I used the think the first lines were, "First day with the job you find everyone lies."
So the song was about somebody young, starting out in a career, launching out into life, and becoming disillusioned and disappointed upon the realization that he has not found what he had expected or hoped: a man to respect (this could be a professional mentor or political leader to look up to, or even a reference to himself), and an adult relationship, in this case, a woman he loves.
But the word is not "job," it's "jar" and nobody seems to know what that's a reference to.
As for the title? Maybe the glue is what keeps even the most well-intended people stuck together in a big mess with everyone else. Expectations of a fulfilling life, of progress and moving on to better things, that are pulled stopped and stuck instead by the culture that to a young person seemed so desirable and glamorous but then reveals itself to be corrupt and dead.
Whatever the specifics, this song is one of Morrissey's most scathing critiques of England. And one of my favorites.
I used the think the first lines were, "First day with the job you find everyone lies."
So the song was about somebody young, starting out in a career, launching out into life, and becoming disillusioned and disappointed upon the realization that he has not found what he had expected or hoped: a man to respect (this could be a professional mentor or political leader to look up to, or even a reference to himself), and an adult relationship, in this case, a woman he loves.
But the word is not "job," it's "jar" and nobody seems to know what that's a reference to.
As for the title? Maybe the glue is what keeps even the most well-intended people stuck together in a big mess with everyone else. Expectations of a fulfilling life, of progress and moving on to better things, that are pulled stopped and stuck instead by the culture that to a young person seemed so desirable and glamorous but then reveals itself to be corrupt and dead.
Whatever the specifics, this song is one of Morrissey's most scathing critiques of England. And one of my favorites.
@RayNashville In England "Going For A Jar" = "Going For A Pint" (Of Beer) :)
@RayNashville In England "Going For A Jar" = "Going For A Pint" (Of Beer) :)