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Glasgow Smile
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Knife culture, gang violence and football - a nice family talk. You may need to have a look at the lyrics page...
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I am coming to that. The positive part is that all these difficulties have led me to concentrate more on the artistic side of the music - I mean art in the sense of expression, communication. I can’t be a working musician? Well, I’ll try to be an artist instead. I’ll try to touch people, I’ll try to share emotions. I can certainly try to do that even if I got back to a full-time, non musical job. And with playing live being so damn difficult, what better option than opening out to scores of people on the Internet? I am very happy to trade one or two online sales a month (real figures, from exceptionally good artists!) for a couple of dozens of downloads from people who like what I do. In the process, my compositions may even mean something to somebody, and that’s the one and only reason to do art. The record industry may well be dead, but music lives on.
Song Info
Genre
Blues Blues Rock
Charts
Peak #73
Peak in subgenre #27
Author
Pete Parisetti
Uploaded
March 23, 2007
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MP3
MP3 2.9 MB 128 kbps 3:08
Story behind the song
A "Glasgow smile" is a scar on the face, result of a (often football and beer-induced) knife fight amongst rival gangs. The "blues" are supporters of RANGERS FC, protestants, always at war with the catholic supporters of CELTIC. As in similar situations around the world, religion has nothing to do with this kind of violence, nor has football. Alcohol, drugs and the curse of a mentality that values violence continue taking a terrible toll on the lower strata of Scottish society.
Lyrics
Where’s ma knife, da Gaunny set wan record straight Where’s ma knife, da Gaunny gie the blues their due Ye be’er please cool down Ah’ve had enuff a those bloody fights But ah’m nae wee boy Ah know what tae dae mysel Ah’m no wee boy Ah can look efter mysel At’s no excuse ye fool! Ah don’t want you back wi’ a Glasgow smile ----------------------------------------------------------- Where’s the knife, da I just wanna slice ma bread Where’s the knife, da I just wanna slice ma bread Ye’r out a luck my boy Yer brother’s out at the football game
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