Pictures Of Matchstick Men Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ralphus 

Cover art for Pictures Of Matchstick Men lyrics by Status Quo

THE ONLY GUESS YOU COULD COME UP WITH!!!!

Oh my God!

Not only is it PATENTLY not about god...it is CLEARLY about the work of the painter L.S.Lowry. What a sad indictment on modern 'everyday' folk ie. human swill.

To leap from an OBVIOUS real-world reference (to Lowry) to some kind of happy-clappy god nonsense without even a breath of embarrassment or shame just shows how INCOMPREHENSIBLY ignorant the vast mass of human SLUDGE is. Oh sad sad day!

My Interpretation

wow

Simmer down ralphus; take a breath

I have to agree with ohms. When this song first came out, I couldn't understand most of the words. I just liked the strange overmodulated trebley guitar and the wah-wah pedal effect. Now, 45 years later (am I reaaly that old?), with digital reproductions (clarity) and an internet to instantly look up song lyrics these songs that I thought were great sound even better. And, ohms, I agree that on close listening, your lyrics are correct. And I agree that this is probably a case of a guy...