i think its (specifically) about heroin...
"you spike my arm, but you missed a vein"
Also, Turnpike Lane and Turnham Green are both places in London, Knopfler's original hometown, so it could be about memories of shooting up with his buddies back in the day.
nooooooo . . . MK was reading a book about the drug culture, and the story of a specific girl/woman caught his attention. he focused on her and wrote the song with her in mind. totally not a song about his own experience.
nooooooo . . . MK was reading a book about the drug culture, and the story of a specific girl/woman caught his attention. he focused on her and wrote the song with her in mind. totally not a song about his own experience.
Besides, London is not more original a hometown for Knopfler than Leeds or Newcastle would be. -Who can tell? I think it's certainly inspired by junkies on Turnpike lane or the folks in the tubes, though.
Besides, London is not more original a hometown for Knopfler than Leeds or Newcastle would be. -Who can tell? I think it's certainly inspired by junkies on Turnpike lane or the folks in the tubes, though.
i think its (specifically) about heroin... "you spike my arm, but you missed a vein"
Also, Turnpike Lane and Turnham Green are both places in London, Knopfler's original hometown, so it could be about memories of shooting up with his buddies back in the day.
nooooooo . . . MK was reading a book about the drug culture, and the story of a specific girl/woman caught his attention. he focused on her and wrote the song with her in mind. totally not a song about his own experience.
nooooooo . . . MK was reading a book about the drug culture, and the story of a specific girl/woman caught his attention. he focused on her and wrote the song with her in mind. totally not a song about his own experience.
Besides, London is not more original a hometown for Knopfler than Leeds or Newcastle would be. -Who can tell? I think it's certainly inspired by junkies on Turnpike lane or the folks in the tubes, though.
Besides, London is not more original a hometown for Knopfler than Leeds or Newcastle would be. -Who can tell? I think it's certainly inspired by junkies on Turnpike lane or the folks in the tubes, though.