Bonnie and Clyde

“We were jet-set, Bonnie and Clyde”

Angela & Uncle Jerry discuss the Bonnie and Clyde reference extensively. Uncle Jerry connects the pair to the southern atmosphere of the song (Old Fashioned, shotgun, driving imagery) and notes that Bonnie and Clyde are famous figures from their local area (Oak Cliff and South Dallas). He also raises the 1967 movie version of Bonnie and Clyde, in which the couple do not consummate their relationship, and wonders whether Taylor is thinking about the movie version, the historical reality, or both. The reference extends the getaway car conceit, outlaws on the run whose story ends badly.