Pink Orange Red: interpretation, meaning and presence in Cocteau Twins’ songs
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Communication. Music. Interpretation. Materialities of Communication. Cocteau Twins.Abstract
This paper aims to analyze some movements of interpretation of the lyrics of the Scottish band Cocteau Twins by their fans on the internet. The indecipherable pronunciation of the singer Elizabeth Fraser, as well as the fact that the band has rarely published the official lyrics of their songs has generated great speculation across sites and forums about the song’s “hidden meanings”. At first, we propose an analysis of the interpretations of the song Pink Orange Red based on Umberto Eco’s concepts of interpretation and overinterpretation. Then, we propose to think about Fraser’s writing method in light of Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht’s notion of “production of presence”. Reflecting upon this theme allows us to question the experiences possible with the potential exhaustion of the sensuous enjoyment of music in the search for meaning in its textual element.
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