Some of the lines do have a political feel to them, especially given who wrote them, but for me I think it must be a bit more straightforward. It must be just a love song... Is there any political way to take:
With my own hands
When I make love to your memory
It's not the same
? The "cast a shadow over the land..." well I think he's just using the weather as a metaphor for the transience of (some) love... It all passes, like the weather.
Lovely song. Dubstar did a beautiful version of it too.
@DavidODavidson the Dubstar version is what led me to Billy Bragg (along with Kirsty's version of ANE). I thought it was the best track on Dubstar's album and then realised they hadn't written it.
@DavidODavidson the Dubstar version is what led me to Billy Bragg (along with Kirsty's version of ANE). I thought it was the best track on Dubstar's album and then realised they hadn't written it.
Some of the lines do have a political feel to them, especially given who wrote them, but for me I think it must be a bit more straightforward. It must be just a love song... Is there any political way to take:
With my own hands When I make love to your memory It's not the same
? The "cast a shadow over the land..." well I think he's just using the weather as a metaphor for the transience of (some) love... It all passes, like the weather.
Lovely song. Dubstar did a beautiful version of it too.
@DavidODavidson the Dubstar version is what led me to Billy Bragg (along with Kirsty's version of ANE). I thought it was the best track on Dubstar's album and then realised they hadn't written it.
@DavidODavidson the Dubstar version is what led me to Billy Bragg (along with Kirsty's version of ANE). I thought it was the best track on Dubstar's album and then realised they hadn't written it.