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Somebody threw a spanner and they threw him in the hole
There's rumors in the loading bay and anger in the town
Somebody blew the whistle and the walls came down
There's a meeting in the boardroom they're trying to trace the smell
There's leaking in the washroom there's sneak in personnel
Somewhere in the corridors someone was heard to sneeze
'Goodness me could this be Industrial Disease?'
The caretaker was crucified for sleeping at his post
They're refusing to be pacified it's him they blame the most
The watchdog's got rabies the foreman's got the fleas
And everyone's concerned about Industrial Disease
There's panic on the switchboard tongues are tied in knots
Some come out in sympathy some come out in spots
Some blame the management some the employees
And everybody knows it's the Industrial Disease
The work force is disgusted downs tools and walks
Innocence is injured experience just talks
Everyone seeks damages and everyone agrees
That these are 'classic symptoms of a monetary squeeze'
On ITV and BBC they talk about the curse
Philosophy is useless; theology is worse
History boils over there's an economics freeze
Sociologists invent words that mean 'Industrial Disease'
Doctor Parkinson declared 'I'm not surprised to see you here
You've got smokers cough from smoking brewer's droop from drinking beer
I don't know how you came to get the Bette Davis knees
But worst of all young man you've got Industrial Disease'
He wrote me a prescription he said 'you are depressed
But I'm glad you came to see me to get this off your chest
Come back and see me later - next patient please
Send in another victim of Industrial Disease'
I go down to Speaker's Corner I'm thunderstruck
They got free speech, tourists, police in trucks
Two men say they're Jesus, one of them must be wrong
There's a protest singer singing a protest song - he says
'They wanna have a war to keep their factories
They wanna have a war to keep us on our knees
They wanna have a war to stop us buying Japanese
They wanna have a war to stop Industrial Disease
They're pointing out the enemy to keep you deaf and blind
They wanna sap your energy incarcerate your mind
They give you Rule Brittania, gassy beer, page three
Two weeks in Espana and Sunday striptease'
Meanwhile the first Jesus says 'I'll cure it soon
Abolish Monday mornings and Friday afternoons'
The other one's out on hunger striker he's dying by degrees
How come Jesus gets Industrial Disease?
Best Dire Straits album EVER
Agree. I wish Bill would play "Private Investigations." My go to track for testing new speakers.
Needs a 'p' in his name dude ๐
Whatever you play is just fine by me.
๐
two men say they're Knopfler, one of them must be wrong...
they're, their. One of 'em must be wrong.
Two men say their President. One of 'em must be wrong!
they're, their. One of 'em must be wrong.
SAME HERE! ...WE aged well too!!
obviously Iยดm not old enough :-)
Now I love it. Aged very very well.
SAME HERE! ...WE aged well too!!
Now I love it. Aged very very well.
you or the album?
I prefer the term "brewers droop" to "whiskey dick", like so much of UK slang versus 'Merican.
Also the name of one of Mark's early bands. btw, 'merkin' means something else this side of the water. I refrain from saying if it is appropriate, but there may be some mileage comparing it with POTUS's hairpiece
Now I love it. Aged very very well.
My rating is 9 -OUTSTANDING
I hate the dancing bananas below
Jeez, what's with the dancing bananas? Animated GIFs were probably never a good idea but FFS this is 2017.
Jeez, what's with the dancing bananas? Animated GIFs were probably never a good idea but FFS this is 2017.
You must be a new comer to this board. Just be thankful that the vomit gif seems to have been retired.
Jeez, what's with the dancing bananas? Animated GIFs were probably never a good idea but FFS this is 2017.
I would vote for Telegraph Road.
I worked in a record store back then, and the owner had one of the first CD players, which I think he bought for around $1,000.00.
I remember this being one of his first discs:
like
Only think I am complaining is kids sitting on Doctor Parkinson couch, and wait for their turn to be psychoanalized for industrial disease.
I never seen a sicko kid.
"they wanna have a war to keep us on our knees
They wanna have a war to keep their factories
They wanna have a war to stop the spying Japanese
They wanna have a war to stop industrial disease
Corrected:
They wanna have a war to keep their factories
They wanna have a war to keep us on our knees
They wanna have a war to stop us buying Japanese
They wanna have a war to stop industrial disease
yes to hearing it here
Give it 20 years. :)
Oops-hadn't read the earlier post. I thought it was beer belly, too. D'oh!
Give it 20 years. :)
I prefer the term "brewers droop" to "whiskey dick", like so much of UK slang versus 'Merican.
Class Warfare in a five minute pop song.
One of my all-time favorite rock lyrics . . .
Mine, too! This song is chock full of great lines.
