The Tide is Turning (After Live Aid) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by drummerp 

Cover art for The Tide is Turning (After Live Aid) lyrics by Roger Waters

What exactly is he referring to with the lines about Sylvester Stallone? As BrainDamage said, they were cut out, but they were actually re-added as Morse Code messages, which read as such:

"That's it! Now the past is over but you are not alone Together we'll fight Sylvester Stallone We will not be dragged down in his South China Sea Of macho bullshit and mediocrity"

What is he referencing? As far as I know, Stallone was just an actor who played such characters as Rocky. What did he do to get Waters upset with him enough to include him in a song?

Stallone made his name also in a series of Godaweful movies called Rambo. Hollywood war propaganda. in short.