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| The Jam – Man In the Corner Shop Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Aside from some of the most awesome slow guitar riffs in rock, this song is an expression of the Jam's left-leaning politics--the comparison of the factory worker (proletarian) to the corner shop owner (petit bourgeoisie) and then to the owner of the factory (grand bourgeoisie) is focused on socio-economic class hierarchy while the contrasting reference to church is an ironic reference to the egalitarian pretentions of religion--god may have created all men equal, but here we have three stratified social classes--in two verses. |
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| The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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What if it's from the perspective of a gay guy who is talking to his ex-lover who has left him for a woman--the heads that turn are people staring at a gay couple. He's still in love with the guy who left him and is sort of dismissing his new hetero relationship with the "I'm sure in her you'll find sanctuary" line. Otherwise, who's the "you" in the song? |
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