Standing In The Way Of Control

Wikipedia says: "The band's breakthrough song "Standing in the Way of Control" was written by Ditto as a response to her government's decision to deny gays the right to marriage in the US. "Nobody in the States was that surprised or shocked by what Bush did, but it made everyone I know feel helpless and cheated," Beth says. "I wrote the chorus to try and encourage people not to give up. It's a scary time for civil rights, but I really believe the only way to survive is to stick together and keep fighting.""

Interesting, eh?

beth ditto rocks

"The Gossip's breakthrough single "Standing In The Way Of Control" is a savage attack on George W. Bush" - Uncut magazine interview with Beth.

savage attack on Bush, eh? Then for that reason alone, I love it. :)

What I love about this song is that its intentional meaning is not obvious so people can relate to it in many ways. It's intentional meaning however is about gay marriage, this song is almost answering back to Bush's decision on gay marriage. Correct me if I'm wrong but I also get this feeling is about hope from thius song. As in, you have to stay together and keep on fighting for that right...

i never knew this song was about gay rights? i always took it as about when you are under the influence of drugs/alchohol, and you are "losing who you are", "can't stop crying"... i thought it was illustrating how we are hindering the control we have over our own selves when we get f*cked up and how we live our lives anyway and continue to do drugs and have no control. And it's hard to face the truth When you think you're dying It's part not giving in And part trusting your friends

^ i thought those lines kind of talk about how people get messed up on drugs so they don't have to deal with problems and you still don't stop doing drugs and you just trust your friends who tell you to do them.

but i think i probably just associate it this too much with Skins, you know? cause now that i analyze it again, it definitely makes sense about the gays fighting for rights.

i'm just going to say it can have a double meaning!!!!

This is an amazing song...can't believe no one's commented on it yet!

wicked

Pity this has forever been associated with drunk trashy teenagers, in the UK at least.

Yea kool song. The soulwax nite version for the show Skins is pretty awesome too. It just reminds me of that show now.