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Old 04-01-2014, 21:02
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Safe European Home...?

Always wondered why James sometimes says that at the end of Enola/Alone, can anyone tell me as to why and how it came about?
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Old 04-01-2014, 21:05
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All I know is it's a song by The Clash. Not sure about the relevance (if any) to Enola/Alone though.
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Old 05-01-2014, 14:13
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All I know is it's a song by The Clash. Not sure about the relevance (if any) to Enola/Alone though.
Same here. Maybe it isn't relevant to the song, but to the environment and the situation of the concert place or whatever... Gotta see the whole context.
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Old 05-01-2014, 14:27
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I always saw the two songs having related themes... Enola/Alone about a desire for escape into a new world, Safe European Home about returning home defeated by an alien culture.
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Old 05-01-2014, 14:34
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Then James must be advertising the song as it was the episode 2 to their song. ^_-
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Old 06-01-2014, 00:05
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Used to close You Love Us saying "There's too many closets so when will we fall!" which is a Sex Pistols lyric http://www.plyrics.com/lyrics/sexpis...sinthesun.html
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Old 06-01-2014, 00:31
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Used to close You Love Us saying "There's too many closets so when will we fall!" which is a Sex Pistols lyric http://www.plyrics.com/lyrics/sexpis...sinthesun.html
Always wondered what he was singing there..
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Old 06-01-2014, 01:45
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Because the riff at the end of the song sounds like "Safe European Home"?
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Old 08-01-2014, 17:51
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Because the riff at the end of the song sounds like "Safe European Home"?
yup

because it fits basically is my view

There is also a poor live version from their first glasto I think where a line from substitute "I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth" is put into either you love us or motown junk - cant remember which one

also, alone rhymes with home - kinda lol

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Old 21-03-2014, 14:50
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Also segued from Enola/Alone into 'Lost in the supermarket' a few times too so it's could just be a nod to the clash.
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