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Cyndi Lauper "Sally's Pigeons"

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Künstler: Cyndi Lauper
Titel: Sally's Pigeons

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Regisseur: Cyndi Lauper

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Sound Mix: Stereo
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Clipland ID: 944434305

Lyrics

When I was eight I had a friend
With a pirate smile
Make believe and play pretend
We were innocent and wild
Hopped a fence and slammed the gate
Running down my alleyway
In time to watch Sally's pigeons fly

We loved to watch them dive and soar
Circle in the sky
Free as a bird from three to four
And never knowing why
Neighbors pulled their wash back in
Put away my Barbie and Ken
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Friday 11/05/04

The song is about the loss of childhood innocence and sexual awakening. The song begins by hearing how Cyndi and her friend happily watch "Sally's Pigeons" after school: "free as a bird from 3 till 4 and never knowing why". As children their "nest" is their own backyards but as time goes by the two friends discover a wider world than that of Sal and his pigeons.
The song becomes one that laments the loss of innocence I think and this is seen in the last few lines where Cyndi's friend becomes pregnant and as for Sally he lets "his pigeons out to fly..." for the last time...
Childhood and its innocence and wonder flies away with Sally's pigeons and there is no going back. Cindi and her friend depart, the latter dying.
It is a sad song in a sense but also a poignant description of the loss of something sacred:childhood innocence.