Wow, people have been at this one for a while and still no dice. This one is like low-hanging fruit. So, this IS about a gripe session between Les and someone else, not sure if its the Faith no More guy though.
The first verse speaks to priorities in American life and the fact that many Americans would cry when their sports team moves away.
This is a direct tie-in to the second verse about what people would not cry over: the environment. Now, I don't think that Les is some tree-hugging green-lover, but he does enjoy fishing (hence songs like 'The Old Diamondback Sturgeon') so it sucks for him to see all of the over-fishing that goes on.
The third verse is just a gripe about advertising and 'the next big thing.' Society puts a lot of time into trying to market things as bigger and better; from lo-cal food to new musical genres.
In a nutshell people are out there gill-netting, listening to hometown-heavy new-wave low calorie dry and lamenting about their departed football team while Les just sits on his couch and watches the world go insane.
I think this guy's got it. Makes more sense than others I've seen. Definitely not a song about god, Les is mostly straightforward with the meanings in his songs. Although, I do think the third part is also about how mainstream music started losing quality, most of it started to sound the same, and people didn't care because it was about being "the next big thing" rather than the music.
I think this guy's got it. Makes more sense than others I've seen. Definitely not a song about god, Les is mostly straightforward with the meanings in his songs. Although, I do think the third part is also about how mainstream music started losing quality, most of it started to sound the same, and people didn't care because it was about being "the next big thing" rather than the music.
Wow, people have been at this one for a while and still no dice. This one is like low-hanging fruit. So, this IS about a gripe session between Les and someone else, not sure if its the Faith no More guy though. The first verse speaks to priorities in American life and the fact that many Americans would cry when their sports team moves away. This is a direct tie-in to the second verse about what people would not cry over: the environment. Now, I don't think that Les is some tree-hugging green-lover, but he does enjoy fishing (hence songs like 'The Old Diamondback Sturgeon') so it sucks for him to see all of the over-fishing that goes on. The third verse is just a gripe about advertising and 'the next big thing.' Society puts a lot of time into trying to market things as bigger and better; from lo-cal food to new musical genres. In a nutshell people are out there gill-netting, listening to hometown-heavy new-wave low calorie dry and lamenting about their departed football team while Les just sits on his couch and watches the world go insane.
I think this guy's got it. Makes more sense than others I've seen. Definitely not a song about god, Les is mostly straightforward with the meanings in his songs. Although, I do think the third part is also about how mainstream music started losing quality, most of it started to sound the same, and people didn't care because it was about being "the next big thing" rather than the music.
I think this guy's got it. Makes more sense than others I've seen. Definitely not a song about god, Les is mostly straightforward with the meanings in his songs. Although, I do think the third part is also about how mainstream music started losing quality, most of it started to sound the same, and people didn't care because it was about being "the next big thing" rather than the music.
@petey3eb, I think there is environmental stank on this one, too
@petey3eb, I think there is environmental stank on this one, too