The New Album Thread

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Obviously Stevie is hippie dippie; that's her schtick, always has been. But she also lived in Arizona for much of her life. Have you ever spent much time in the southwest? Native American culture/art/traditions/beliefs/etc are far more ingrained as a part of the collective consciousness there than the rest of the US. Folks display things like spirit catchers & such with little or no irony. Plus, when it comes to things like that... it's subliminal. If you believe that a particular object will bring good luck/vibes/whatever, that'll be in the back of your & everyone else's minds every time you see it. The spirit catcher could have been Stevie's way of saying "be nice. I'm the only girl left now." Kind of like the way people wearing crosses reminds you of their faith, and the way you should interact with them.

And there's nothing wrong with that. On the other hand, if you don't say: 'be nice, I'm the only girl left now' literally, but expect (male) others to interpret it that way, the risk of not achieving what you try to communicate, is pretty big.