Simon & Garfunkel: Richard Cory Meaning
No tags, suggest one.
Richard Cory Lyrics
with political connections to spread his wealth around
born into society a banker's only child
He had everything a man could want power, grace and style
But I work in his factory and...
-
The song Richard Cory simply implies that money cannot buy one's contentment and happiness. God is so fair that He shared these things (contentment and happiness) to both rich and poor. What makes the difference is our attitude toward life.
-
Richard Cory was adapted from a poem of the same name by Edwin Arlington Robinson. It is about a rich man, who seemed to have "everything a man could want: power, grace and style", and who everyone wants to be like.
And yet, his life is so filled with loneliness, because he only had his money. As poor as the poor were, as much as they cursed their lives in relation to this apparently deservedly rich man, they had the things that mattered in life, like family. Richard Cory did not. And to escape his empty life, he killed himself.
More Simon & Garfunkel song meanings »
Latest Articles
Trending:
Simon & Garfunkel Song Meanings
-
The Sound of Silence
-
I Am A Rock
-
Bridge Over Troubled Water
-
Mrs. Robinson
-
Scarborough Fair/Canticle
-
The Boxer
-
Baby Driver
-
Cecelia
-
59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
-
April Come She Will
-
America
-
The Only Living Boy In New York
-
A Hazy Shade Of Winter
-
Keep The Customer Satisfied
-
My Little Town
-
El Condor Pasa
-
Save the Life Of My Child
-
The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
-
The Sun is Burning
-
Kathy's Song
Blog posts mentioning Simon & Garfunkel
How The Smothers Brothers Were Too Daring For 1969 TV 
There's A Song For Every Phobia 
Merry Meet At Scarborough Fair 
Eight Reasons Why The Monterey International Pop Festival Was Better Than Woo... 
Cover Me Bad - Eight hit songs that nobody knows are cover versions Just Posted
| A Keeper | anonymous |
| Monsoon | anonymous |
| Gold on the Ceiling | anonymous |
| When Vegans Attack | anonymous |
| Locked Out of Heaven | anonymous |
| Locked Out of Heaven | anonymous |
| Happier Than Ever | anonymous |
| Hard Way Every Time | anonymous |
| Hey Nineteen | anonymous |
| Silence | anonymous |
| Silence | anonymous |
| Chicken Tenders | anonymous |
| Full of Grace | anonymous |
| Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car) | anonymous |
| Sippy Cup | anonymous |
Weekly Most Popular
Latest Releases
|
Coco Chanel Eladio Carrion |
|
Through Me (The Flood) Hozier |
|
All Things End Hozier |
|
Christmas Kids ROAR |
|
ICU Coco Jones |
|
Dumbest Girl Alive 100 gecs |
|
La Bebe Yng Lvcas |
|
Moonlight Kali Uchis |
