| Elbow – The Fix Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I had absolutely no idea what this song was until Guy clarified (at the Glastonbury concert last year, I think) that it's all about rigging a horse race. So, for those who were as lost as me, as many of these confusing lovely terms clarfied as I can, thanks to a dictionary and Wikipedia: "The fix is in" - they've fixed the horse race! Epsom Downs is a racecourse near London. Postally means angrily... pipped means drunk, I think, which doesn't make much sense, but the short of it is that they're bleedin' annoyed. They've made the saddles on the other horses heavier, and mickeys (or Mickey Finns) are drinks they've slipped the other jockeys to get them drunk. "The redoubtable beast has had pegasus pills" - I'm reasonably sure they've given their horse steroids. Vino di Vici is wine, of course. :) "Pigeons have finally landed" sounds like it should be a saying, but I draw a blank. The Donahue Sisters is a play. But they may be actual sisters. A penguin is a tuxedo, so they'll be rich and classy. I want to see Guy Garvey in a tuxedo now. |
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