By the way, this song is clearly inspired by the DC comic publication of the same name. The song's narrator is the British alter ego of Spider Jerusalem, the comic's antihero, a renegade reporter obsessed with the truth and grudgingly involved in a love-hate relationship with the dystopian city in which he lives, works and subsequently demolishes. He has an excessively foul mouth - hence "drink the rat's piss, kick the shite" - and keeps himself in a state of constant consciousness with drugs - hence "and I'm not going home tonight." Additionally, the first issue of Transmetropolitan was titled "The Summer of the Year." Scarce room for error in this situation, guys.
P.S. The comic is the amusing, aggressive, satirical, masochistic, sadistic, vibrant, nonchalant, stylish, ragamuffin version of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Find it, grab it, read it. If it's good enough for Shane MacGowan, it should be good enough for his fans. It was indubitably good enough for this one.
except for the fact that "transmetropolitan" the comic was first published in 1997, whereas the album the song "transmetropolitan" originally appeared on was released in 1984.
except for the fact that "transmetropolitan" the comic was first published in 1997, whereas the album the song "transmetropolitan" originally appeared on was released in 1984.
By the way, this song is clearly inspired by the DC comic publication of the same name. The song's narrator is the British alter ego of Spider Jerusalem, the comic's antihero, a renegade reporter obsessed with the truth and grudgingly involved in a love-hate relationship with the dystopian city in which he lives, works and subsequently demolishes. He has an excessively foul mouth - hence "drink the rat's piss, kick the shite" - and keeps himself in a state of constant consciousness with drugs - hence "and I'm not going home tonight." Additionally, the first issue of Transmetropolitan was titled "The Summer of the Year." Scarce room for error in this situation, guys.
P.S. The comic is the amusing, aggressive, satirical, masochistic, sadistic, vibrant, nonchalant, stylish, ragamuffin version of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Find it, grab it, read it. If it's good enough for Shane MacGowan, it should be good enough for his fans. It was indubitably good enough for this one.
except for the fact that "transmetropolitan" the comic was first published in 1997, whereas the album the song "transmetropolitan" originally appeared on was released in 1984.
except for the fact that "transmetropolitan" the comic was first published in 1997, whereas the album the song "transmetropolitan" originally appeared on was released in 1984.
sojo666 is right, the comic was inspired by the song, not viceversa. Ellis is a big fan of the Pogues: http://twitter.com/#!/warrenellis/status/193848341866614784
sojo666 is right, the comic was inspired by the song, not viceversa. Ellis is a big fan of the Pogues: http://twitter.com/#!/warrenellis/status/193848341866614784