Aye, on one level anyway this is simply a sarcastic dig at bullshit macho male attitudes adopted by those who don't care how damaging they are to them. So much so that they're actually spoken from the perspective of such a bloke in question who doesn't care for his outlook.
There's no doubt a bit of clichéd music star thrown in, one clear inspiration for the adoption by some of such lifestyles; "I'll write a suicide note on a hundred dollar bill."
Though the Martin Amis character prospect sounds interesting. Do go on....
I personally really like Mark Knopfler and think he is a very talented singer + musician. I feel the song is very much about the "sod life" attitude and about life is too short to care about what happens.
I personally really like Mark Knopfler and think he is a very talented singer + musician. I feel the song is very much about the "sod life" attitude and about life is too short to care about what happens.
"I don't care if my liver is hanging by a thread
don't care if my doctor says I ought to be dead."
"I don't care if my liver is hanging by a thread
don't care if my doctor says I ought to be dead."
The meaning is that why should we care about consequences. We're all going to die someday, at least die happy doing the things you wanted to do and enjoying yourself.
The meaning is that why should we care about consequences. We're all going to die someday, at least die happy doing the things you wanted to do and enjoying yourself.
That's personally how I see this...
That's personally how I see this song, your opinion may vary :P
@thedashingdebonair I'll tell ya right now. He's talking about running wide open ,, Last time I was sober '' dude ' he's not talking about alcohol , you don't drink alcohol through a 100 bill , grab a gear and hang on.
@thedashingdebonair I'll tell ya right now. He's talking about running wide open ,, Last time I was sober '' dude ' he's not talking about alcohol , you don't drink alcohol through a 100 bill , grab a gear and hang on.
Aye, on one level anyway this is simply a sarcastic dig at bullshit macho male attitudes adopted by those who don't care how damaging they are to them. So much so that they're actually spoken from the perspective of such a bloke in question who doesn't care for his outlook.
There's no doubt a bit of clichéd music star thrown in, one clear inspiration for the adoption by some of such lifestyles; "I'll write a suicide note on a hundred dollar bill."
Though the Martin Amis character prospect sounds interesting. Do go on....
I personally really like Mark Knopfler and think he is a very talented singer + musician. I feel the song is very much about the "sod life" attitude and about life is too short to care about what happens.
I personally really like Mark Knopfler and think he is a very talented singer + musician. I feel the song is very much about the "sod life" attitude and about life is too short to care about what happens.
"I don't care if my liver is hanging by a thread don't care if my doctor says I ought to be dead."
"I don't care if my liver is hanging by a thread don't care if my doctor says I ought to be dead."
The meaning is that why should we care about consequences. We're all going to die someday, at least die happy doing the things you wanted to do and enjoying yourself.
The meaning is that why should we care about consequences. We're all going to die someday, at least die happy doing the things you wanted to do and enjoying yourself.
That's personally how I see this...
That's personally how I see this song, your opinion may vary :P
The best thing about this song is that you can't really tell if it's serious or satirical.
The best thing about this song is that you can't really tell if it's serious or satirical.
@thedashingdebonair I'll tell ya right now. He's talking about running wide open ,, Last time I was sober '' dude ' he's not talking about alcohol , you don't drink alcohol through a 100 bill , grab a gear and hang on.
@thedashingdebonair I'll tell ya right now. He's talking about running wide open ,, Last time I was sober '' dude ' he's not talking about alcohol , you don't drink alcohol through a 100 bill , grab a gear and hang on.