This song is Ray Davies' interpretation of society. When he sings "Girl, It's a hard, hard world, if it gets you down. Dreams often fade and die in a bad, bad world" he is referring to how many people never accomplish the things they want to in their lifetime because other people have put them down in the past.
The other line that stands out to me is "people are real people not just plain" because it then goes on to say how "It's a quiet quiet life, by a dirty old shack: which, to me, means that most people are not "real people" (as Ray says) and are superficial and fake.
This song has nothing to do with Orwell's work, even though he is a genius and his writing is amazing.
This song is Ray Davies' interpretation of society. When he sings "Girl, It's a hard, hard world, if it gets you down. Dreams often fade and die in a bad, bad world" he is referring to how many people never accomplish the things they want to in their lifetime because other people have put them down in the past.
The other line that stands out to me is "people are real people not just plain" because it then goes on to say how "It's a quiet quiet life, by a dirty old shack: which, to me, means that most people are not "real people" (as Ray says) and are superficial and fake.
This song has nothing to do with Orwell's work, even though he is a genius and his writing is amazing.