i think this song is about being in a band. more specifically, it's about selling out and the danger of letting fame get in the way of protecting yourself and the band.
First, the band is getting signed by a label (most likely a major label). The "pigs" in this case are the label executives who are just trying to sign an indie band (not necesarily pavement themselves, but a band like them). The execs even go so far to say they hate jocks and their girlfriends just to appeal to the band.
Papers are signed (if the signatures are checked) and the band gets its first brush with fame. They start getting press in magazines & tv (wave to the camera), they start playing more shows (nation so depraved
from the cheap seats see us), AND...
... they finally get to hear their band on the radio in the car (take another ride to see me home listen to me! i'm on the stereo).
After a while, they get to know famous people, (what about the voice of geddy lee...
"i know him and he does!")
and then everything goes wrong for the band. The labels out to get them and their fans are getting bored with them. All because they were so caught up in being famous, they didn't read the fine print in the contract (well focus on the quasar in the mist). And in the end, taking the proper precautions against getting fucked by the label would have been common sense. (everybody knows advice that was given out for free. lots of details to discern)
i think this song is about being in a band. more specifically, it's about selling out and the danger of letting fame get in the way of protecting yourself and the band.
First, the band is getting signed by a label (most likely a major label). The "pigs" in this case are the label executives who are just trying to sign an indie band (not necesarily pavement themselves, but a band like them). The execs even go so far to say they hate jocks and their girlfriends just to appeal to the band.
Papers are signed (if the signatures are checked) and the band gets its first brush with fame. They start getting press in magazines & tv (wave to the camera), they start playing more shows (nation so depraved from the cheap seats see us), AND...
... they finally get to hear their band on the radio in the car (take another ride to see me home listen to me! i'm on the stereo).
After a while, they get to know famous people, (what about the voice of geddy lee... "i know him and he does!")
and then everything goes wrong for the band. The labels out to get them and their fans are getting bored with them. All because they were so caught up in being famous, they didn't read the fine print in the contract (well focus on the quasar in the mist). And in the end, taking the proper precautions against getting fucked by the label would have been common sense. (everybody knows advice that was given out for free. lots of details to discern)