PJ Harvey – The Glorious Land

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  General Comment:I think this is about the bombing of Japan at the close of WW2 I believe. It reminds me of Grave of the Fireflies, a film about two children struggling to survive in wartime Japan.
  
  That or just the perspective of the locals in a country being invaded by neo-colonial powers, like America and England. American interventionism often exploits those being invaded, stripping them of their culture, and ability to be a contender in the world economy. They are forced to exploit their own children to survive.

  Flag tifnzon January 17, 2013   Link

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  General Comment:One of my very favorite PJ Harvey songs ever, on a truly brilliant album.

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  General Comment:Oh shi- that's what the last verse says!?
  
  This album is nuts. Such beautiful tragedy.

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