@MrGutley Thanks for the comment. I can't personally see what you mean in the portraits I've used. Some look a bit po-faced, yes, but hey! It's not easy being a Protestant LOL. And the song is a CLASSIC!!!
@vegetubleman - Apparently the lyrics were inspired by the passage(s) on Frans Hals in John Berger's 'Ways of Seeing'. I've not got round to that yet, but keep meaning as this is one of my very favourite songs and I really want to understand it!
@vegetubleman I get the impression that the artist believes he has been mistreated or ripped off by his wealthy clients. The artist takes revenge by painting them in an unflattering way (drunk). Also by publicly identifying his wealthy clients through his paintings, the poor will know who to attack when the proletarian revolution happens. Its still not a very good song though. McCarthy weren't a patch on Stereolab.
What a great lost song, just made into the Peel festive 50 in the late 1980's, probably 1987?
TheNeworder1 9 months ago
@MrGutley Thanks for the comment. I can't personally see what you mean in the portraits I've used. Some look a bit po-faced, yes, but hey! It's not easy being a Protestant LOL. And the song is a CLASSIC!!!
vegetubleman 1 year ago
where can one buy the albums?
LuckyST 1 year ago
That's great @Nazimova - another piece in the jigsaw!
vegetubleman 2 years ago
Glad you liked it, BPC.
vegetubleman 2 years ago
Wonderful!
BPCpresents 2 years ago
Thanks, meesterschilders. I had no idea there was so much art on Youtube - impressive!
vegetubleman 2 years ago
placed into my playlist of Frans Hals, thanks
meesterschilders 2 years ago
One of the 80s finest bands, hugely underrated, but lyrically and musically outstanding.
Rich27014 2 years ago 3
Many thanks to inshreds66 for supplying the lyrics.
vegetubleman 2 years ago
It's certainly had more visits than I expected. I've still got no idea what he's singing about!
vegetubleman 2 years ago
@vegetubleman - Apparently the lyrics were inspired by the passage(s) on Frans Hals in John Berger's 'Ways of Seeing'. I've not got round to that yet, but keep meaning as this is one of my very favourite songs and I really want to understand it!
nazimova1981 2 years ago
@vegetubleman I get the impression that the artist believes he has been mistreated or ripped off by his wealthy clients. The artist takes revenge by painting them in an unflattering way (drunk). Also by publicly identifying his wealthy clients through his paintings, the poor will know who to attack when the proletarian revolution happens. Its still not a very good song though. McCarthy weren't a patch on Stereolab.
MrGutley 1 year ago
This song is a work of art too. McCarthy genius.
inshreds66 2 years ago 5
Esta canción está en mi ADN. Que puta maravilla.
Acidmarx 2 years ago 2