This song has a fairly funky type of swagger. It sounds good, but also sounds like it's unsure of itself as it lurches along. The very hectoring slogans against capitalism were also de rigueur for the time, almost to the point of mandatory. Gang Of Four were LEFTIST. I suppose that this song is a good way to find out more about the stuff their reacting against, though the mentioning of 'Lot's wife' (who turned to a pillar of salt) was somewhat bizarre. I always took that biblical story as a parable: If you 'look back' you'll become bitter (like salt). Or maybe I'm just too 'fancy-pants' for my own good. Gang of Four deservedly remain a touchstone of musical greatness, as they were definitely fine musician/lyricists.
This song has a fairly funky type of swagger. It sounds good, but also sounds like it's unsure of itself as it lurches along. The very hectoring slogans against capitalism were also de rigueur for the time, almost to the point of mandatory. Gang Of Four were LEFTIST. I suppose that this song is a good way to find out more about the stuff their reacting against, though the mentioning of 'Lot's wife' (who turned to a pillar of salt) was somewhat bizarre. I always took that biblical story as a parable: If you 'look back' you'll become bitter (like salt). Or maybe I'm just too 'fancy-pants' for my own good. Gang of Four deservedly remain a touchstone of musical greatness, as they were definitely fine musician/lyricists.