Sunday, December 4, 2011

"Don't You Want Me?" by The Human League

What is the subject matter?
It's about a breakup after a very long relationship, as can be told when the woman says "[she] think[s] it's time [she] lived on her own." The man believes she owes him a bunch, while the woman feels like she does not owe him anything.

What is the difference in the two sides of the story?
The man feels as though he helped the woman out, and that he is the only reason why she is no longer just a waitress at a cocktail bar. The woman says that the only thing he said that was true was that she was working as a cocktail waitress, but she managed o get where she is on her own, and how it is time for her to move on, even though she still loves him.

With who do you side with and why?
I side with the woman, because the man sounds like he is controlled and she just wants to get away from him for a while. I feel like he is too controlling, or that he sounds like he is taking credit for what the woman has managed to accomplish over time.

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