a. natasha joukovsky
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After Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, where he tracks allusions to whales and cetology, I keep a running list of references to recursion, innovation, mythology, and glamour.
Young the Giant | MIRROR MASTER
“Look in the mirror
Familiar figure
Staring right back at me…”
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice | EVITA
"And as for fortune and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired..."
Arcade Fire | CREATURE COMFORT
"Some boys hate themselves
Spend their lives resenting their fathers
Some girls hate their bodies
Stand in the mirror and wait for the feedback..."
Arcade Fire | REFLEKTOR
"I thought, I found a way to enter
It's just a reflektor (It's just a reflektor)
I thought, I found the connector
It's just a reflektor (It's just a reflektor) Just a reflektor..."
The Velvet Underground | I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR
"I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are, in case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
The light on your door to show that you're home..."