I think your premise and hypothesis has merit. I do not think this particular analysis is convincing.
This opening stanza mimics the initiation protocols of MK Ultra Brainwashing.
Please site such "initiation protocols" so that we may judge for ourselves if your connection has merit.
In reality, Aretha is singing about the horror of knowing that at any moment, her handler can utter a precise phrase
I see no obvious reason to make this connection.
Aretha was repeatedly assured by her handler that he loved her and was doing this for her own good.
A singer repeating a phrase in a song does not necessarily have alternate intentions or hidden meanings. This line has emotional and storytelling impact even in its straight forward meaning. There is no reason to look deeper, or at least you have not provided sufficient impetus to do so.
The reference to "seventeen" seals it for me. Come on. There are no coincidences.
There are absolutely coincidences. If one is singing about a young love, seventeen is probably the most likely number to come up. We use statistics to put bounds on whether or not coincidental occurrences are likely to be connected. A sample size of one is insufficient to make this determination.
My conclusion
I think your ideas are worth looking in to. I do not think you have supported your hypothesis.
When creating a network of connections, the nodes must be clearly defined entities, and the lines connecting them must be obvious. If they are not obvious, then there must be more than one line between them, or multiple links to a close subnetwork (web) to be even slightly convincing.
I think your premise and hypothesis has merit. I do not think this particular analysis is convincing.
Please site such "initiation protocols" so that we may judge for ourselves if your connection has merit.
I see no obvious reason to make this connection.
A singer repeating a phrase in a song does not necessarily have alternate intentions or hidden meanings. This line has emotional and storytelling impact even in its straight forward meaning. There is no reason to look deeper, or at least you have not provided sufficient impetus to do so.
There are absolutely coincidences. If one is singing about a young love, seventeen is probably the most likely number to come up. We use statistics to put bounds on whether or not coincidental occurrences are likely to be connected. A sample size of one is insufficient to make this determination.
My conclusion
I think your ideas are worth looking in to. I do not think you have supported your hypothesis.
When creating a network of connections, the nodes must be clearly defined entities, and the lines connecting them must be obvious. If they are not obvious, then there must be more than one line between them, or multiple links to a close subnetwork (web) to be even slightly convincing.