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So who's that girl there?
I wonder what went wrong
So that she had to roam the streets
She don't do major credit cards
I doubt she does receipts
It's all not quite legitimate
And what a scummy man
Just give him half a chance
I bet he'll rob you if he can
Can see it in his eyes, yeah
That he's got a driving ban
Amongst some other offences
And I've seen him with girls of the night
He told Roxanne to put on her red light
They're all infected but he'll be alright
Cause he's a scumbag, don't you know
I said he's a scumbag, don't you know!
Although you're trying not to listen
I bet your eyes are staring at the ground
She makes a subtle proposition
I'm sorry love I'll have to turn you down
And oh he must be up to something
Want half a chance to show he's more than likely
I've got a feeling in my stomach
I start to wonder what his story might be
What his story might be
They said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here
Around
And look here comes a Ford Mondeo
Isn't he Mister Inconspicuous
And he don't have to say 'owt
She's in the stance ready to get picked up
And she's delighted when she sees him
Pulling in and giving her the eye
Because she must be fucking freezing
Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky
She don't stop in the winter no and...
They said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here
They said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Over the river going out of town
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here
And what a scummy man
Just give him half a chance
I bet he'll rob you if he can
Can see it in his eyes that he's got a nasty plan
I hope you're not involved at all
I wonder what went wrong
So that she had to roam the streets
She don't do major credit cards
I doubt she does receipts
It's all not quite legitimate
And what a scummy man
Just give him half a chance
I bet he'll rob you if he can
Can see it in his eyes, yeah
That he's got a driving ban
Amongst some other offences
And I've seen him with girls of the night
He told Roxanne to put on her red light
They're all infected but he'll be alright
Cause he's a scumbag, don't you know
I said he's a scumbag, don't you know!
Although you're trying not to listen
I bet your eyes are staring at the ground
She makes a subtle proposition
I'm sorry love I'll have to turn you down
And oh he must be up to something
Want half a chance to show he's more than likely
I've got a feeling in my stomach
I start to wonder what his story might be
What his story might be
They said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here
Around
And look here comes a Ford Mondeo
Isn't he Mister Inconspicuous
And he don't have to say 'owt
She's in the stance ready to get picked up
And she's delighted when she sees him
Pulling in and giving her the eye
Because she must be fucking freezing
Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky
She don't stop in the winter no and...
They said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here
They said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Over the river going out of town
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here
And what a scummy man
Just give him half a chance
I bet he'll rob you if he can
Can see it in his eyes that he's got a nasty plan
I hope you're not involved at all
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"I wonder what went wrong so that she had to roam the streets, she don't do major credit cards, I doubt she does receipts, it's not quite legitimate."
--the prostitute in question didnt do anything wrong necessarily to deserve what she has to do for a living--she lives honestly outside of per proffession...essentially she is victim of an unfortunate fate.
"He told Roxanne to put on her red light (The Police reference), they're all infected but he'll be alright because hes a scumbag, don't you know?...etc." ... "and look here comes a Ford Mondeo"
--the pimp, a nearly exact opposite of the prostitute forementioned, is corrupted..."I bet he'll rob you if he can". His lifestyle is centered around abuse of the misfortune of the girls he works with, and he wins out from it.
Essentially the song is just about basically how unfair the world, particularly the "prostitution industry" is. The good are forced to freeze to death while waiting to get picked up to sell their bodies, while the corrupt chill in their nice warm cars and rip people off (and these girls) to fund his decadence.
...Not that that is anything to be proud of mind, I still hate my parents for naming me after a prozzie. :P
During, And oh he must be up to something(Summit)
My personal interpretation (probably due to the fact that I am eternally glued to the Crime Channel)
Was that this regarded Steve Wright (the Suffolk Strangler)
Cause he drove a Ford Mondeo and picked up prostitutes... That was part of the evidence they built against him that they had CCTV of him driving his Mondeo to pick up prostitutes in the red light district. Clearly that was a nasty plan. Also... I believe he had committed other offenses, most of them have. Anyway... yeah.
So when I saw the series about the Sulfolk strangler and they mentioned the Mondeo, I instantly thought of this song. Five minutes of googling makes it clear that the song predates the murders by almost a year so the song wasn't inspired by them. Lets hope it's not the other way round...
If you've ever seen the video it really opens up more of a meaning ...and it's kind of funny when the "scummy man" comes out in his pink feather boa.
anyway, this song obviously is about prostitution and even makes a reference to the Police song, "Roxanne" which is about a hooker.
If you've ever seen the video it really opens up more of a meaning ...and it's kind of funny when the "scummy man" comes out in his pink feather boa.
anyway, this song obviously is about prostitution and even makes a reference to the Police song, "Roxanne" which is about a hooker.
He picks her up some days later, and now you can not only see in his eyes that "he's got a driving ban amongst some other offences", but also that he has a nasty plan. The singer/story teller hopes the girl is not involved at all, but when the sun goes down he drives over the river and out of town. We can only speculate on what happens to the girl, but it is no doubt a part of the terrible occupational risks of being a street prostitute.
i actaully know someone who got given a "subtle proposition" only to say "sorry love i'll have to turn you down". lol