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Me and the Major Lyrics
Me and the Major could become close friends 'cause we
Get on the same train and he wants to talk to me
Me and the Major could become close friends 'cause we
Get on the same train and he wants to talk
But there is too much history, too much biography between us
Me and the Major don't see eye to eye on a
Number of things, he'll take a guy like me and then
Me and the Major don't see eye to eye on a
Number of things, he'll take a guy like me
And put him in the army
Because the Queen's own army makes a man of you
But he doesn't understand and he doesn't try
He knows there's something missing and he knows it's you and I
We're the younger generation, we grew up fast
All the others did drugs
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
Me and the Major are from different worlds, but if
I get stuck in the lift it's always with a toff
Me and the Major are from different worlds, but if
I get stuck in the lift it's always with a man
Of noble standing who looks down on me like I was never born
I think the Major's going quite insane, he goes
Along the pavement and comes back again, oh yeah
I think the Major's going quite insane, he goes
Along the pavement and comes back again
Like he is on parade, and he is on parade
At least he thinks so
Now he is swapping his tent for a sheltered home
He doesn't have a family, he is living alone
He remembers all the punks and the hippies too
And he remembers Roxy Music in '72
He doesn't understand, no, he doesn't try
He knows there's something missing and he knows it's you and I
We're the younger generation, we grew up fast
All the others did drugs
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
I want a dance, I want a drink of whisky so I
Forget the Major and go up the town
I want a dance, I want a drink of whisky so I
Forget the Major and go up the town
Because the snow is falling
Because the snow is falling
The snow is falling . . .
Get on the same train and he wants to talk to me
Me and the Major could become close friends 'cause we
Get on the same train and he wants to talk
But there is too much history, too much biography between us
Number of things, he'll take a guy like me and then
Me and the Major don't see eye to eye on a
Number of things, he'll take a guy like me
And put him in the army
Because the Queen's own army makes a man of you
He knows there's something missing and he knows it's you and I
We're the younger generation, we grew up fast
All the others did drugs
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
I get stuck in the lift it's always with a toff
Me and the Major are from different worlds, but if
I get stuck in the lift it's always with a man
Of noble standing who looks down on me like I was never born
Along the pavement and comes back again, oh yeah
I think the Major's going quite insane, he goes
Along the pavement and comes back again
Like he is on parade, and he is on parade
At least he thinks so
He doesn't have a family, he is living alone
He remembers all the punks and the hippies too
And he remembers Roxy Music in '72
He doesn't understand, no, he doesn't try
He knows there's something missing and he knows it's you and I
We're the younger generation, we grew up fast
All the others did drugs
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
They're taking it out on us
Forget the Major and go up the town
I want a dance, I want a drink of whisky so I
Forget the Major and go up the town
Because the snow is falling
Because the snow is falling
The snow is falling . . .
Song Info
Submitted by
reactor On Oct 10, 2004
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It's about the misconceptions and prejudices caused by unbridgeable gaps in society. The generation gaps, class gaps, culture gaps and it's highlighting the fear and mistrust on one hand and the wrongly held assumptions on the other.
The first time I heard this I wasn't really listening to it and I heard it as "me and the midget", so it was just hilarious to me when I thought he was saying "me and the midget don't see eye to eye".
Me too!! I noticed that same line... I felt so stupid afterwards, haha.
Me too!! I noticed that same line... I felt so stupid afterwards, haha.
I'm guessing this song is about a father-son relationship-- the Major is the narrator's father, hence the line "But there is too much history, too much biography between us."
I agree this song could be about classism, or possibly the lack of relativity between the current generation and the previous.
Good song though!
The harmonica is very Bob Dylan-esque, and thinking of that the theme of a generation gap is that too. More high-energy than most Dylan songs, but um it's B&S and it rocks.
It's just about classism, which is still much more prevalent in the U.K. than in the U.S. At least in the traditional sense.
This is a great some I'd recommend this song to people who liked their song "I'm a Cukoo"
tip top for fans of the harmonica
this is a really good song, i don't see how it is at all similar to i'm a cuckoo though..
Basically it's about the generation gap.