You know, I very much suspect that this song was having a serious pop at Bobby O - their original manager who (allegedly) shafted them for a shedload of money after the (original) release of Opportunities and the release(s) of West End Girls. They apparently didn't see a penny of the royalties for months...if ever.
It is definitely about Tennant and Lowe and their huge success (both made such a little go a very long way) and there seems to be someone, from their past, who slagged them off or left them high and dry in the past NOW saying how wonderful they are...yeah that would make me seeth. Maybe he's saying, well, if it were yesterday, then I would have killed you. Today I will grit my teeth in the knowledge that I have to take all compliments, particularly from you, with a proverbial pinch of salt.
You know, I very much suspect that this song was having a serious pop at Bobby O - their original manager who (allegedly) shafted them for a shedload of money after the (original) release of Opportunities and the release(s) of West End Girls. They apparently didn't see a penny of the royalties for months...if ever.
It is definitely about Tennant and Lowe and their huge success (both made such a little go a very long way) and there seems to be someone, from their past, who slagged them off or left them high and dry in the past NOW saying how wonderful they are...yeah that would make me seeth. Maybe he's saying, well, if it were yesterday, then I would have killed you. Today I will grit my teeth in the knowledge that I have to take all compliments, particularly from you, with a proverbial pinch of salt.