Gang Of Four - Armalite Rifle - 1978
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For an anti-war song it actually makes you want one. If I were Mark Westrom I'd reintroduce the AR-180 and use this in a commercial.
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well if JOHN disapproves of it!
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i still love fast records look it up when you have time!
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@BagpipeHustler because of most people my own age i now have to check myself every time i go to use the word 'random'. RANDOM DOES NOT MEAN WEIRD OR UNEXPECTED
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Top 5 singles of all time.
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@chopinbloc I believe you're right. The 180 was a big hit in Ireland at that time.
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well if JOHN disapproves!
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I disapprove of it. So does dave...
well if DAVE disapproves!! lol
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Glorious....then she comes to my room...
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@classof77 in this day and age, what DOESN'T 'sound deliberately limp and politely middle-class'? i pick gang over any of today's "random", trendy, weak, corny indie bands...
BagpipeHustler 1 year ago 10
"I disapprove of it / And so does John"
Which sounds deliberately limp and politely middle-class -- which makes the contrast with the line before ("blow your head off / blow your guts out") more chilling -- which then doubles back and gives extra weight to the "disapprove of it" -- that's the kind of dialectical tension that early Go4 were so sharp at. Love their early lyrics.
Great single.
classof77 1 year ago 7