Yes, it is a gorgeous song, but no, as is evident from the lyrics, it isn’t about piracy, but rather economics and recycling. And loss. The overriding theme of “Get Lucky”, itinerancy, doesn’t only apply to people. To quote MK’s liner notes: “Glasgow and Newcastle were shipbuilding towns and world famous for engineering excellence. As a child, I’d lie in bed and listen to the foghorns. A breaking yard in India is a long way for a beautiful Clyde-built ship to go to die."
Yes, it is a gorgeous song, but no, as is evident from the lyrics, it isn’t about piracy, but rather economics and recycling. And loss. The overriding theme of “Get Lucky”, itinerancy, doesn’t only apply to people. To quote MK’s liner notes: “Glasgow and Newcastle were shipbuilding towns and world famous for engineering excellence. As a child, I’d lie in bed and listen to the foghorns. A breaking yard in India is a long way for a beautiful Clyde-built ship to go to die."
60 Minutes did a piece on this dangerous and desperate - as well as polluting - aspect of the world economy; here’s another - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxYPh2g5c-s&feature=fvw
Thanks! Love the song now that i understand the background!
Thanks! Love the song now that i understand the background!