This song was a representation of the state of the band at that time. Their benefactor (Sam), who had paid for everything including European tours and through two unsuccessful albums, had moved on. The band was broke and their contract only gave them one more chance.
Those were dark times for the lads, who were starting to doubt whether or not what they had was good enough ('How do you plead, an actor indeed! Go re-learn your lines!)
They put everything they had on the line to make 'Crime of the Century'. Fortunately, it paid off, but there was no guarantee it would. I think this was Roger's curtain call, his last song if things didn't take off, and his plea of 'don't let the curtain fall' was hoping for another chance.
This song was a representation of the state of the band at that time. Their benefactor (Sam), who had paid for everything including European tours and through two unsuccessful albums, had moved on. The band was broke and their contract only gave them one more chance.
Those were dark times for the lads, who were starting to doubt whether or not what they had was good enough ('How do you plead, an actor indeed! Go re-learn your lines!)
They put everything they had on the line to make 'Crime of the Century'. Fortunately, it paid off, but there was no guarantee it would. I think this was Roger's curtain call, his last song if things didn't take off, and his plea of 'don't let the curtain fall' was hoping for another chance.