This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
At home he feels like a tourist
At home he feels like a tourist
He fills his head with culture
He gives himself an ulcer
He fills his head with culture
He gives himself an ulcer
Down on the disco floor
They make their profit
From the things they sell
To help you cob off
And the rubbers you hide
In your top left pocket
At home she's looking for interest
At home she's looking for interest
She said she was ambitious
So she accepts the process
She said she was ambitious
So she accepts the process
Down on the disco floor
They make their profit
From the things they sell
To help you cob off
And the rubbers you hide
In your top left pocket
Two steps forward
(Six steps back) [Repeat: x4]
Small step for him
(Big jump for me) [Repeat: x4]
At home she feels like a tourist
At home she feels like a tourist
She fills her head with culture
She gives herself an ulcer
Why make yourself so anxious
You give yourself an ulcer
At home he feels like a tourist
He fills his head with culture
He gives himself an ulcer
He fills his head with culture
He gives himself an ulcer
Down on the disco floor
They make their profit
From the things they sell
To help you cob off
And the rubbers you hide
In your top left pocket
At home she's looking for interest
At home she's looking for interest
She said she was ambitious
So she accepts the process
She said she was ambitious
So she accepts the process
Down on the disco floor
They make their profit
From the things they sell
To help you cob off
And the rubbers you hide
In your top left pocket
Two steps forward
(Six steps back) [Repeat: x4]
Small step for him
(Big jump for me) [Repeat: x4]
At home she feels like a tourist
At home she feels like a tourist
She fills her head with culture
She gives herself an ulcer
Why make yourself so anxious
You give yourself an ulcer
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At Home He's a Tourist Lyrics as written by Hugo H. Burnham Dave Allen
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I think this is an anti-immigration song. The singer is complaining about coloured people in England that make real Britons feel "like a tourist" in their own "home" country. The "culture" that the lyrics refer are foreign cultures that immigrants bring into England. England makes "two steps forward," but "six steps back" because immigrants bring outdated traditional values and belief and causing England to be more like the undeveloped countries that the immigrants came from. Note that the National Front was very popular and prominent in England when this song was written and released, so it can't be coincidence.
Sorry noshow, the Gang of Four were socialists and not NF. And apart from the title of the song, there's nothing in it to support your theory.<br /> <br /> I also don't understand where the prostitutes come into it. I saw the song as a socialist critique of an upwardly mobile couple who treat even their relationships (marriages and one-night stands) as financial transactions. THey feel like tourists at home because their education and aspirations for consuming culture (which in the 70s still mostly referred to "high" culture) distanced them from the common decent working people of England.