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Manic Street Preachers – Black Dog on My Shoulder Lyrics 15 years ago
Bradfield went to Australia to clean himself up after almost becoming an alcoholic following Edwards disappearance. The song is about an alcoholic - black dog is drink, 'licking my neck saying she's my friend"

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Manic Street Preachers – Black Dog on My Shoulder Lyrics 15 years ago
I too love this song, best on the album, so well written and the orchestral part is superb. I have only ever understood these lyrics to be about someone with a drink problem.Black dog being alcohol. Why do we all look deeper into the lyrics than this?
Read the Lyrics , written with basic symbolism and symptoms of an alcoholic.

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