London Girl

**Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:30 pm**

in the first verse of this song there is a line "Where the Blacks sold fire and sleep" i was wondering what the meaning of this line is, i checked out the parting glass site but there was nothing, does anyone have any insight into this line?

**Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:05 pm**

fire - crack or methamphetamine
sleep - heroin or GHB

**Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:39 pm**

i always thought fire = lighters (stupid eh? :oops:

) and sleep = sleeping pills

MacRua wrote:fire - crack or methamphetamine
sleep - heroin or GHB

**Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:46 am**

nah , fire is kinda stimulant and sleep - depressant. Uppers and downers, you know

**Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:27 am**

Whoops...

I thought it said "where the blacks sell foriegn sweets"

**Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:06 am**

Suum cuique

**Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:18 pm**

take drugs then you will know

**Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:00 pm**

Just listened to this song again - who is doing the 'answer' backing vocals in the end during the fadeout?

**Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:56 am**

Not one of my favorite Pogues tunes, but it does strongly remind me of Shane's earlier band The Nips, bouncy accordion and a cajun-sytled guitar hook.

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