I think this song is about a mental asylum in Dundee, actually. "Country Club" is perhaps a nickname for a former institution near where the band members lived, and as so the name refers to it.
Some of the lyrics seem to imply it - "Old and sickening at the country club" probably refers to the people sent there to rot away for the rest of their lives, and "Your limitations are our every care" is probably the most obvious it gets. "If we stick around we're sure to be looked down upon" probably refers to the self-loathing the narrator has for himself and the people around him, which is what many feel about in a poor mental state (as in an institution).
In it's entirety the song revolves around paranoia and insanity, just like the previous single "Party Fears Two" from the band. Additionally, "Bap de la Bap" and a few other similar songs revolve around concepts of the weak and insane, so it wouldn't be out of field to say that that's what Mackenzie was implying.
You have to wonder if his songwriting was a precursor to his fate, perhaps.
I think this song is about a mental asylum in Dundee, actually. "Country Club" is perhaps a nickname for a former institution near where the band members lived, and as so the name refers to it.
Some of the lyrics seem to imply it - "Old and sickening at the country club" probably refers to the people sent there to rot away for the rest of their lives, and "Your limitations are our every care" is probably the most obvious it gets. "If we stick around we're sure to be looked down upon" probably refers to the self-loathing the narrator has for himself and the people around him, which is what many feel about in a poor mental state (as in an institution).
In it's entirety the song revolves around paranoia and insanity, just like the previous single "Party Fears Two" from the band. Additionally, "Bap de la Bap" and a few other similar songs revolve around concepts of the weak and insane, so it wouldn't be out of field to say that that's what Mackenzie was implying.
You have to wonder if his songwriting was a precursor to his fate, perhaps.