yeah, I've never actually tried it in TOTAL reverse, but I HAVE listened to Cathy's songs backwards, and I must say that it DID make me understand where she was coming from more. However, I agree that I don't think it would flow as nicely if it had been done in reverse. Maybe it's just because I feel like my favorite Cathy songs are toward the end and Jamie's songs are pretty much strong all the way through. It's wierd... I'm just not quite as much a fan of Cathy's "sad songs". So I feel like if it was reversed, you'd kind of start to loose interest toward the end, whereas Jamie's songs get more and more captivating and emotional as they go on. So yeah, I just think it's perfect the way it is.
But again, I DO recommend to everyone listening to Cathy's songs the opposite way at least once- it really does make you a bit more sympathetic toward her! Mostly because you really don't realize how HOPEFUL she is throughout.. most of it, and how incredibly hard she's working to try and save the marriage, until you listen to it the opposite way. When you listen to it the way it is, and when it's intertwined with Jamie's songs, she starts to seem a little bit annoying and clingy. But then when you listen to it the other way, you see her hopefullness and realize that.. she kind of realize does have a point. Compared to her, Jamie gives up on their marriage VERY easily.
I'm still a Jamie fan though- I'm prob biased because I enjoy his songs more, but I also think that, even if he IS in reality a jerk, he's so damn charasmatic that he makes you sympathize with him anyway.
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
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