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Sowing the Seeds of Love Lyrics
High time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man
And the love train rides from coast to coast D.J.'s the man we love the most Could you be, could you be squeaky clean And smash any hope of democracy? As the headline says you're free to choose There's egg on your face and mud on your shoes One of these days they're gonna call it the blues And anything is possible when you're sowing the seeds of love Anything is possible Sowing the seeds of love I spy tears in their eyes They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention Food goes to waste! So nice to eat, so nice to taste Politician Grannie with your high ideals Have you no idea how the Majority feels? So without love and a promise land We're fools to the rules of a government plan Kick out the style! Bring back the jam! Anything Sowing the seeds The birds and the bees My girlfriend and me in love Feel the pain Talk about it If you're a worried man - then shout about it Open hearts - feel about it Open minds - think about it Everyone - read about it Everyone - scream about it! Everyone Everyone - read about it, read about it Read in the books in the crannies and the nooks there are books to read Chorus! Time to eat all your words Swallow your pride Open your eyes High time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man And the love train rides from coast to coast Every minute of every hour - "I Love a Sunflower" And I believe in love power, love power, LOVE POWER!!! Sowing the seeds An end to need And the politics of greed With love
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12-18-2004
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12-21-2004
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12-30-2004
I think that "kick out the style, bring back the jam' has a double meaning. On the surface, its saying bring back substance into music, and get rid of all these pop acts who are just there to look good. Delving deeper, it could be about the band the Jam. The Jam were all about politcs and depicted such intense social realism in their songs. Then Wellar left and formed the Style Council, and even though some songs were about politcal issues (Walls Come Tumbling Down for eg), they weren't known as a particularly political band. So the lads could be saying, bring back such bands that told you the truth and fought on the issues through their music. I may be completely wrong about this - that's just my perspective!
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01-30-2005
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03-09-2005
I think the song deals with the mental numbness of the general public, how they turn to religion for their answers instead of informing themselves about what happens ("They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention") and how the songwriters believe people should make more of an effort to inform themselves and figure out their place in society ("Read it in the books, in the crannies and the nooks there are books to read!")
"Politician Grannie with your high ideals, have you no idea how the majority feels?" - This refers to the misrepresentation by a nation's political force of what its people really want, and the songwriters think it's "high time" they "shook up the views of the common man" - in other words, get people aware that their governments don't always fairly represent them. Perhaps they are using this song to do so!
"Without love and a promised land, we're fools to the rules of the Government plan" - Ok, we've established that we need to be more aware of what our government is really doing, but what will motivate us to take action? Love! They are saying that without hope, people continue to be numb, but with love, people open up and start thinking about their surroundings more, and then will work together to make a better society. (A bit hypocritical in my opinion, as this seems just as ideological as the "politician grannie" that the songwriters make fun of.)
The end of the song basically sums it up... people will be happier, more loving, and less greedy if they just spread the love around.
Suddenly I felt the urge to put a flower in my hair.
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07-17-2005
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08-04-2005
butterflykiss84 was right on about the Jam/Style Council reference. Roland and Curt have said that's what it was about.
"Politician Granny" is a reference to Margaret Thatcher, who was the PM in the UK at the time the song was written. The boys weren't very big fans of hers. :)
And in general yeah, I think it's a song about people needing to get involved. Wake up and smell what your government is doing in your name. So many people just blindly follow without even really knowing what the implications are. They should educate themselves - there are a ton of resources out there - read them in the books in the crannies and the nooks. :)
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09-13-2005
Wow, I never knew it was true, just how I represented the song to be - that's cool though :) I'm glad that's what it meant then just the literal meaning! And now I'm all chuffed with myself!!
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07-03-2006
I think John Lennons song is the best pop song ever made. This one lends a key element of that song and turns it to something grand in its own write ;). Without any doubt TFF's best.
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09-14-2006
Ecstacy and house music was just starting to creep in, hence 'sowing the seeds of love' - people were starting to be nicer to each other and embrace this love culture that was starting
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10-06-2006
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10-06-2006
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01-21-2007
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03-10-2007
IE, don't just accept whatever sound bites you hear, do some research for yourself.
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03-10-2008
this (along with the whole Jam/Style Council point already made) most likely also is a direct reference to the song 'Kick Out The Jams' by MC5 (Motor City 5) released in 1969.
This song title has often been taken as a slogan of the 1960s ethos of revolution and liberation. A call to "kick out" restrictions in all its numerous forms. An ethos that sits well with the various political and social points made within 'Sowing The Seeds Of Love'
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03-18-2008
This song also must have influenced Oasis' 'All Around the World' - heard the song? seen the vid? Its just like it! More recently I reckon its influenced Panic at the Disco's 'Nine in the Afternoon' - go listen to it.
These bands can bang on about how the Beatles have inspired them but I think they should really give a nod to Tears for Fears....one of the most underrated bands ever!
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08-19-2008
The opening line is in past tense, and seems to describe the power that people carried and the notoriety of the peace movement then. And then of course as the cold war peaked and capitalism and the fear of communism took its hold, things moved in a very different direction then those in the 60's & 70's fought for.
Then they beckon us to think about the world, remember the ideals of the past because they're still relevant... even now...
"An end to need and the politics of greed" Private Enterprise is one thing... but the privatisation of a government... come on people!!
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