Always liked the melody/changes in that song. Never knew what it was about. Thanks for clearing that up.
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Blue Monday by New Order is about the Falklands conflict.Quote:
My favorite overlooked Elvis Costello song is "Shipbuilding", which may well be the ONLY song about the Falkland Islands War of
1982. I believe this song was also in the movie High Fidelity.
Interesting. I had never heard that before.
According to wikipedia, it's up for debate:
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As with many of New Order's songs, the meaning of "Blue Monday"'s lyric has been the subject of much debate. Although Bernard Sumner never publicly discusses his lyrics, many people have surmised that "Blue Monday" concerns the suicide of Joy Division vocalist Ian Curtis and the effect it had on his former bandmates. However, comparisons with the lyrics and the aftereffects of cocaine have also been made, which would fit in with the potentially drug related themes of many other New Order tracks (another legend has it that the band was on LSD while recording it, and after they finished the producers took them to a café to finish out their tripping while they went back and cleaned it up). It has also been suggested that the song is a reference to the Falklands War.
I don't think I like a whole 5 songs from any one band...
Galactic Cowboys
Feel The Rage
In A Lonely Room
The Lens
Fear Not
Evil Twin
Steve Vai
The Riddle
The Audience Is Listening
Liberty
Erotic Nightmares
Bad Horsie