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Though “Laura” (as has been noted) is open to several interpretations, I think the more common one is that the protagonist is on the verge of killing himself, rather than his wife. The character’s prime emotion throughout the song seems to be exaggerated self-pity–lamenting his own inadequacy–rather than rage at his cheating spouse.
My take from the very first time that I heard “Laura” was that it was about a man completely blindsided by infidelity. In the first verse he compare his physical assets to her new lover but cannot understand what he lacks. In the second verse he expands on the “touch my ears that’s listened to your wishes – most of them fulfilled and that’s a lot” line by enumerating all of the material things that he provided for her comfort. His is bewildered that she is not satisfied with him as a husband nor the home and all of the money and possessions that he gave to her. Despite his best efforts he cannot satisfy her. Their relationship has been irreparably damaged, he sees no way to save it so he believes that his gun provides the only solution.
As I mentioned in another post speculation about this song ranges from him taking his own life to taking hers or both. My interpretation is that he is about to take both of their lives. His sense of betrayal would not allow him to only kill himself and thereby set her free after she upended his world. The words that he uses to describe Laura seem to indicate that he still deeply loves her but cannot live without her.
From listening to the author’s recording of the song, I think the proper interpretation is that the narrator is out to blow her brains out. That’s also the impression Frankie Laine conveys
I listened to Leon Ashley’s version. Never heard it before. Maybe yours and O.H’s is the better interpretation.
Around the same time, Tom Jones left no doubt with “Delilah”–not that it seemed to bother his many female fans!
‘Why Don’t We Go Somewhere And Love’ was a minor country hit for Sandy Posey in 1972. It seemed to be a regional easy listening / adult contemporary hit as well as it was on playlists of those stations in the Southeast for at least another decade. The song seems more suited for a woman to sing than a man
Love Kenny Rogers music and I have this album, “Lucille” is a great song.