| The Clash – Clampdown Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| I can't see any clear references in that song that would specifically address left-wing regimes .. moscow, cuban or otherwise. So i would assume the song is to be interpreted in a broader sense and probably dealing with situation in the UK or western countries in general. | |
| The Clash – Clampdown Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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dgtheroot is right. furthermore by "taking off his turban" they rob him of his identity and force him into their own convenient sterotypes |
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| Depeche Mode – Pimpf Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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'Pimpf' is a German word. It's a colloquial term for a small, pre-teen boy. During Nazi rule in Germany The Pimpfe were the youngest subsection of the Hitler Youth organisation. |
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| The Clash – Rudie Can't Fail Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| No. In this context Rudy refers to a Ska fan and it originated in Jamaica as a term for a gangster. | |
| Steve Earle – Tom Ames' Prayer Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I can't believe that no one has commented on that song yet. i am an atheist myself so the song fits my personal views but it is probably meant more along the lines of "God helps those who help themselves". |
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| Tom Waits – Downtown Train Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I've always considered Tom to be something of a 'musician's musician' ... a musician all the other musician listen too and thus far more influential than than his commercial success. | |
| Steve Earle – F The CC Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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F the CC meaning Fuck the FCC. The FCC is the Federal Communications Commission that regulates interstate and international communications and has increasingly started to censor the media. addition to ruarchitect: i also think that "Dirty Lenny" is an allusion to Lenny Bruce and specifically in this context referencing a quote from Lenny Bruce, who said: "Take away the right to say 'fuck' and you take away the right to say 'fuck the government.'". |
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