A statement about the convoluted world of the UK in the 70s. More Orwellian than anything else. Beatles, Stones & Elvis were rendered useless by the less than ideal subsistence of the U.K. youth and terrible economy. The song is an alarm to wake up and retake control of your own life.
Better paint your face means that color doesn't matter - that all youth are in the same boat.
That no neighborhoods - no matter how exclusive (Knightsbrige) would be immune from violence.
A statement about the convoluted world of the UK in the 70s. More Orwellian than anything else. Beatles, Stones & Elvis were rendered useless by the less than ideal subsistence of the U.K. youth and terrible economy. The song is an alarm to wake up and retake control of your own life. Better paint your face means that color doesn't matter - that all youth are in the same boat. That no neighborhoods - no matter how exclusive (Knightsbrige) would be immune from violence.