The song is, quite simply, about spies. In particular it is about the espionage world of John Le Carre' who wrote Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy among other brilliant George Smiley novels.
The lyric listed above as: "So Carlo won't suspect something's wrong here" is incorrect, The actual lyric is "So Karla won't suspect something's wrong here". Karla is Russia top agent and George Smiley's nemesis.
When they "Throw back the little ones and pan fry the big ones. Use tact, poise and reason and gently squeeze them." they are talking about interrogating and getting information from opposing spies. If you don't believe me, read the Smiley books. As an alternative, you can watch the excellent PBS series (online) starring Alec Guinness as George Smiley.
Also note that "Here in the western world is also about John LeCarre's spy world. Read the books and it all makes sense. It will make your hair stand on end.
The song is, quite simply, about spies. In particular it is about the espionage world of John Le Carre' who wrote Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy among other brilliant George Smiley novels.
The lyric listed above as: "So Carlo won't suspect something's wrong here" is incorrect, The actual lyric is "So Karla won't suspect something's wrong here". Karla is Russia top agent and George Smiley's nemesis.
When they "Throw back the little ones and pan fry the big ones. Use tact, poise and reason and gently squeeze them." they are talking about interrogating and getting information from opposing spies. If you don't believe me, read the Smiley books. As an alternative, you can watch the excellent PBS series (online) starring Alec Guinness as George Smiley.
Also note that "Here in the western world is also about John LeCarre's spy world. Read the books and it all makes sense. It will make your hair stand on end.