| Goldfrapp – Ride A White Horse Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Goldfrapp moved around England a lot, lived in squats and more than dabbled with drugs. In the US, 'White Horse' is often a metaphor for Cocaine; in the UK, it's Heroine. Also, it's very rarely known by people who don't dwell in the underground, that a 'bagel' is a bag of Heroine (£10 - £25); a term commonly used in the Midlands and Northern England by users. It can also mean spliff. I'm pretty sure she says 'Whinny Bagel', not 'Winnebago'- which, despite numerous definitions, makes nottawhollotta sense. A whinny (high-pitched horse neigh), pretty much establishes it's heroine. Anyone who's familiar with heroine, knows it's not usually a party drug. It makes you feel fine (as Lou Reed said; but not much beyond that). It's an A1 pain-killer, as well as immunising you from any sense of fear, horror, sadness or concern for the world around. This is the video's theme. But this slightly concealed interpretation is itself a metaphor... Some pretty clever lyrics and references with many possible interpretations... But it's not about a disco, taking heroine or riding a horse: It's about the desire for pure transcendent joy; experience of actual worth:- An extreme rarity. |
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