I'd think the title was definitely inspired by the pigeon incident and maybe even Joe's "I swear to tell the truth" intro. They should have used that "Sort It Out" era photo where Paul is pointing the gun as the sleeve!101Walterton wrote: ↑12 Apr 2018, 3:51pmI’d suggest a bit of both would be the truth.
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"They don't think it be like it is, but it do." - Oscar Gamble
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Joe's Rat Patrol era lyrics were pretty playful - even if sometimes darkly humorous. I found myself reading some of them today and he wrote some real gems.
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Just irritated that 99% of all writing on that song talks about pigeons and ignores the actual lyrics.
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To be a fly on the wall when this was conceived.
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Mick’s “high man” response in Julie’s Been Working for the Drug Squad.
Disappointed how long it took me to not work out that Clash City Rockers was a Bay City Rollers joke.
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Me too. It took me until 18.20 on the 13th April 2018.
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Likewise.
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Thirded. This is like tep's revelation that Chubby Checker was a play on Fats Domino.matedog wrote: ↑13 Apr 2018, 1:31pmLikewise.
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I didn’t know that either!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑13 Apr 2018, 1:48pmThirded. This is like tep's revelation that Chubby Checker was a play on Fats Domino.matedog wrote: ↑13 Apr 2018, 1:31pmLikewise.
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Slightly off on a tangent, but I assume the Clash City Rockers word play was from Mick, as evidenced later on by Number 10 Upping Street and others. Got me thinking when Rob Peter Pay Paul was played on the reunion tour; I realise it is not a Mick invention, but is that expression where the name Pay Pal came from?
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Same here.
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I'm glad it's not just me! I always liked the song but wondered what the title meant.JennyB wrote: ↑13 Apr 2018, 2:59pmSame here.
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Not long before me then
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Yeah, what
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