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mattstan
Oct-27-2004, 13:43 GMT
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United Kingdom
 | Hi,
I Love the song on Graceland called All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints, but one line of the curus (full corus below) has always stumped me - what does ´Ever since the watermelon´ mean? Any insights please?
Well, the sun gets weary
And the sun goes down
Ever since the watermelon
And the lights come up
On the black pit town
Somebody says what´s a better thing to do
Well, it´s not just me
And it´s not just you
This is all around the world
Matthew |
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Bodo
Oct-27-2004, 14:22 GMT
IP:
Austria
 | Nobody knows...
But watermelon is a good ´picture´ for the word ´sun´. So maybe thats it. |
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conscience
Oct-28-2004, 15:39 GMT
IP:
Germany
 | If I recall correctly, but I can be mistaken...I remember having heard Paul used this line because it made not so much sense but was fittimng quite nicely... and then I heard something that a watermelon is something fairly odd and long-existing (a light bulb is not) |
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Nathgertsch
Oct-28-2004, 17:08 GMT
IP:
France
 | Paul has often said that he likes to use words that are sometimes meaningless in the context of the song but they simply sound good |
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Lekornee
Oct-29-2004, 09:05 GMT
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USA - United Staates America
 | My friend said that whenever she´s trying to sing along to a song on the radio or wherever and she doesn´t know the words she just substitutes "watermelon." Perhaps this is fairly common and he took it off of something his fans do when they don´t know the lyrics to his songs. :-) It´s like "walla" for films. |
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Beth
Oct-29-2004, 10:06 GMT
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USA - United Staates America
| To me, the mention of "watermelon" reminds me of the South (US)...as the song has a southern feel to it...It is such a usual thing to see open pick up trucks filled with watermelon in the South...and roadstands with watermelon.... |
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old_lover
Jan-03-2005, 18:34 GMT
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Estonia
 | ever since the watermelon... woman´s breasts are sometimes referred as ´watermelons´ :)
Maybe it means that the sun has been going down as long as he remembers. Ever since he was little and the ´watermelon´ was the only thing in life for him.
Call me nuts if you want to :)) |
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lost
Jan-04-2005, 01:38 GMT
IP:
Canada
 | very creative idea old_lover, actually, though a little sexual.
I still have to study the song. |
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Bodo
Mar-15-2006, 18:52 GMT
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Austria
| to bring up an Old thread |
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Jupira
Mar-15-2006, 22:51 GMT
IP:
Brazil
 | Matthew, take a look at my forum pretty near yours and you´ll find more interesting answer for the same question...If you had some more doubts with lyrics please put them there... |
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Beth
Mar-16-2006, 00:36 GMT
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USA - United Staates America
| I remember this discussion before...and what I remember saying is...."watermelon" is so typical of southern US...the South in the summer...the sun ..the heat...watermelon stands along the road...pick up trucks filled with watermelon...barefoot children on a dusty, dirt road selling watermelon...watermelon at picnics....very southern US culture.... |
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Bodo
Mar-16-2006, 09:50 GMT
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Austria
| ...and it´s not just me and it´s not just you, it is All Around The World
;-) |
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Richard Pohl
Mar-16-2006, 22:38 GMT
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Czech Republik
 | Wikipedia:
Watermelon as Symbol
The watermelon slice is striking and unmistakable in appearance. Art related to the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead ? October 31?November 2) commonly depicts watermelons being eaten by the dead or shown in close conjunction with the dead. This theme appears regularly on ceramics and in other art from the holiday. Watermelons are a frequent subject in Mexican still life art.
The image of a watermelon slice being eaten and general references to watermelons sometimes historically have been used derogatorily. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, African Americans often were depicted in racist caricatures as being inordinately fond of watermelon. Southerners of any race frequently have been lampooned for the fruit´s popularity in the South over the years; however, some of the folk humor about Southerners has been gentle self-parody, as seen in the annual watermelon seed-spitting contests at Southern festivals like Georgia´s "Redneck Olympics."
Additionally, the word "watermelon" has been used since the late 20th century as a term describing left-wing Green party members, referring to them as "green on the outside, red on the inside" (red being the color commonly associated with socialism.) |
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