the lyrics from that perspective. In reality though, Robin did not inspire the lyrics of the song.