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| The Kinks – Victoria Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Of course it's sarcastic. The song was (as previously mentioned) written for a TV series that didn't work out, about this bloke Arthur from who's perspective this song was basically written. He was happily indoctrinated and oppressed because that's the way things are supposed to be, and in exchange he only expected to get a decent life. Which of course, if you've listened to the album, he didn't, ending up stuck in "Shangri-La" buying hats like Anthony Eden's and having nothing to say.
Even in the next two songs on the album the whole romantic "When I grow I shall fight, for this land I shall die" is completely shattered in two great anti-war and anti-military song, Yes Sir, No Sir and Some Mother's Son.
Really, it is not possible to even begin to understand any song on this album without first understanding the album as a whole. After the Preservation era albums, this is the most titly knit concept album The Kinks ever did.
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| The Kinks – Art Lover Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I do think it's about a kinda paedophile. The way Ray sings it and the mention of pretty legs and pure white skin just really screams paedophile to me.
Of course, the guy doesn't consider himself a paedophile, and fools himself that he is only an art lover.
I'm not sure about the "she's just an substitute for what's been taken from me" line, but I'm not convinced it's actually about his daughter. And even if it is, maybe he felt sexually attracted to her? |
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| The Clash – If Music Could Talk Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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If you'd read Johnny Green's Clash book you would understand a lot more of this song. During 1979 The Clash toured America and met amongst other Bo Diddley and Joe Ely and his Texas Men. |
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| The Clash – The Prisoner Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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At least in 1978 Bernie was living in a top-floor flat in Camden Road, near Holloway Prison. Or so Johnny Green's Clash book says. |
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| The Clash – Radio Clash Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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If you were a true Clash fan and understood what The Clash were about you wouldn't call someone a stupid fuck over such a trivial matter, nor would you believe that true fanhood comes from simply factual knowledge.
But yes, this is the correct lyrics to Radio Clash. I believe Bunny had been listening to This is Radio Clash, which does indeed mention napalm and Vietnam. |
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| The Clash – 1977 Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Actually, this song was written and first performed in 1976, which, as you may note, was before Elvis death.
The lyrics aren't so much about dismissing all previous rock acts, as acknowledging that fact that none of them held any relevance to young people at the time. The punk generation simply couldn't relate to them or their songs. |
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