Script for a Jester's Tear - Chelsea Monday
'tinsel'
Martijn Buijs said: "Tinsel:
- formerly, a cloth interwoven with glittering threads of gold,
silver etc.
- thin sheets, strips or threads of tin, metal foil etc., used for
inexpensive decoration
- something that glitters like precious metal but has little real
worth
Tinsel: (adj.):
- of or decorated with tinsel
- showy, gaudy"
‘Chelsea’
Pears Cyclopedia: "District
London, England: Fashionable residential district. Chelsea was the centre of
the fashion world in the 1960’s when models, actors and actresses and
footballers all lived and played in the area. Although much of the zeitgeist
has worn away, it remains a fashionable area in which to live."
‘Evening Standard’
The Evening Standard is a London-based newspaper. It is pretty
right wing and comes out in several editions through out the day. The first
edition actually appears about midday. This might explain why the voice asks
‘John’ if he’s seen the standard about four hours ago. The final edition
hits the streets at about 4. 30 and may frequently be very different than
the midday edition.
'Capri’
A Capri was a European Ford of the 1970s and early 80s. It was a
mid-price range car, and looked sleek and sporty. In reality, the looks
disguised an average small saloon, comparable to the Ford Escort. It was
widely regarded in Britain as being a ‘poor man’s sports car’, and a 'trash
talisman'. So, although she’s looking for a prince...
‘St. Tropez’
Pears Cyclopedia:
"Town in the Var Department (County) of
South East France on the French Riviera; popular tourist resort; marina."
‘John’
A Londoner might use ‘John’ as a friendly way of addressing a man
they did not know. It would be interchangeable with the word ‘mate’.
Lars Nordstrom wrote in to add,
"It just struck me that the name 'John' also
is a term used to denote a prostitute's customer."
‘tuberose’
A pretty English girl of fair hair, and pink complexion, would
commonly be referred to as an English Rose. Thus it is a pun on ‘To be rose’
in addition to its actual literal meaning.
‘The Old Father’
The River Thames. He is often depicted as an old man with a
flowing white beard. Strangely, much of the imagery in this song is similar
to Dancing with the Moonlit Knight from Genesis’ Selling England
by the Pound.
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