Bloody Well Right

Follow up song to "School" on the album. School is about a boy at School. Bloody Well Right, the kid has left school and now finding that the things he was told at school weren't necessarily accurate and he is finding it tough in the "real" world. So much so he ends up withdrawing more and more into himself (Hide in your Shell) and going a bit mad (Asylum, Dreamer).

It's actually a very simple message, but a potent one:

You say success is all about connections and coming from a rich family? You say life isn't fair? You say its about the favors you can call in and not about your individual merit?

Well, you're right. That's how life is. And it's wrong. But don't just whine about it. Take your anger and turn it into poety. Into art. Into something with merit itself.

There is no point in complaining all the time even if you are right. Quit whining and do something about it. Even though you have a right to say it, everyone else has problems to and they don't care so shut up.

The benefits of "the old school tie". The complainant to whom these lyrics are addressed presumably attended a presigious public school, and is hence well connected at the top echelons of society. In response to complainant, the respondent makes it abundently clear that he is aware of the influence this person holds, and questions why he is being bothered by this issue when the complainant could quickly resolve it by simply taking it to whoever of his former classmates now has authority in the matter.

This song gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. It merely says "You know all that stuff you complain about? well, your absolutely right about the whole lot!"

awesome song. just got into supertramp and one of my fav songs

Supertramp got it... bloody well right. The message is... bloody well right!!

Great piano and guitar work in the beginning. The whole song kicks ass. I think it's probably their best tune

I get the feeling this is about Catcher in the Rye. Holden thinks everything's phoney, especially the rich alumni that always donates and comes to his school. The entire book actually is him writing down his problems in detail.

i love this song, it's so brilliant! =D i have no idea what it means though.. :/ not a very helpful comment lol