The sound clip
from the Platonic Love podcast which
aired on Via Negativa yesterday is now also on the main Blaugustine. I didn't
take the theme as seriously as it should
be taken, and was taken, by some of the other
contributors, maybe because the tune of
Hello Young Lovers kept
playing in my head. So I went along with
the tune and thought about
a familiar situation, when one of the two
in a platonic relationship is anything
but platonic with other people and the platonic
friend feels betrayed but can't admit it
because jealousy isn't supposed to
be part of the equation.
Love is possessive,
innit? Whether it's lover-love, friend-love,
parental love, platonic love, schmatonic
love - some exceptional beings manage to
escape the perils and pains of possessiveness,
but not many.
PLATONIC
VALENTINE
(to the tune of Hello Young Lovers from The King And I )
(to the tune of Hello Young Lovers from The King And I )
I HOPE YOUR PARTNER IS TRUE
IF NOT ALL MY SYMPATHY'S WITH YOU TONIGHT
I'VE BEEN IN THAT SITUATION TOO.
BE BRAVE PLATONIC LOVER AND GET IN YOUR CAR
DRIVE OFF QUICKLY INTO THE BLUE
THE ONE YOU LOVE IS PLATO WITH YOU
BUT CASANOVA WITH BOB AND CAROL AND SUE.
OH I KNOW HOW IT FEELS
WHEN THE TRUTH IS REVEALED
AND IT JANGLES AROUND IN YOUR HEAD
THE PACT THAT YOU MADE
ABOUT NOT GETTING LAID
NOW YOU'RE COLD.....
AND ALONE IN YOUR BED.
DON'T CRY PLATONIC LOVER WHATEVER YOU DO
DON'T CRY BECAUSE YOU'RE ALONE
ALL YOUR SORROWS ARE OVER TONIGHT
I'M LOOKING FOR PLATONIC LOVE TOO.
BE BRAVE LOVER AND CLICK THE WORD SEND
REPLY TO MY AD RIGHT AWAY
LET'S NOT WASTE TIME
LET'S MAKE THE SUN SHINE
BE MY FAITHFUL PLATONIC VALENTINE.
