| Youth Group – Daisychains Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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First, it's "Listen now my sweet Anne"... The confusing part is the bit about General Haig vs. Napoleon Bonaparte. There are two famous General Haig's...One was a British commander in France during WWi who was infamous for his lack of concern for the life of the ordinary soldier and sent thousands of British soldiers to their deaths in an effort to "wear out" the Germans. See link...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Haig The second is probably even more famous in the US as the Secretary of State during the Reagan presidency. This General Haig worked for Nixon first and helped to negotiate the American withdrawla from Vietnam and then worked for Reagan in the 80's. When Reagan was shot General Haig is most remembered by announcing on television that "I am in charge here..". Since the US has clear rules for who succeeds the President if he has a health emergency, this was controversial....General Haig was clearly not "in charge " and had no right to claim he was. See link..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Haig Not knowing which Haig they are talking about makes it difficult to understand what the lyricist is trying to say. |
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