This song is very melodic and catchy, although the subject matter is depressing and about people who are trapped. The lyrics for "Rotten Peaches" were actually written by Bernie Taupin (a straight married male). I think this is a song about different heterosexual males caught in unique situations that they are not used to. "...left from the dockland two years ago now"...."no green grass in U.S. State Prison"..... "no one to hold on to when you're sick for your wife" ... and in desperation did things that they didn't necessarily enjoy.
This song is very melodic and catchy, although the subject matter is depressing and about people who are trapped. The lyrics for "Rotten Peaches" were actually written by Bernie Taupin (a straight married male). I think this is a song about different heterosexual males caught in unique situations that they are not used to. "...left from the dockland two years ago now"...."no green grass in U.S. State Prison"..... "no one to hold on to when you're sick for your wife" ... and in desperation did things that they didn't necessarily enjoy.