I knew about Baby Jane Holzer and Virginia Plain. It's such a great song. She did have such a big head of blonde hair too! Plus all that imagery of the airplane ride, rollercoaster, and driving through the desert. Bracewell points out that it was Ferry's imagination about what the U.S. was like from what he saw in films.
Andy Warhol, as reported in Bracewell's book, always had some pop record playing in the Factory while he was working. When the record would end, Warhol would just put the needle back to the beginning. Yes, I knew that the Velvet Underground was a part of the Factory. I think Warhol wanted to point out that pop music is an art form. I do love Warhol because he wanted to show the art that is in common things like soup cans and brillo pad boxes.
There is beauty in ordinary things. God is everywhere and God is the perfection of Beauty (Psalm 50:2). I enjoy writing and discussing the spirituality of pop music because it's so common, piped into shopping malls and cars. Music is invisible, but is a powerful presence, engulfing the body like the Divine indwelling.
Thank you Gardner, I do want to see what you have prepared as soon as I can. I always wanted to be a nun, but my health issues prevent me from joining an order. I heard somewhere that St. Teresa of Avila would have her nuns dance around with tambourines. This was in Spain so there was a heavy Muslim influence of Sufism.
Thank you Gardner and St. Learraine, you are such kind people!
