I always thought this song was about the Velvet Revolution the Czechoslovakia that ended communist rule in 1989. According to urban legend said that the name came not only from the fact that it was bloodless, but because many of its organizers were artists who passed around contraband tapes of the Velvet Underground to one another. Listening to subversive western music and filled with idealism, the youth culture forced a totalitarian state to its knees. It’s a fun myth, and based upon what I know of Stars it would fit perfectly into their delusions of revolutionary grandeur.
i think you're right about the 1989 thing, they have a couple of similar references in other songs in their album. set yourself on fire is one of them.
i think you're right about the 1989 thing, they have a couple of similar references in other songs in their album. set yourself on fire is one of them.
I always thought this song was about the Velvet Revolution the Czechoslovakia that ended communist rule in 1989. According to urban legend said that the name came not only from the fact that it was bloodless, but because many of its organizers were artists who passed around contraband tapes of the Velvet Underground to one another. Listening to subversive western music and filled with idealism, the youth culture forced a totalitarian state to its knees. It’s a fun myth, and based upon what I know of Stars it would fit perfectly into their delusions of revolutionary grandeur.
Canadians are SO cute.
i think you're right about the 1989 thing, they have a couple of similar references in other songs in their album. set yourself on fire is one of them.
i think you're right about the 1989 thing, they have a couple of similar references in other songs in their album. set yourself on fire is one of them.