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| Joy Division – These Days Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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One of my favorite JD songs! I always thought it was about an uptick in Ian's mood ("These Days" being happy days) since the lyrics are actually a bit optimistic ("now that these debts are paid") and speak about having someone else to face the world with. Also the music is really punky and happy sounding! For Joy Division anyway... |
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| Joy Division – Walked In Line Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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Maybe he was also drawing a parallel between said "squares" and the nazi brigades he was obsessed with? A bit immature perhaps, but remember, Joy Division was post-PUNK, they were huge Sex Pistols fans and they were way punkier than most people think, a lot of the time sounding like a slowed down, sludgy punk band, playing to rowdy audiences full of skinheads and the like... |
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| Joy Division – Walked In Line Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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OK, I know that Joy Division had a bit of a nazi fixation going on, but to me the last verses (the ones with start off with "Full of a glory never seen") make this more about rebelliousness, about how normal, conformist people ("squares") have "walked in line" throughout human history, unlike Ian and his punky gang.
This is a general thread of lyricism that ran through Curtis' songs, especially the punkier ones (duh I guess), It also think that he sang a lot about the hardships and disillusionment that came from choosing the lesser trodden path ("Colony" and "Sound of Music" come to mind)...all this obviously from the point of view of a depressive, Ian was one of the greatest lyricist at portraying that disease... |
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