There's no question in my mind that Dissident Aggressor is about someone trying to escape East Berlin. The "impregnable wall" was still up in 1978 when JP wrote this song. "Hooks to my brain are well-in" reminds me of the Greek hero, Sisyphus, as he tried to push a boulder up a hill. Nevertheless, I bet our hero may have still been an armed and dangerous man if he made it to Western Europe:"Stab, Bawl,Punch, Crawl..." Analysis of a favorite song was the narrative prompt for my analysis of this song in my Developmental English textbook; five years ago, it was part of my lesson plan..........Enjoy the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall!!!
There's no question in my mind that Dissident Aggressor is about someone trying to escape East Berlin. The "impregnable wall" was still up in 1978 when JP wrote this song. "Hooks to my brain are well-in" reminds me of the Greek hero, Sisyphus, as he tried to push a boulder up a hill. Nevertheless, I bet our hero may have still been an armed and dangerous man if he made it to Western Europe:"Stab, Bawl,Punch, Crawl..." Analysis of a favorite song was the narrative prompt for my analysis of this song in my Developmental English textbook; five years ago, it was part of my lesson plan..........Enjoy the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall!!!
@bohemiotx i chuckled when i read your analysis. particularly the line about "amarican ideals"....
@bohemiotx i chuckled when i read your analysis. particularly the line about "amarican ideals"....