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electricrussell (Sunday 23rd of November 2008 12:07:05 AM)

Best song ever written about the Northern Ireland Troubles:A face is raining/Across the border/The pride of history/The same as murder/The steady hand as planned/Behind the reasoning/No claim for property/Both sides of the river/There is bacteria/No one should be there/Blown into breeze/Scatter concrete/The jagged metal bad life/There must be meaning/Behind the moaning/Spreading tales/Like coffin nails/I need to hide/Trigger machinery/Across the border/Armoured machinery mangled

electricrussell (Sunday 23rd of November 2008 12:01:52 AM)

Personal and introspective? They're so obviously about the Troubles in Northern Ireland at the time. I ask you to listen again: 'Careering across the border, pride of history same as murder'

DungeonStudio (Sunday 23rd of November 2008 08:25:20 AM)

I think John's lyric's are so poetically ambiguous they stand the test of time. It certainly plays well to Northern Ireland's troubles at the time. But can just as easily be applied to any conflict as well, past present and future. As well, they can exude so many other levels of turmoil - personally, nationally, global. It's unfair to pigeonhole the song to say it's 'just this'. It's really so much more for everyone. John's a brillant poet that begs for mass interpretations. :)

track8fodderstompf (Sunday 16th of November 2008 09:59:57 AM)

WHat??? why are you giving me thumbs down? Im only saying youtube's stripped the bass off the video.

mzfiguer (Friday 14th of November 2008 06:12:21 PM)

Fucking awesome.

china027 (Wednesday 12th of November 2008 12:13:15 PM)

wow what memories! i got on stage with PIL, at the Palatium in NYC, and sang with them to this song, and pop tones. what a great nite that was. wow i was 16 and had my 15 minutes of fame, lol.

robertwienerrocks (Friday 28th of November 2008 05:20:41 PM)

Congratulations, I MUST get that bootleg. I'm sure it's stellar...

robertwienerrocks (Friday 28th of November 2008 05:21:44 PM)

How did Wobble's weenie taste afterwards?

china027 (Sunday 30th of November 2008 08:18:20 PM)

Never had to suck any weenie to get on stage or back stage. I have now replied to a weenie, that is a first...My picture did make Creem magazine, with PIL, now that is history and stellar,LOL!!!

china027 (Sunday 30th of November 2008 08:21:43 PM)

The point is this song is awesome and it brings back a great nite of memories to me.