![]() In recent weeks, The National has reported that the conflict in Syria has caused production of the Damask rose in the country to fall to an all-time low. “It's also a very tough rose, making it perfect for the perfume industry … it means that they can have an extraction in June, and then chop it down and get another extraction in September.”Ī natural hybrid of Rosa gallica with Rosa moschata and Rosa fedtschenkoana, there’s some debate as to whether the flower actually originated in Damascus, but crusader Robert de Brie is believed to have brought the flower to Europe from Syria in the 13th century. ![]() “Two of the varieties of the damask rose are repeat flowering,” explains Ian Limmer, nursery manager for Peter Beales, a Norfolk-based rose specialist. It is repeat flowering, making it particularly popular with the perfume industry. The deciduous shrub can grow to more than two metres tall, with 30-petalled flowers that can range in colour from light pink to light red. Beyond that, recent research on Rosa damascena essential oil has highlighted its antioxidant, antibacterial and antimicrobial activities. "High, high, above your head, and on every side down to the ground, the thicket is hemmed in and choked up by the interlacing boughs that droop with the weight of roses, and load the slow air with their damask breath," he wrote.īeyond being known for its heady fragrance, the Damask rose has long been used for rose oil or “attar of roses”, and is commonly used to flavour food and make rose water. It was a favourite of Shakespeare, who referenced the flower in Twelfth Night, as well as in Sonnet 130 ("I have seen roses damask'd, red and white"), and of English poet Thomas Rivers, whose ode The Damask Rose captures the famously dense and fragrant nature of the bloom. from the tales of the Damascene rose, that depicts the history of all fragrance," wrote famed Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani.īut he was not the first, or the last, writer to be captivated by the bloom. I also think the reference to "you can never leave" is a reference to addiction, to either drugs or to the whole way of life in that state (drug induced or the literal meaning of "state").Īnyway, hope this prompts some further discussion.‘I come to you. However, I think realistically that the song is comparing L.A / California to a place where you can go and chill out / get stoned / "check out", etc and that you can go there any time of year, etc. In addition to all the theories about whether the song's about a Brothel or Cannibals or a Drugs Den, etc - I personally think about the "T1tty Twister" bar from the movie "From Dusk 'Til Dawn", especially the parts about "gathering for the feast" in the "Master's Chamber" and "they stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast". "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969" - Everyone knows that Wine is not a spirit (which is defined by the manufacturing process), so the "spirit" in this case is that of the drive / emotion, i.e "Please bring me my wine" to which the Captain seems surprised that the traveler is even asking him to go and fetch him the drink. So "Tiffany Twisted" could mean that Janis is bitter about the deal. Look on '/album.html' for more info on this subject. ![]() I also think that the reference may be to the "Tiffany Shade" album in 1967 and some of the record label issues that she experienced. I do like the theory that the Mercedes Benz reference is somehow linked to Janis Joplin (because of her famous "Mercedes Benz" song). In this case, I believe it to mean that she has had to come round too quickly from her trip to answer the door when the traveler arrives. "Mercedes Benz" - I think this is a pun on "the bends" - the euphoric feeling that one gets when returning to the surface too quickly (when diving). ![]() "Her mind is Tiffany-Twisted" - That she is so high on drugs that everything resembles Tiffany's store (i.e many, many pretty colours from all the fancy lights. "Colitas" - The sweet smell of Spanish Marijuana. Personally, I like the following interpretations:
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