| Pinback – Seville Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I replied to a much older comment (bucky1337), but I wanted to make a stand alone post, too. Seville is a city in Spain--that I agree with--but I don't think the line "They're gonna kill us all," fits with the plague theory. I mean, they could be singing about the germs/bacteria/viruses, but I get the feeling they mean people. I pulled this quote from wikipedia to illustrate my theory, which is that this song is about the Spanish Civil War. "Seville fell very quickly at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. General Queipo de Llano carried out a coup within the city, quickly capturing the city centre.[23] Radio Seville opposed the uprising and called for the peasants to come to the city for arms, while workers' groups established barricades.[23] De Llano then moved to capture Radio Seville, which he used to broadcast propaganda on behalf of the Franquist forces.[23] After the initial takeover of the city, resistance continued among the working-class areas for some time, until a series of fierce reprisals took place.[24]" |
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| Pinback – Seville Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I agree with your statement that this song is about the Spanish city Seville (I mean, it's the title), but I don't think the plague is the subject matter. Taken from wikipedia: "Seville fell very quickly at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. General Queipo de Llano carried out a coup within the city, quickly capturing the city centre.[23] Radio Seville opposed the uprising and called for the peasants to come to the city for arms, while workers' groups established barricades.[23] De Llano then moved to capture Radio Seville, which he used to broadcast propaganda on behalf of the Franquist forces.[23] After the initial takeover of the city, resistance continued among the working-class areas for some time, until a series of fierce reprisals took place.[24]" The line "They're gonna kill us all," makes more sense in this context. Plagues aren't usually referred to as such. |
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