Believe this song is about a school teacher that impressed Rowland. When he says "lower down" he means in a lower school class. At that time, the teacher was impressive, but as he got older, the teacher was less and less important to him. Probably the man was a disappointment also, as the jab about not smiling seems a little vindictive...
@thirdshore I had a completely different theory about this song. I thought it was from the viewpoint of a hooker who was dancing with her man / handler and finding that he owned her but had no tenderness for her. But now you mention it being about a teacher, I think maybe it might have been a music teacher. "All in all I'd say things have turned out good" that line being about his success as a pop star, then he says:
"You still don't smile at me
But then I never thought you would.
You don't waste time on praise, when you...
@thirdshore I had a completely different theory about this song. I thought it was from the viewpoint of a hooker who was dancing with her man / handler and finding that he owned her but had no tenderness for her. But now you mention it being about a teacher, I think maybe it might have been a music teacher. "All in all I'd say things have turned out good" that line being about his success as a pop star, then he says:
"You still don't smile at me
But then I never thought you would.
You don't waste time on praise, when you could.
Or just tell me something.
Anything.
Good."
...So maybe he met his old music teacher again in a pub or something, after his band became successful, and the teacher still behaved in an offhand and blase manner towards him, as if he was still a schoolboy making mistakes in class.
Believe this song is about a school teacher that impressed Rowland. When he says "lower down" he means in a lower school class. At that time, the teacher was impressive, but as he got older, the teacher was less and less important to him. Probably the man was a disappointment also, as the jab about not smiling seems a little vindictive...
@thirdshore I had a completely different theory about this song. I thought it was from the viewpoint of a hooker who was dancing with her man / handler and finding that he owned her but had no tenderness for her. But now you mention it being about a teacher, I think maybe it might have been a music teacher. "All in all I'd say things have turned out good" that line being about his success as a pop star, then he says: "You still don't smile at me But then I never thought you would. You don't waste time on praise, when you...
@thirdshore I had a completely different theory about this song. I thought it was from the viewpoint of a hooker who was dancing with her man / handler and finding that he owned her but had no tenderness for her. But now you mention it being about a teacher, I think maybe it might have been a music teacher. "All in all I'd say things have turned out good" that line being about his success as a pop star, then he says: "You still don't smile at me But then I never thought you would. You don't waste time on praise, when you could. Or just tell me something. Anything. Good." ...So maybe he met his old music teacher again in a pub or something, after his band became successful, and the teacher still behaved in an offhand and blase manner towards him, as if he was still a schoolboy making mistakes in class.
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@pinkyandrexa Music teacher... Perfect! Guess we'll never know...
@pinkyandrexa Music teacher... Perfect! Guess we'll never know...