The song is called "Dedicated," which gives us two explanations of the song
which complement each other and appear to both be correct: one explanation
which takes the SONG to be dedicated "Not only but especially for the ladies"
and one which takes the BAND to be thus dedicated: "Not only but especially
for the ladies: Mono Puff!"
1. Say the SONG is dedicated ". . . to the ladies." Well, from the intro and
closing section, the theme of the song is "games of the mind," which the intro
begs someone to stop playing. A request in the intro of a song is generally
taken for the message of the song, which, if the song is dedicated "not only
but especially for the ladies," is of course specifically dedicated to them,
too. The song is about Mind Games Played By Women. The song is negative
about women.
2. Say it is the BAND and NOT the song (or its message) which are here
"dedicated" to the ladies. This explanation is even scarier than the previous
one, because of the twist put on that word "dedicated" in the song's closing
section, a section which raises the question of just who has done the
"dedicating." The "dedicated friend" is someone who has been singled out
unknowingly and unconsentingly for use in a callous experiment. The man is
"dedicated" only in the sense of "designated," "appropriated," "assigned for
use" (as in "these funds are dedicated to this project"): the man has not
dedicated himself, but has BEEN dedicated, as property is. Thus the speaker
feels no qualms about the mind game he/she is playing. He/she uses "dedicated
friend" quite naturally, quite easily, and the ease with which he/she uses it
is all the more noticeable because it's an awkward phrase. That it's so easy
for the speaker to call his/her victim "dedicated" is all the more chilling.
If the men of Mono Puff (this song WAS recorded and released (on EP) in days
before Sister-Puff's involvement) are dedicated "especially for [(and note the
word is not 'to' but "for")] the ladies," this means that they are regarded by
the ladies (and have been designated by the ladies) as the ladies' property
for use in any callous project whatsoever.
