[Introspective] mourning songs

[Fred Maus]

I've been thinking about the PSB songs about AIDS, especially "It 
couldn't happen here" and "Being boring" and "Dreaming of the queen."  
I'd be really interested in some conversation about these.  How 
important were these to you when they came out?  Did they help you in 
thinking about the crisis at that time?  Does it matter that they are 
kind of indirect (some people never figure out that they are about AIDS)?

Why are they so gorgeous?  They are some of the most extremely beautiful 
PSB songs.  That's unusual in music of mourning, which is often austere.

If you want to say something about this, write to the list if you like, 
but I'd also welcome private correspondence. 

thank you,
Fred