>From: Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...> >From: Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...> > >I always thought in the case of this song it was less about drug culture >than the Indian mystical craze that people like Donovan, the Beatles (esp >George Harrison), Pete Townshend, and even (very briefly) Mick Jagger were >getting into at the end of the '60s as an alternative to the drug culture. > >I take the imagery in Donovan's song, then, to be meditation- rather than >hallucinogenic-drug induced > >KM
Makes sense to me. The color yellow has connotations of good fortune in Hindu culture; the lovely flower garlands used for most occasions are often made with marigolds. And, as a cook, I can attest that saffron creates a real mellow yellow in many dishes. Turmeric is even more yellow, albeit of a sharper taste.
Elizabeth Finkler (who made cauliflower and tomato curry last night) Sunnyvale, California mightymezzo@h... mightymezzo@h... http://home.earthlink.net/~mightymezzo
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