Like the girl in the story, the subject of this song is down-and-out, she thought she was in a safe place, but she's not- the carpet's being pulled right out from under her.
but in Dylan's case, when he says to "light another match, girl" he's not talking about a REAL death, he's talking about a change. At the end of the fairy-tale, she lights her final match and dies.
I think this line reference to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl," in which a vagabond child selling matches sees visions of warm, safe places she will never be a part of, and each time she lights a match she sees a new scene, a new life. When Dylan is wrapping up the song, and he's telling the woman to leave the dead and to start over, he says the line "strike another match girl, start anew" I really think it's "girl" and not "go"- if you listen to the song it could go either way, but just here me out. General CommentI think there is one line here that is misunderstood, and it is pretty nifty. I can't put them in a box and wrap them up with a bow. I can't help listening." For me, Dylan's lyrics are often like that. There's a wonderful line in a Jackson Browne song about death."It's like a song I can hear right in my ear. So gather them up and make the best sense out of things that you can. those seeming coincidences may just give us a clue. kind of like."Life is very mysterious and uncertain and we're not going to figure it out really well, but hey. The author felt it was very metaphysical. About 30 years ago I read a whole essay in some magazine about the "take what you have gathered from coincidence" line. it's obviously more warning to those who want to stay put but are forced, as we all are, to move on and start anew. Take what you have gathered from coincidence." I could go off for a while on what I think it means. "The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense. But as is so typical of him, the images don't all make perfect sense, at least not to me. General CommentThe obvious major theme of this song is Dylans moving on out of the folk scene, and giving a kind of warning to others than you can't stop change. Is standing in the clothes that you once wore Leave your stepping stones behind now, something calls for youįorget the dead you've left, they will not follow you Has taken all his blankets from the floor The empty-handed painter from your streetsĪll your seasick sailors, they are rowing home Take what you have gathered from coincidence The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense In 2010, Lead would release an alternate version of "Virgin Blue" on their single Speed Star★.You must leave now, take what you need, you think will lastīut whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast The song's lyrics were written by Kaji Katsura, who is best known for their works with the Japanese group AAA and South Korean girl group After School. Takuya Harada wrote and composed the single's b-side "Cosmic Drive," which was an upbeat blend of jazz and dance music. However, for Lead's 2006 version, the music was performed by Haya from the group Summer Snow Surprise. The song was originally composed by musical composer Suzuki Kisaburo with the lyrics written by Sagara Yoshiaki. While SALLY's original song carried more elements of rock, Lead's rendition was given a more upbeat pop/ hip-hop sound, updating to the current musical trends and style. The single's title track was a cover of the rock band SALLY's song "Virgin Blue," originally released on Jas their debut song. The CD carried the title track, the coupling track "Cosmic Drive" and both songs' corresponding instrumentals. While a music video for "Virgin Blue" was released for syndication upon the single's release, it would not be available for fans to purchase until the release of the group third compilation DVD, Movies 3, released two years later in August 2008. Virgin Blue was released as a standard CD, not carrying a CD+DVD counterpart. The first press editions of the single included one of ten possible trading cards and a special ticket that offered buyers the chance to win one of 500 live event tickets or an original promotional item for the single. The single debuted well on the Oricon Singles Charts, taking the #9 slot for the week and remaining on the charts for four consecutive weeks. Virgin Blue (バージンブルー) is the tenth domestic single by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead, seven months after their studio album Lead! Heat! Beat!.
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