First, since the word "tovarisch" confused me, I'll put it out there that it's supposedly an old USSR term for "comrade." This seems believable, as I'm sure Eugene's at least heard it in his childhood if not much more recently than that. This is a vague song, really, but I always look at GB's lyrics as being deeper than they seem. Eugene tends to take on Whitmanian themes and I think this song kind of says that religion divides people too much when so many of the major ones preach love and tolerance. It's a great theme if that's what he's getting at here and c'mon, the song is just so damn catchy and intense in a way that isn't like most other GB songs. Great stuff!
First, since the word "tovarisch" confused me, I'll put it out there that it's supposedly an old USSR term for "comrade." This seems believable, as I'm sure Eugene's at least heard it in his childhood if not much more recently than that. This is a vague song, really, but I always look at GB's lyrics as being deeper than they seem. Eugene tends to take on Whitmanian themes and I think this song kind of says that religion divides people too much when so many of the major ones preach love and tolerance. It's a great theme if that's what he's getting at here and c'mon, the song is just so damn catchy and intense in a way that isn't like most other GB songs. Great stuff!
I wonder how foreign people can understand everything in Eugene's songs. It's kind of....respect :)
I wonder how foreign people can understand everything in Eugene's songs. It's kind of....respect :)