{"id":2487,"date":"2021-11-04T20:34:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T01:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2021-11-22T12:53:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T18:53:40","slug":"lx-commentary-20-ladies-on-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/lx-commentary-20-ladies-on-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"LX Commentary #20: Ladies On Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Way back in chapter 5<\/a>, “Waiting For An Invitation” starts with the lyric “Ladies roll by…” I’ve always considered the ladies rolling by as a precursor\/sister song to this parade (“there is a theme there”), so I knew we’d be headed back to the cemetery. But how would we get there?<\/p>\n

Taking the baton from the previous chapter, I kept the action in d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00a0vu land with a callback to the awakenings that opened both Tight Tee Shirt<\/a> & Why Do These Parties Always End the Same Way?<\/a> This time the twist is it’s L waking up instead of Benji.<\/p>\n

Like Coyotes<\/a>, the L-centricity took a few drafts to land on. It was easier to justify the small apartment dwellers joining the ladies on parade when one of them was in fact a lady herself, replaying events like she’s the star of some movie. Flipping from fake Halloween to fake Xmas was also a lot of fun, with the ladies dancing \/ ladies parading parallel writing itself.<\/p>\n

Ultimately this chapter follows a reboot of I Am You…, includes a condensed retelling of Tight Tee Shirt<\/a>, Neighbor Down The Hall<\/a>, Waiting For An Invitation<\/a>, Why Do These Parties…?<\/a> and So Well<\/a>, all while gearing up for L’s version of You Stood Me Up<\/a> mixed with Where Do Old Lovers Go?<\/a> Quite a bit of ground to cover in just one song…<\/p>\n

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XXOXOXX became Another Extreme, a clear message from the muse that Side D had a new subtitle too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Originally side D was titled “Everything Will Be Alright<\/a>” after an instrumental piano song, but it never felt quite right. When the X&O records<\/a> were re-released\/retitled in 2020 I immediately knew Another Extreme<\/em> was perfect here.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t a conscious decision, but in revisiting the book for these commentary posts I’m realizing the four “sides” are structured a bit like seasons of a TV show. The finale of season 3 sets up this wild season premiere that (finally) puts L front and center in a whole new (L as in) light. Seasons change, people change.<\/p>\n

Tidbits:<\/p>\n