Its sounds like roger says “I used to read books but there so inefficient” or “I used to read books there inefficient” but than again he probably is just making noises
Now that I have tried to answer Dom Stapleton’s question and probably failed horribly. I have a question of my own not to say that Arnold Layne’s take on this song is wrong because I think he described it perfectly but I was talking to a friend of mine and he said the John being referred to was possibly John Lennon. Now he wasn’t really serious about it but I thought a bit about that and it made some sense. Roger Waters has said he is a fan of Lennon’s and he credits him as being the most important poet/musician of the 20th century. John Lennon we all know stood for peace and the world being one at peace with itself so lines such as the first two in the song that say “Fuck all that we've got to get on with these got to compete with the wily Japanese” may be saying fuck your position on peace and unity when there is war and competition out there for us instead. Also the line hold on john may refer to John Lennon’s song Hold On which has Lennon repeating the words hold on John. Now most of this theory is not mine it is my friend Walt’s so I going to stick with Arnold Layne’s explanation I just thought Walt’s was interesting.
I think that some of the lines correspond to the world at the time. The wily japenese correspnds with one of the radio brodcasts "the replacment for the atlantic conveyor will be built in japan" and the line "if it weren't for the nips, being so good at building ships, the yards would still be open on the clyde". Also in the film it shows the english workers goofing off during their shifts while the japanese worker keeps on working. Also the last lines are a reference to the Wall, specifically "waiting for the worms"...
I think that some of the lines correspond to the world at the time. The wily japenese correspnds with one of the radio brodcasts "the replacment for the atlantic conveyor will be built in japan" and the line "if it weren't for the nips, being so good at building ships, the yards would still be open on the clyde". Also in the film it shows the english workers goofing off during their shifts while the japanese worker keeps on working. Also the last lines are a reference to the Wall, specifically "waiting for the worms"
Its sounds like roger says “I used to read books but there so inefficient” or “I used to read books there inefficient” but than again he probably is just making noises
Now that I have tried to answer Dom Stapleton’s question and probably failed horribly. I have a question of my own not to say that Arnold Layne’s take on this song is wrong because I think he described it perfectly but I was talking to a friend of mine and he said the John being referred to was possibly John Lennon. Now he wasn’t really serious about it but I thought a bit about that and it made some sense. Roger Waters has said he is a fan of Lennon’s and he credits him as being the most important poet/musician of the 20th century. John Lennon we all know stood for peace and the world being one at peace with itself so lines such as the first two in the song that say “Fuck all that we've got to get on with these got to compete with the wily Japanese” may be saying fuck your position on peace and unity when there is war and competition out there for us instead. Also the line hold on john may refer to John Lennon’s song Hold On which has Lennon repeating the words hold on John. Now most of this theory is not mine it is my friend Walt’s so I going to stick with Arnold Layne’s explanation I just thought Walt’s was interesting.
I think that some of the lines correspond to the world at the time. The wily japenese correspnds with one of the radio brodcasts "the replacment for the atlantic conveyor will be built in japan" and the line "if it weren't for the nips, being so good at building ships, the yards would still be open on the clyde". Also in the film it shows the english workers goofing off during their shifts while the japanese worker keeps on working. Also the last lines are a reference to the Wall, specifically "waiting for the worms"...
I think that some of the lines correspond to the world at the time. The wily japenese correspnds with one of the radio brodcasts "the replacment for the atlantic conveyor will be built in japan" and the line "if it weren't for the nips, being so good at building ships, the yards would still be open on the clyde". Also in the film it shows the english workers goofing off during their shifts while the japanese worker keeps on working. Also the last lines are a reference to the Wall, specifically "waiting for the worms"