This song is clearly about Heroin. If you listen to it, its always talking about "her".
shes some kinda demon messing in the glue
if you dont watch out it'll stick to you...
what kinda fool are you?
strange brew, kills whats inside of you...
i mean come on guys and gals, that is about dope pure and simple!
@Cleanruss
No, Strange Brew is simply a 1960s classic rock song about a beautiful psychopath who causes trouble for her lovers. The singer (Clapton) is advising his audience to stay away from her It has a beautiful, lilting fuzz-guitar lead, and a hypnotic backbeat that perfectly expresses the emotional fascination – simultaneously irresistible and repellant – that characterizes the woman.
“Strange brew" refers to the mix of longing and fear she excites in her victims.
Pundits of the time had drugs on the brain and force-fit lyrics of every song they found into a drug related interpretation. Strange Brew is one of the...
@Cleanruss
No, Strange Brew is simply a 1960s classic rock song about a beautiful psychopath who causes trouble for her lovers. The singer (Clapton) is advising his audience to stay away from her It has a beautiful, lilting fuzz-guitar lead, and a hypnotic backbeat that perfectly expresses the emotional fascination – simultaneously irresistible and repellant – that characterizes the woman.
“Strange brew" refers to the mix of longing and fear she excites in her victims.
Pundits of the time had drugs on the brain and force-fit lyrics of every song they found into a drug related interpretation. Strange Brew is one of the victims of their fevered imaginations.
@Cleanruss -- Much as I hate to say, I agree. Heroin seems the best guess. Especially the phrase "messing in the glue". Glue comes in a variety of colors: white, brown, black, and so does heroin. Why would anybody mess "IN" actual glue? Glue is some sort of metaphor.
@Cleanruss -- Much as I hate to say, I agree. Heroin seems the best guess. Especially the phrase "messing in the glue". Glue comes in a variety of colors: white, brown, black, and so does heroin. Why would anybody mess "IN" actual glue? Glue is some sort of metaphor.
This song is clearly about Heroin. If you listen to it, its always talking about "her".
shes some kinda demon messing in the glue if you dont watch out it'll stick to you... what kinda fool are you? strange brew, kills whats inside of you...
i mean come on guys and gals, that is about dope pure and simple!
Love this song! its so "SMOOTHE"!
@Cleanruss No, Strange Brew is simply a 1960s classic rock song about a beautiful psychopath who causes trouble for her lovers. The singer (Clapton) is advising his audience to stay away from her It has a beautiful, lilting fuzz-guitar lead, and a hypnotic backbeat that perfectly expresses the emotional fascination – simultaneously irresistible and repellant – that characterizes the woman. “Strange brew" refers to the mix of longing and fear she excites in her victims. Pundits of the time had drugs on the brain and force-fit lyrics of every song they found into a drug related interpretation. Strange Brew is one of the...
@Cleanruss No, Strange Brew is simply a 1960s classic rock song about a beautiful psychopath who causes trouble for her lovers. The singer (Clapton) is advising his audience to stay away from her It has a beautiful, lilting fuzz-guitar lead, and a hypnotic backbeat that perfectly expresses the emotional fascination – simultaneously irresistible and repellant – that characterizes the woman. “Strange brew" refers to the mix of longing and fear she excites in her victims. Pundits of the time had drugs on the brain and force-fit lyrics of every song they found into a drug related interpretation. Strange Brew is one of the victims of their fevered imaginations.
@Cleanruss -- Much as I hate to say, I agree. Heroin seems the best guess. Especially the phrase "messing in the glue". Glue comes in a variety of colors: white, brown, black, and so does heroin. Why would anybody mess "IN" actual glue? Glue is some sort of metaphor.
@Cleanruss -- Much as I hate to say, I agree. Heroin seems the best guess. Especially the phrase "messing in the glue". Glue comes in a variety of colors: white, brown, black, and so does heroin. Why would anybody mess "IN" actual glue? Glue is some sort of metaphor.
Yeah, Cleanruss gets my +1.
Yeah, Cleanruss gets my +1.