The song "The Marshall Plan" details the story of a teenager who loses his girlfriend at a rock concert to the band, and, inspired by the experience, becomes a rock star himself. The song's title no doubt comes from the U.S. economic aid program for the reconstruction of post-WWII Europe of the same name.
This program was intended in part to improve U.S. relations with Europe, however in some cases, some of the countries remained apathetic (or even hostile) towards the U.S. Similarly, while "Johnny" becomes a rock star in part to win back his girl, "still he reaches out, but Suzy's disappeared."
Of course, it is likely that the title is a play on words where Marshall refers to amplifiers of the same name. Thus, Johnny's plan ("I ain't playin' no surf music - I'm gonna play some heavy music - I'm gonna play bad - I'm gonna play loud") to win Suzy back no doubt requires the use of lots of Marshall amplifiers.
The song "The Marshall Plan" details the story of a teenager who loses his girlfriend at a rock concert to the band, and, inspired by the experience, becomes a rock star himself. The song's title no doubt comes from the U.S. economic aid program for the reconstruction of post-WWII Europe of the same name.
This program was intended in part to improve U.S. relations with Europe, however in some cases, some of the countries remained apathetic (or even hostile) towards the U.S. Similarly, while "Johnny" becomes a rock star in part to win back his girl, "still he reaches out, but Suzy's disappeared."
Of course, it is likely that the title is a play on words where Marshall refers to amplifiers of the same name. Thus, Johnny's plan ("I ain't playin' no surf music - I'm gonna play some heavy music - I'm gonna play bad - I'm gonna play loud") to win Suzy back no doubt requires the use of lots of Marshall amplifiers.