"How do you give stress? Who do you give stress to? What is their reaction?"

Answer: Shortly after my Mom passed away, my Dad was a hurting puppy. I told him he needed to take on something to eliminate the excess stress in his life (he's had 2 heart attacks). When I told him he was stressing, he responded "I don't have stress...I give it".

In this context, he denied feeling tension, but was more willing to make others feel it.

So I wrote a song about a fictitious person (not my Dad) who is in total denial about what they feel and what they want.

Now....deconstructing "I wanna hold your hand" seems a wee bit anal to me. That Beatles song is sheer fun and exhiliration. It makes me feel good. To analyze beyond that seems over-analytical.

As for the Stress song, I appreciate the lyrical input from everyone. And like most things we see and hear, people see and hear them differently. It is subjective.

Suffice it to say, mentioning the Beatles, Kristofferson, etc in a thread about "Stress" is kinda sacriligious. But I enjoy even pale comparisons to great work!!!! And I also enjoy critiques of all kinds. That's why I post this stuff.

Thanks Jeff for your input.

Moo

If it has four legs and moos...it MIGHT be Mr Moohead.