@tman
You are forgetting one thing: back in the 1980's, the economy was also down the drain, and this song is from 1982.
In the UK you had Thatcher, who closed the mines and killed of thousands and thousands of jobs, killing the economy in a lot of small and medium towns, and redistributing the wealth to a few rich men who only got richer, and making the poor poorer. Just like Reagan did in the US, that's why they were such great buddies.
@tman
You are forgetting one thing: back in the 1980's, the economy was also down the drain, and this song is from 1982.
In the UK you had Thatcher, who closed the mines and killed of thousands and thousands of jobs, killing the economy in a lot of small and medium towns, and redistributing the wealth to a few rich men who only got richer, and making the poor poorer. Just like Reagan did in the US, that's why they were such great buddies.
i always thought the song was about the decline of the uk also. this whole verse i seen as Thatcher talking and not the person of knoplers affection.
i always thought the song was about the decline of the uk also. this whole verse i seen as Thatcher talking and not the person of knoplers affection.
But just believe in me baby and I'll take you away
From out of this darkness and into the day
From these rivers of headlights, these rivers of rain
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
'Cause I've run every red light on memory lane
I've seen desperation explode into flames
And I don't wanna see it again
But just believe in me baby and I'll take you away
From out of this darkness and into the day
From these rivers of headlights, these rivers of rain
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
'Cause I've run every red light on memory lane
I've seen desperation explode into flames
And I don't wanna see it again
here thatcher is being interpreted as... trust me i...
here thatcher is being interpreted as... trust me i can guide us through all this pain the song is so British protest, and i can see how some take the song as any rust belt city in USA
Considering current news on the Detroit Bankruptcy, just how brilliant and visionary does one have to be to write this song 30+ years ago????
@tman You are forgetting one thing: back in the 1980's, the economy was also down the drain, and this song is from 1982. In the UK you had Thatcher, who closed the mines and killed of thousands and thousands of jobs, killing the economy in a lot of small and medium towns, and redistributing the wealth to a few rich men who only got richer, and making the poor poorer. Just like Reagan did in the US, that's why they were such great buddies.
@tman You are forgetting one thing: back in the 1980's, the economy was also down the drain, and this song is from 1982. In the UK you had Thatcher, who closed the mines and killed of thousands and thousands of jobs, killing the economy in a lot of small and medium towns, and redistributing the wealth to a few rich men who only got richer, and making the poor poorer. Just like Reagan did in the US, that's why they were such great buddies.
@tman So how's your musical carreer coming along?
@tman So how's your musical carreer coming along?
@tman
@tman
i always thought the song was about the decline of the uk also. this whole verse i seen as Thatcher talking and not the person of knoplers affection.
i always thought the song was about the decline of the uk also. this whole verse i seen as Thatcher talking and not the person of knoplers affection.
But just believe in me baby and I'll take you away From out of this darkness and into the day From these rivers of headlights, these rivers of rain From the anger that lives on the streets with these names 'Cause I've run every red light on memory lane I've seen desperation explode into flames And I don't wanna see it again
But just believe in me baby and I'll take you away From out of this darkness and into the day From these rivers of headlights, these rivers of rain From the anger that lives on the streets with these names 'Cause I've run every red light on memory lane I've seen desperation explode into flames And I don't wanna see it again
here thatcher is being interpreted as... trust me i...
here thatcher is being interpreted as... trust me i can guide us through all this pain the song is so British protest, and i can see how some take the song as any rust belt city in USA
just my take anyway
@tman take it back to the '67 Detroit Riots. Before that Auto strikes for better pay, and on and on.
@tman take it back to the '67 Detroit Riots. Before that Auto strikes for better pay, and on and on.