| The Blue Nile – Tinseltown in the Rain Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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'Tinseltown' is in fact Glasgow in this instance-home of the Blue Nile and where I recently saw them at the Royal Concert Hall. Fantastic. The red car in the fountain refers to a Glasgow Pub whose name escapes me where there was in fact a red car in the fountain as part of the set up in the pub. And a red phone box and other such oddities. |
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| TV on the Radio – Family Tree Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think it is a song about forbidden love and also about racism in America. The change to 'shadow' jumped out at me as a biblical reference as well. The 'Family Tree' obviously has two or more meanings:- Literal tree-gallows hanging Family tree in the obvious generational sense The Human Family-hence the biblical allusion and the suggestion of original sin. On one level a lament for people who have been victims of racism in a final sense but on another level a question of whether that evil will continue to be nourished in America. A beautiful song but also a political one. America is on the cusp of electing a black President. They shouldn't forget their past. Will the evil at the roots of the American family tree continue to flourish? Lets hope not-America has an opportunity for a new beginning out of the present carnage. A Scottish fan and observer. |
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