I remember studying the lyrics to "Inheritance" by New Model Army in English at school... I'm now 31 and I still haven't figured out how the hell Mrs Teacher came up with that one.
For the record I think I was the only one in the class who actually knew the song... (apart from Teach obviously)...
Meaning of "fairytale of new york"
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Re: Meaning of "fairytale of new york"
Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:28 am
Mick Molloy wrote:By the way I'm going to write an essay about William Blake's London comparing it to seventies and eighties punk songs about London.
Till now I have London Calling and Dark Streets of London. Anypne have any other suggestions
'london you're a lady'
an absolutely stunning set of lyrics that i've been listening to a lot of late (in between large chunks of 'orphans' of course...)
"september is your purgatory, christmas is your hell..."
I went and set the Thames on fire,
Now I must come back down
She's laughing in her sleeve at me,
I can feel it in my bones
Now I must come back down
She's laughing in her sleeve at me,
I can feel it in my bones
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