just to comment on the compass in his sleeve point - I think people are taking that a bit literally. I very much doubt it is a combined compass/watch. If you think about it a compass tells you what direction to go in, and a watch obviously tells you the time, so I think he is saying that when he looks at his watch it tells him it is time that he should be going home, but he doesn't, hence this is one of the "grounds for divorce" that he spending more and more time in the pub when he should be at home with his wife
You are a total dumbfuck. The "Grounds for Divorce" are not literal, and the narrator of the song could be single or wed for the song to work, his marital status has nothing to do with it.
You are a total dumbfuck. The "Grounds for Divorce" are not literal, and the narrator of the song could be single or wed for the song to work, his marital status has nothing to do with it.
Grounds for Divorce, as in the COCKTAIL! Did the line about The Aniseed Lounge mean nothing to you? Fucking wanker moron.
Grounds for Divorce, as in the COCKTAIL! Did the line about The Aniseed Lounge mean nothing to you? Fucking wanker moron.
This song has NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH RELATIONSHIPS. It is not about a wife, a girlfriend. Someone whom he loves.
This song has NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH RELATIONSHIPS. It is not about a wife, a girlfriend. Someone whom he loves.
It's about commemorating a recently deceased friend and fearing that his your life could end just as suddenly. The Narrator doesn't lack direction, but knows exactly what he should be doing with his life, but never actually follows that path (Which is EXACTLY what the line with the compass is intended to be about) He puts this off knowing that even if he spends his life without making anything of himself, seeding with the regular filth of this underworld of drunkards and nobodies, he will eventually be reunited with his friend in the afterlife, who is never named, only referred to as "The Seldom Seen Kid"
"The Seldom Seen Kid" is a nickname you give to somebody you rarely see, but truly enjoy the company of. In this case, it refers to Brian Glancy, with whom the band members used to perform in "The Corner Pin", the pub in Ramsbottom where they got their start. The song is quite literally about the nearly 3 years when the band stopped making music and what they went through with the loss of their friend over that time.
This message is not hidden, it is not an in-depth song. It is literal and straight-to-the-point. Those of you who try seeing a deeper meaning in it are the same ones who seem to have NO IDEA what it is about.
Woah, calm down. If it's a well known cocktail, I've never heard of it. Maybe they sell it in a bar in Manchester, but it's probably named after this song more than anything. He's working on it, as in, inventing it. You could say he's been working on it as in drinking it, but that's where our opinions differ I guess.
Woah, calm down. If it's a well known cocktail, I've never heard of it. Maybe they sell it in a bar in Manchester, but it's probably named after this song more than anything. He's working on it, as in, inventing it. You could say he's been working on it as in drinking it, but that's where our opinions differ I guess.
"The "Grounds for Divorce" are not literal"
"it is not an in-depth song. It is literal"
"The "Grounds for Divorce" are not literal"
"it is not an in-depth song. It is literal"
just to comment on the compass in his sleeve point - I think people are taking that a bit literally. I very much doubt it is a combined compass/watch. If you think about it a compass tells you what direction to go in, and a watch obviously tells you the time, so I think he is saying that when he looks at his watch it tells him it is time that he should be going home, but he doesn't, hence this is one of the "grounds for divorce" that he spending more and more time in the pub when he should be at home with his wife
You are a total dumbfuck. The "Grounds for Divorce" are not literal, and the narrator of the song could be single or wed for the song to work, his marital status has nothing to do with it.
You are a total dumbfuck. The "Grounds for Divorce" are not literal, and the narrator of the song could be single or wed for the song to work, his marital status has nothing to do with it.
Grounds for Divorce, as in the COCKTAIL! Did the line about The Aniseed Lounge mean nothing to you? Fucking wanker moron.
Grounds for Divorce, as in the COCKTAIL! Did the line about The Aniseed Lounge mean nothing to you? Fucking wanker moron.
This song has NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH RELATIONSHIPS. It is not about a wife, a girlfriend. Someone whom he loves.
This song has NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH RELATIONSHIPS. It is not about a wife, a girlfriend. Someone whom he loves.
It's about commemorating a recently deceased friend and fearing that his your life could end just as suddenly. The Narrator doesn't lack direction, but knows exactly what he should be doing with his life, but never actually follows that path (Which is EXACTLY what the line with the compass is intended to be about) He puts this off knowing that even if he spends his life without making anything of himself, seeding with the regular filth of this underworld of drunkards and nobodies, he will eventually be reunited with his friend in the afterlife, who is never named, only referred to as "The Seldom Seen Kid"
"The Seldom Seen Kid" is a nickname you give to somebody you rarely see, but truly enjoy the company of. In this case, it refers to Brian Glancy, with whom the band members used to perform in "The Corner Pin", the pub in Ramsbottom where they got their start. The song is quite literally about the nearly 3 years when the band stopped making music and what they went through with the loss of their friend over that time.
This message is not hidden, it is not an in-depth song. It is literal and straight-to-the-point. Those of you who try seeing a deeper meaning in it are the same ones who seem to have NO IDEA what it is about.
Fucking Wankers...
Woah, calm down. If it's a well known cocktail, I've never heard of it. Maybe they sell it in a bar in Manchester, but it's probably named after this song more than anything. He's working on it, as in, inventing it. You could say he's been working on it as in drinking it, but that's where our opinions differ I guess.
Woah, calm down. If it's a well known cocktail, I've never heard of it. Maybe they sell it in a bar in Manchester, but it's probably named after this song more than anything. He's working on it, as in, inventing it. You could say he's been working on it as in drinking it, but that's where our opinions differ I guess.
"The "Grounds for Divorce" are not literal" "it is not an in-depth song. It is literal"
"The "Grounds for Divorce" are not literal" "it is not an in-depth song. It is literal"
Contradiction?
Contradiction?