I've always quite liked "Babyface" too, my interpretation of it is that it's taking this character's parasocial relationship with sex as seriously as the character does. It's not super judgmental, but it recognizes what's missing and what this guy may be afraid of when this is the sort of control he's looking for. It seems very ahead of the curve, this could just be about Onlyfans now.
Very envious that you got to see Achtung Baby live! I just couldn't afford it and am holding out hope they do it at MSG as has been rumored.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one. I agree that's definitely the deeper meaning. I also think the song's subtext would be easier to surface today what with parasocial relationships being as common as they are. Agreed this is u2 being way ahead of the times. Should we hard launch a "justice for Babyface campaign?"
The tickets are outrageous but I have no doubt they'll do it at MSG too. They're going to want to ride out the positive response for as long as possible.
I love "Babyface". For starters, it just has a beautiful melody, but the lyrics are wonderfully tragic as well. A man convincing himself of some kind of deep connection with an image on a screen, straight out of the "Even better than the real thing"-school of simulacra replacing reality. Prescient indeed.
I've always quite liked "Babyface" too, my interpretation of it is that it's taking this character's parasocial relationship with sex as seriously as the character does. It's not super judgmental, but it recognizes what's missing and what this guy may be afraid of when this is the sort of control he's looking for. It seems very ahead of the curve, this could just be about Onlyfans now.
Very envious that you got to see Achtung Baby live! I just couldn't afford it and am holding out hope they do it at MSG as has been rumored.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one. I agree that's definitely the deeper meaning. I also think the song's subtext would be easier to surface today what with parasocial relationships being as common as they are. Agreed this is u2 being way ahead of the times. Should we hard launch a "justice for Babyface campaign?"
The tickets are outrageous but I have no doubt they'll do it at MSG too. They're going to want to ride out the positive response for as long as possible.
I love "Babyface". For starters, it just has a beautiful melody, but the lyrics are wonderfully tragic as well. A man convincing himself of some kind of deep connection with an image on a screen, straight out of the "Even better than the real thing"-school of simulacra replacing reality. Prescient indeed.
"How could beauty be so kind to an ordinary guy?"