Common People

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eSXWWrIxSB4

Pulp loomed large in my formative years. Jarvis, would confront, Jacko, on stage. Their other work, ``Mile End''  appears on the Trainspotting soundtrack. Which was the only album, aside from the Pulp fiction soundtrack, I owned in college. Oh, I may have had, an R.E.M album too. On cassette, by the way. I bought, them from a shop in UNC, with travellers checks.

Anyway, why Common people. Firstly, University is full of wannabe's. In the US, I think it tends to work on racial grounds. The Ali G, Frat boy rapper types. Across the Atlantic, it seems to be on class.

You would notice that the children, of lawyers, spoke with a harsher accent, then myself. The son of a carpenter.

This song, is a reaction to these people. You may talk the talk, but you will never walk the walk. You are just playing a game.

``If you called your dad, he could stop it all''

 

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In other news

I watched Celtic lose, tonight

My Lost DVD's arrived!

I woke up at 10am , better reset my alarm clock !

Comments

Nessa said…
Have you heard William Shatner's version? So good!
Learning Center said…
What? You write about Pulp and don't mention meee? I'm the biggest Pulp fan in France, I have to be mentioned in any article about Pulp!

Seriously, nice article! I always liked the lyrics to Common People. You should check out other songs by Pulp, Jarvis is a very good lyricist.

Take care!

Charlotte

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