gotta look up M.C.I. Don't think Sting meant the phone company. Cold war tensions were high with Reagan and Thatcher on their respective thrones. So the nuclear apocalypse happened, and he's in his fallout shelter with dusty old records and VHS tapes. Why ELSE would he be sitting arond with all those moldy oldies?
And yeah, I agree - seems like a post-apocalyptic bomb shelter survivor persevering with his favorite/only videos (T.A.M.I. show & Deep Throat) and record (Otis Redding) to pass the time. (hey, at least he's got good taste.)
And yeah, I agree - seems like a post-apocalyptic bomb shelter survivor persevering with his favorite/only videos (T.A.M.I. show & Deep Throat) and record (Otis Redding) to pass the time. (hey, at least he's got good taste.)
Dwindling supply of canned food reinforces the bomb shelter interpretation. He can't go out in the rain because it's radioactive. Static on the radio and no one on the phone lead me to believe he's maybe the last survivor. But good for him - he's keeping up that pragmatic outlook.
Dwindling supply of canned food reinforces the bomb shelter interpretation. He can't go out in the rain because it's radioactive. Static on the radio and no one on the phone lead me to believe he's maybe the last survivor. But good for him - he's keeping up that pragmatic outlook.
Absolutely. When I sat and listened to the lyrics yesterday, this was the same interpretation I got. Stuck in a bomb shelter with nowhere to go and nothing to do, but wait.
Absolutely. When I sat and listened to the lyrics yesterday, this was the same interpretation I got. Stuck in a bomb shelter with nowhere to go and nothing to do, but wait.
gotta look up M.C.I. Don't think Sting meant the phone company. Cold war tensions were high with Reagan and Thatcher on their respective thrones. So the nuclear apocalypse happened, and he's in his fallout shelter with dusty old records and VHS tapes. Why ELSE would he be sitting arond with all those moldy oldies?
M.C.I. manufactured audio mixing consoles.
M.C.I. manufactured audio mixing consoles.
And yeah, I agree - seems like a post-apocalyptic bomb shelter survivor persevering with his favorite/only videos (T.A.M.I. show & Deep Throat) and record (Otis Redding) to pass the time. (hey, at least he's got good taste.)
And yeah, I agree - seems like a post-apocalyptic bomb shelter survivor persevering with his favorite/only videos (T.A.M.I. show & Deep Throat) and record (Otis Redding) to pass the time. (hey, at least he's got good taste.)
Dwindling supply of canned food reinforces the bomb shelter interpretation. He can't go out in the rain because it's radioactive. Static on the radio and no one on the phone lead me to believe he's maybe the last survivor. But good for him - he's keeping up that pragmatic outlook.
Dwindling supply of canned food reinforces the bomb shelter interpretation. He can't go out in the rain because it's radioactive. Static on the radio and no one on the phone lead me to believe he's maybe the last survivor. But good for him - he's keeping up that pragmatic outlook.
Absolutely. When I sat and listened to the lyrics yesterday, this was the same interpretation I got. Stuck in a bomb shelter with nowhere to go and nothing to do, but wait.
Absolutely. When I sat and listened to the lyrics yesterday, this was the same interpretation I got. Stuck in a bomb shelter with nowhere to go and nothing to do, but wait.
Always love the upbeat downer songs. :)
Always love the upbeat downer songs. :)