There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
She gave them some broth without any bread,
Then whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.
Actually I had no idea how this particular rhyme went but now I find the ending somewhat strange....Anyway I found the fusion of modern fashion and classical poetic devices to be comical. The image of a giant pink shoe appropriately fits the title of this cover ~ "There Goes the Neighborhood"
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2 comments:
I thought of the old woman who lived in a shoe when I saw the cover too! I think the title "there goes the neighborhood", however, is dealing more with the simplicity/functionality of the normal shoe (instead of the poverty of the old woman who lived in a shoe) compared with the gaudiness of the huge mansion high heel.
Good research, Adrian: nursery rhymes are always more violent and creepy than we remember. I supose the various PC kids stories of today will appear similarly alienating 50 years hence.
I think Maria is onto something, but what is the target of the satire: does the cover comment on the new phenom of giant gaudy McMansions (take a tour in any direction from our campus) as fashion accessories, or is it about excessive sartorial fashion?
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