Interpretations:Oprah

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I Scare Myself Sometimes.

This song details the close knit relationship between the average population and the celebrity. Oprah, representative of the average celebrity, calls to us "Oprah!" and we, the general population mindlessly and immediately shout back "Oprah!" regardless of her true intent. Now, exactly why is an interesting idea. Perhaps we want to achieve Oprah's greatness by imitating her every action. In her efforts she has managed to earn herself a hefty sum of income. This appeals to us. It is a situation in the vein of The Bells Are Ringing, or some might argue Spiraling Shape. The curious thing about it, however, is that for instance, a doctor can do wonderful things for people: save their lives, to name an example. Additionally, doctors earn, I believe the scientific term is "a buttload" of money. Therefore, the doctor is just as good, if not better, than this "Oprah" figure. "Ah," says the clever skeptic "But what of the many years of schooling, not to mention expensive schooling, a doctor must go through to obtain his status?" For one thing, Oprah goes through her share of difficulties, too, and those are constant. She has to deal with your basic celebrity issues, but magnified with direct variation to her intense fame. Additionally, a doctor is just one example. There is a plethora of other occupations offering with opportunities to do wonderful things (or not-so-wonderful) in exchange for more than sufficient money to live that require lesser schooling or payment. Now, what of her exact statement: "Oprah!" her own name (with interjection, at that)? This is as though she is shouting "I am your better, obey me!" At a glance, it doesn't seem like the "Oprah" figure is making itself out as our better, but (s)he is, in essence, saying "my name deserves to be shouted repeatedly." Why is this important at all? Well, for one thing, this is perhaps one of the only things left "Oprah" does not have. One might say she also would instead try to achieve happiness, but that is too much work. Why not just have to mindless followers do what I say? Is this not pleasing enough? To show your greatness (which, by the way, Captain Sullenberger, for instance, did without being an "Oprah" type or having mindless followers) to the world! Now, this could be a result of the classic cliché that once you taste the fame you can only ravenously hunt for more. It seems silly to make that assumption. There are without a doubt exceptions, but the celebrity being represented here is not one. What exactly, though, is so appealing about gaining obscene amounts of fame? -Apollo (oh no!) 21:54, 22 February 2010 (UTC)