I would definitely not go that far - some of their stuff is pretty good (particularly Sultans of Swing album), but I totally agree that is dull and lazy, with throwaway instrumentation supporting a simple melody. Probably written as an album filler at the time? A musically accomplished band could probably churn something like this out in an hour in a studio.
Hello!?!? This is boring?
I'm not surprised to see you here.
You've got smokers cough from smoking,
brewer's droop from drinking beer.
I don't know how you came to get the Bette Davis knees,
But worst of all young man you've got Industrial Disease!
I used to find them boring in the 80's and still find them boring - added with a tinge of irritation now. This is what we were served up as guitar based rock in those bad old days.
Not sure why we still get to hear them...Dull
itaish wrote:
Compliment maybe?
One of my all-time favorite rock lyrics . . .
Hydrocarbons have now been found in reasonable quality offshore. . .
Indeed! Great sound.
Good all the way around.
Did you transcribe the lyrics? You must have a lot of time on your hands ;)
The lyrics take me back a couple of decades as they obliquely reference the state of the UK back in the Thatcherite 80s when the Tories were actively carrying out class war against the labour movement, and the movement was trying to fight back, with economy and society as 'collateral damage' (as they say these days). The verse about war is a direct reference to the Falklands/Malvinas war in 1982 - I don't know if this song was written before, during or after this nasty little pointless war, but Thatcher soon after 'victory' (at the cost of 2000 lives) talked freely of "the enemy within" by which she clearly meant striking workers. The war cemented her regime's power and led to its eventual victory in the class war it had started. This isn't so much a song as a piece of social history.
Warning lights are flashing down at quality control
Somebody threw a spanner and they threw him in the hole
There's rumors in the loading bay and anger in the town
Somebody blew the whistle and the walls came down
There's a meeting in the boardroom they're trying to trace the smell
There's leaking in the washroom there's a stinkin personnel
Somewhere in the corridors someone was heard to sneeze
Goodness me, could this be industrial disease?
Caretaker was crucified for sleeping at his post
They're refusing to be pacified it's him they blame the most
The watchdog's got rabies the foreman's got fleas
Everyone's concerned about industrial disease
There's panic on the switchboard tongues are ties in knots
Some come out in sympathy some come out in spots
Some blame the management some the employees
And everybody knows it's the industrial disease
The work force is disgusted downs tools and walks
Innocence is injured experience just talks
Everyone seeks damages and everyone agrees
That these are classic symptoms of a monetary squeeze
On ITV and BBC they talk about the curse
Philosophy is useless theology is worse
History boils over there's an economics freeze
Sociologists invent words that mean 'industrial disease'
Doctor Parkinson declared "I'm not surprised to see you here
You've got smokers cough from smoking, brewer's droop from drinking beer
I don't know how you came to get those Betty Davis knees
But worst of all young man you've got industrial disease"
He wrote me a prescription he said "you're not depressed
But I'm glad you came to see me to get this off your chest
Come back and see me later - next patient please
Send in another victim of industrial disease"
I go down to speaker's corner I'm thunderstruck
They got free speech, tourists, police in trucks
Two men say they're Jesus - one of them must be wrong
There's a protest singer singing a protest song - he says
"they wanna have a war to keep us on our knees
They wanna have a war to keep their factories
They wanna have a war to stop the spying Japanese
They wanna have a war to stop industrial disease
They're pointing out the enemy to keep you deaf and blind
They wanna sap your energy incarcerate your mind
They give you rule Brittania, gassy beer, page three
Two weeks in España and Sunday striptease"
Meanwhile the first Jesus says "I'd cure it soon
Abolish Monday mornings and Friday afternoons"
The other one's out on hunger strike he's dying by degrees
How come Jesus gets industrial disease
Meanwhile the first jesus says Id cure it soon
Abolish monday mornings and friday afternoons
The other one's on a hunger strike he's dying by degrees
How come jesus gets industrial disease
This is a great, fun song. Amazing album.
agreed! DS and Knopfler don't do much for me anymore but this is still fun..
GREAT SONG!!!
But you award multiple 9s to Talking Heads tracks??????
Go figure.
rmh3 wrote:
My favorite Dire Straits tune....
In memory of General Motors....
Neil Young sure hopes so.
Maybe not the strongest Dire Straits cut but the lyrics sure hit home in the current economic/political mess here in the US. Rock on, Mark, and keep us smiling through the pain.
In memory of General Motors....
Maybe not the strongest Dire Straits cut but the lyrics sure hit home in the current economic/political mess here in the US. Rock on, Mark, and keep us smiling through the pain.
Still, it's nice to hear it again after all these years.
Came here to say this. Great album, great band.
very dated bubble gum sound.
Still, it's nice to hear it again after all these years.