The Fall

New Big Prinz

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Rockin' records
Rockin' records
Rock the record
Rockin' records
The guy's rock records
Big priest
Rockin records
Rock the records
Rock rock records
Drink the long
Drink the long draught
Drink the long draught for big priest
Drink the long draught down
Drink the long
Drink the long draught
Big priest
He is not (appreciated)
Drink the long
Drink the long draught
Drink the long draught for big priest
Rock the records
Check the record
Check the guy's track record
Check the record
Check the guy's track record
He is not appreciated
Check the record
Check the record
Check the guy's track record
Big priest
Check the record
Check the record
Check the guy's track record
Check the record
Check the guy's rock record
He is not appreciated
Drink the long draught down
Drink the long
Drink the long for big priest
Check the record
Check the record
Check the guy's track record
Check the record
Check the guy's track record
He is not appreciated
Rock the records
Rock the records
Rockin' records
Big priest
Drink the long
Drink the long draught
Drink the long draught for the big priest
Check the record
Check the record
Check the guy's track record
Check the record
Check the guy's track record
He is not appreciated
Rock the records
Rock the records
Rockin' records
Big prinz
Rockin records
Rockin records
Rockin records
Rockin records
Rockin records
Rockin rec - rock's records

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major Valor On Aug 09, 2006

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by jimglidewell

5y ago

I really have no idea what most of The Fall's songs are about, but somehow I think this song is about John Peel. High priest of rock disc jockeys with a long "track record"...

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by zenothestoic 4y ago

@jimglidewell Indeed. Hear! Hear!

by phil107133

7y ago

"Drink the long Drink the long draught Drink the long draught for big priest

Drink the long draught down Drink the long Drink the long draught Big priest"

If we decide to draw meaning from this potentially abstract section then it could be imagined that this is describing priests getting drunk. Later in the section... "Check the record Check the record Check the guy's track record Check the record Check the guy's track record" Could this be a reference to the shocking history of priests descovered to have a track record in sex offences.

Rock the record could be the priest is like a muso "cool" priest.

In this (completey made up by me and probably nothing to do with it) perspective this is a song attacking peadophillia in the catholc church and therefore making powerful social commentry contrary to the surface appearance of the song being a random, ranty sureal poem without direct meaning. Or is it?

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by Philster79 1y ago

@phil107133 I agree I heard Mr Smith said it was about William of Orange but that sounds less Inter than if it WAS about peado priests so to me it will always be a cautionary cry about peado religious leaders

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