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| R.E.M. – Orange Crush Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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Probably the song does hint to Agent Orange and Nam, but I think your interpretation of that line is a very good one. It's exactly what I thought about when I heard the song for the first time. I imagine this proud young man, who's possibly also physically strong, and that's his life philosophy. A good argument in favor of that is the way Stipe sings the line, very proud, almost with a splendid arrogance. |
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| R.E.M. – Orange Crush Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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From what I make out, Stipe's voice sings 'serve your conscience overseas' and the chorus replies 'over me, not overseas', so the chorus is kinda in a contradiction with the established patriotic opinion. Also, I think that the band had much to say about how the video would look like and you have this child that is now a man and, thus, a possible hint to a father-son relationship: the son is now a man and he will wage his own war, possibly a pacifist struggle. The fact that Stipe's father was in Vietnam is, I think, significant in this context. |
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