| Placebo – Julien Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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'Julien' most likely refers to the character Julian Kay in Bret Easton Ellis's novel 'Less Than Zero', who was a heroin addict and male prostitute. This makes sense in the context of the "slow motion suicide" idea. Brian Molko name-checked the character of Julian Kay in the intro to their live version of the song "Special K" played at the Myspace Live Streaming Wednesday, on August 22nd 2007, so it's not some left-field guess. The line "you're being taken for a ride" could be a reference to the movie version of Less Than Zero, where Julian (played by Robert Downey Jr) dies of an overdose during a car ride at the end of the movie. The song where they mention the character: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZNlxRyIits Trailer for the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQSGS5-7QI4 |
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