Human League: "Don't You Want Me"

   Monday 10/22/12
   "Don't You Want Me" by the Human League; what is going on in this song (describe the narrative)? Explain the two separate interpretations of the same situation. How is it possible that two people can have such different takes on the same situation? Give an example from you own life as evidence.   

   Ohhhhh~-- okay enough of that, let's get onto what's going on here.
   The narrative is as follows: The man (probably a manager of sorts) spots a waitress (at a cocktail bar). They start to date, and in some form or another the woman becomes famous. These events happen within the span of five years, and come the end of the five years the couple is breaking up. The song given tells this story and the thoughts of the couple themselves.
   The first interpretation is of the man: He's upset about the break-up, and wants to walk away with some pride. Therefore, he claims that he is responsible for the woman's fame (and can "put [her] back down too"). 
   The second is from the woman, who really finds herself not caring too much about the break-up (in the very least she admits she had fun and "still loves [him].") However, in her perspective she was going to be famous whenever she had met him or not. 
   In my personal opinion, I believe this "contradicting of perspectives" is produced from the human nature (or, more accurately, the "post-break up" nature) of wanting to gain more than the other person. As I've mentioned about, the man wants the pride of being able to say that this wonderfully famous woman was essentially his creation, seeing as he does actually know the break up is serious. At the same time, the woman wants to prove the man wrong and say that she got to this point independently (in all truth, what woman doesn't?). It's the concept of winning that is favorable to this former couple, and that is the striving force behind the contrasting perspectives.
   Very similar to how my classmates and I would play volleyball. It's not uncommon to argue about whenever the ball was in or out. The issue arises since either team would benefit point wise depending on the verdict.