The song meaning couldn't be more obvious: These are the rantings of some famous bigot across the Pond in England, who imagined he knew something about Texans. That this kind of bigotry is still celebrated is disappointing, but not surprising. But it's okay, rednecks can take it. Besides, they have guns.
@Curmudgeon999 You may be confusing a bigoted ranting with an artistic commentary on an Englishman's fascination with Americana and some of its dark ironies. I doubt if he meant any harm. Taupin strikes me as a young(at the time) British song writer who was mystified by the USA and tapped it as a useful muse in his work. Another song that falls into this category is The Ballad of Dan Bailey from Yellow Brick Road.
@Curmudgeon999 You may be confusing a bigoted ranting with an artistic commentary on an Englishman's fascination with Americana and some of its dark ironies. I doubt if he meant any harm. Taupin strikes me as a young(at the time) British song writer who was mystified by the USA and tapped it as a useful muse in his work. Another song that falls into this category is The Ballad of Dan Bailey from Yellow Brick Road.
The song meaning couldn't be more obvious: These are the rantings of some famous bigot across the Pond in England, who imagined he knew something about Texans. That this kind of bigotry is still celebrated is disappointing, but not surprising. But it's okay, rednecks can take it. Besides, they have guns.
@Curmudgeon999 You may be confusing a bigoted ranting with an artistic commentary on an Englishman's fascination with Americana and some of its dark ironies. I doubt if he meant any harm. Taupin strikes me as a young(at the time) British song writer who was mystified by the USA and tapped it as a useful muse in his work. Another song that falls into this category is The Ballad of Dan Bailey from Yellow Brick Road.
@Curmudgeon999 You may be confusing a bigoted ranting with an artistic commentary on an Englishman's fascination with Americana and some of its dark ironies. I doubt if he meant any harm. Taupin strikes me as a young(at the time) British song writer who was mystified by the USA and tapped it as a useful muse in his work. Another song that falls into this category is The Ballad of Dan Bailey from Yellow Brick Road.