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(Wayne Carson)
John Wesley
Ryles recordings
MCA-41033 (MC8438) (US promo 45)
Released well after the brunt of the women's
liberation movement, this song is cleverer than it appears. The titular character is a woman
who has been burnt one too many times, and has simply decided not to
date. The song's plea for
sentiment lies in the bridge where the woman is lying in an empty bed,
reaching out for a lover who is no longer there. In this Glen Campbell-style, up-tempo ballad, replete
with lush strings in the background, "liberated" is a double-entendre for
"free" and "freed".
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