So, I had googled Torch Song and forgotten to put "the mountain goats" into the search as well (it was one of those times that you assume the Internet knows what you're talking about), and the first thing that came up was the Wikipedia article for "Torch song" which explains that "A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affected the relationship."

Probably has nothing to do with the song, and maybe everyone but me is aware of this already, but it just struck me as interesting, and as the kind of thing that JD might do on purpose.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/29/2012 06:42PM by Darkshines.

It's also the name of a song by Marillion

It's also a phrase; to "carry a torch for" someone is to have feelings for that person, often unrequited. I'd say the reference is intentional. It's pretty easy to read the song as one of longing for someone he's watching from a distance.

Didn't know this.

^{(Did yell JUST LIKE A TOOOORRRRRCCCCCHH as I was opening the thread.)}

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midgoat

he has said Torch Song is a true story too so there's that.

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1840 - Hounds in Sonora, Mexico, invent music, write bogus "History of Music" to preserve anonymity.

Laughin Out Loud

What is the best recording of this torch song, in y'all's opinions?

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Why's everyone in this thread a f***ing Mountain Goats fan?!

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