AnonymousHaving been a specific type of a girl in my day, and growing up with a grandpa who was a cowboy rode in Death Valley early 20th C, grew up on ranch in So.

The good men move on to more fertile fields. Be careful, oh desirable one, you have a time, and its short. The flower of youth fades, as does the ability to reproduce, her biological imperative expires. But the next line is clear and unambiguous: to be a woman and to be turned down.

Richie from Colorado Purple words on a gray background (unsure of this reference).

AnonymousI asked if Neil Young played and wrote each string part of the song Cow girl in the sand?.

Young also claimed the song was inspired by Spanish beaches, but biographers determined that at the time of writing the song Young had never been to Spain. Some words won't let you do that, so you're locked into the specific f-kin' thing the guy's singin' about.

In the book Shakey, he said, 'The words to 'Cowgirl In The Sand' are very important because you can free-associate with them. Still other critics have seen misogyny in the song, due to the line, 'It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game.'įor Young's own part, he's denied anything literal or concrete in the song. Ken Bielen, on the other hand, suggests the song is actually about Young himself - an intriguing analysis supported especially by the song's second verse ('has your band begun to rust?'). It can be the kind of 'love' that celebrities get from fans, for instance.ĭavid Downing has mused that the song is questioning '60s sexual liberation. That interpretation stems from the tendency to see 'when so many love you' as a sexual line, but there are multiple ways that term can be heard. The most common is that the cowgirl is a promiscuous lady, but even this isn't actually supported clearly by the lyrics. There have been many interpretations of the song.

Shakey jimmy mcdonough