| The Clash – Junco Partner Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Well, as I was reading Burrough's JUNKY today, I came across a mention of Angola Prison, located in Louisiana. I immediately thought of the line in this song: "I was born in Angola, Serving 14 to 99." It would make sense that "Junco" refers to "Junky" or "Junk," early 1900's slang for heroin/morphine/any opiate in general. "Loaded" was often used to refer to one who was on a "junk kick," meaning they had recently shot up H. The book itself is an in depth description of life as a junkie, and there are many more parallels between this song and the book. The idea of pawning goods to pay for junk is prevalent, as well as farming, which seemed to be therapeutic when overcoming the "sickness," or withdrawal symptoms of junk. Hope this is helpful. | |
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