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Originally Posted by Tom_K
It is also the end of an era with Richie.
Burning Bridges song is a logical reaction to a business relationship ending. It's a direct go f... yourself attitude and not much else.
Teardrop reveals completely different emotions. It's regret and sadness which I usually don't associate with a business relationahip. They are however the emotions I would expect someone to feel when a friendship ends. And not just any friendship but one of 30+ years.
Jon wants to fix things, take it back and is choking with sadness. If it's about the label, he really takes business personally.
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But see, I absolutely do think he takes his business (and business relationships) very personally. Think of all the times he's said with such pride that he's remained loyal to the same record company for 30 years, and it loyal to him. And I don't have a link to it because I can't remember what interview it was, but during all of the Vancouver interviews, he said something to the effect of (re: leaving the label): "It broke my heart to do it, but it was time to leave." He literally used the words "it broke my heart." So, I just don't think it's a stretch at all to assume that when he says Teardrop is the serious lyrical story of heartbreak that it's about severing a 30-year relationship with the label. I also don't think it's a stretch to believe that a lot of the sadness and regret that come through in this song have to do with being controlled by the suits for so long and possibly being quite limited in expressing artistic freedom, etc.
All that said, as I've said before, when a person goes through multiple things in the span of a short period that are all "traumatic" to that person, I think it's really hard to compartmentalize the sadness and regret of one situation from another. So, while I really do believe Teardrop and BB are both about the label, I also think both are tinged with emotion related to RS and the Bills fail.