It was always my impression that this song was about a rural farmer who has been wronged in some way - my guess is he has an unfaithful wife - and is struggling to deal with the situation.
sounds like the fella'd had enough...as though he'd tried and tried, but he was at a loss to save his relationship with the woman he loved as 'the only one.' the kinds of things he's buying seem very practical for a farmer . . . an indication that he's going to carry on with his life while his betrayer tries to live with herself and reaps the harvest of what she's sown. and? he doesn't want her to even THINK about taking his f-a-i-t-h-f-u-l ('do you even remember what that word means, woman?') dog. wants her to...
sounds like the fella'd had enough...as though he'd tried and tried, but he was at a loss to save his relationship with the woman he loved as 'the only one.' the kinds of things he's buying seem very practical for a farmer . . . an indication that he's going to carry on with his life while his betrayer tries to live with herself and reaps the harvest of what she's sown. and? he doesn't want her to even THINK about taking his f-a-i-t-h-f-u-l ('do you even remember what that word means, woman?') dog. wants her to stay away from the one continuing relationship he has out of the whole debacle of their marriage.
Yeah, you're spot on. And the things he's buying in town are fairly normal things for a farmer to buy, but their inclusion lends a threatening atmosphere to the story, and implies a threat from the farmer.
Yeah, you're spot on. And the things he's buying in town are fairly normal things for a farmer to buy, but their inclusion lends a threatening atmosphere to the story, and implies a threat from the farmer.
I think the song is one of the most brilliantly written songs I've ever heard.
I think the song is one of the most brilliantly written songs I've ever heard.
He's buying stuff that is capable of violence - bullets, razor wire, poison and a chain for a saw. As a farmer it wouldnt arouse suspicion to buy these items. A brilliant and haunting song.
He's buying stuff that is capable of violence - bullets, razor wire, poison and a chain for a saw. As a farmer it wouldnt arouse suspicion to buy these items. A brilliant and haunting song.
Tow Law is a small town in northeast England.
It was always my impression that this song was about a rural farmer who has been wronged in some way - my guess is he has an unfaithful wife - and is struggling to deal with the situation.
Any other interpretations?
I'm with you but when you see the things he's buying in town....If I were her I'd wait up.. with a shotgun or something, or better yet I'd be gone!
I'm with you but when you see the things he's buying in town....If I were her I'd wait up.. with a shotgun or something, or better yet I'd be gone!
sounds like the fella'd had enough...as though he'd tried and tried, but he was at a loss to save his relationship with the woman he loved as 'the only one.' the kinds of things he's buying seem very practical for a farmer . . . an indication that he's going to carry on with his life while his betrayer tries to live with herself and reaps the harvest of what she's sown. and? he doesn't want her to even THINK about taking his f-a-i-t-h-f-u-l ('do you even remember what that word means, woman?') dog. wants her to...
sounds like the fella'd had enough...as though he'd tried and tried, but he was at a loss to save his relationship with the woman he loved as 'the only one.' the kinds of things he's buying seem very practical for a farmer . . . an indication that he's going to carry on with his life while his betrayer tries to live with herself and reaps the harvest of what she's sown. and? he doesn't want her to even THINK about taking his f-a-i-t-h-f-u-l ('do you even remember what that word means, woman?') dog. wants her to stay away from the one continuing relationship he has out of the whole debacle of their marriage.
Yeah, you're spot on. And the things he's buying in town are fairly normal things for a farmer to buy, but their inclusion lends a threatening atmosphere to the story, and implies a threat from the farmer.
Yeah, you're spot on. And the things he's buying in town are fairly normal things for a farmer to buy, but their inclusion lends a threatening atmosphere to the story, and implies a threat from the farmer.
I think the song is one of the most brilliantly written songs I've ever heard.
I think the song is one of the most brilliantly written songs I've ever heard.
He's buying stuff that is capable of violence - bullets, razor wire, poison and a chain for a saw. As a farmer it wouldnt arouse suspicion to buy these items. A brilliant and haunting song.
He's buying stuff that is capable of violence - bullets, razor wire, poison and a chain for a saw. As a farmer it wouldnt arouse suspicion to buy these items. A brilliant and haunting song.
Thanks for the explanation of Tow Low.
Thanks for the explanation of Tow Low.