This is a song with a very 70s attitude, perhaps 15 years late in the making. :) "Sowing the Seeds of Love" really means just spreading peace and love everywhere, as a means of overcoming political woes and whatnot. But, of course, it's also a lovey-dovey reference to sex.
I think the song deals with the mental numbness of the general public, how they turn to religion for their answers instead of informing themselves about what happens ("They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention") and how the songwriters believe people should make more of an effort to inform themselves and figure out their place in society ("Read it in the books, in the crannies and the nooks there are books to read!")
"Politician Grannie with your high ideals, have you no idea how the majority feels?" - This refers to the misrepresentation by a nation's political force of what its people really want, and the songwriters think it's "high time" they "shook up the views of the common man" - in other words, get people aware that their governments don't always fairly represent them. Perhaps they are using this song to do so!
"Without love and a promised land, we're fools to the rules of the Government plan" - Ok, we've established that we need to be more aware of what our government is really doing, but what will motivate us to take action? Love! They are saying that without hope, people continue to be numb, but with love, people open up and start thinking about their surroundings more, and then will work together to make a better society. (A bit hypocritical in my opinion, as this seems just as ideological as the "politician grannie" that the songwriters make fun of.)
The end of the song basically sums it up... people will be happier, more loving, and less greedy if they just spread the love around.
Suddenly I felt the urge to put a flower in my hair.
This is a song with a very 70s attitude, perhaps 15 years late in the making. :) "Sowing the Seeds of Love" really means just spreading peace and love everywhere, as a means of overcoming political woes and whatnot. But, of course, it's also a lovey-dovey reference to sex.
I think the song deals with the mental numbness of the general public, how they turn to religion for their answers instead of informing themselves about what happens ("They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention") and how the songwriters believe people should make more of an effort to inform themselves and figure out their place in society ("Read it in the books, in the crannies and the nooks there are books to read!")
"Politician Grannie with your high ideals, have you no idea how the majority feels?" - This refers to the misrepresentation by a nation's political force of what its people really want, and the songwriters think it's "high time" they "shook up the views of the common man" - in other words, get people aware that their governments don't always fairly represent them. Perhaps they are using this song to do so!
"Without love and a promised land, we're fools to the rules of the Government plan" - Ok, we've established that we need to be more aware of what our government is really doing, but what will motivate us to take action? Love! They are saying that without hope, people continue to be numb, but with love, people open up and start thinking about their surroundings more, and then will work together to make a better society. (A bit hypocritical in my opinion, as this seems just as ideological as the "politician grannie" that the songwriters make fun of.)
The end of the song basically sums it up... people will be happier, more loving, and less greedy if they just spread the love around.
Suddenly I felt the urge to put a flower in my hair.