Making Plans for Nigel Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Captaingatso 

Cover art for Making Plans for Nigel lyrics by Nouvelle Vague

There is no convoluted metaphor behind these lyrics - when xtc released this in 1979 they captured the general discontent in Britain at the time, referencing the dying steel industry ('He has his future in a british steel', in other words he has no future).

American emo hippies need to shut up and stop over analyzing song lyrics.

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