| Sex Pistols – New York Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I love this song. The subject is the New York Dolls. It references specific songs of theirs including "Looking for a Kiss" and "Pills" ("do the sambo" may allude to their more novelty-esqe tunes), and themes such as cross dressing and drug abuse for which they were known. At the time this was written, the Dolls would have been either defunct or in the process of sputtering out. I like to believe that it was meant as good natured trash talk between groups that weren't that far removed from each other - musically, as has been noted, and socially. However, I can't discount the possibility that Lydon intended it as an attack. It would not be inconsistent with his confrontational nature and notion of artistic integrity. Max's Kansas City was a hip club in NYC at the time. "Japan is a Dishpan" is a song by Captain Beefheart, whom I believe was a noted influence. |
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