Jürgen Bopp
2004-07-04 13:43:32 UTC
Hello,
can someone please explain some lines in this David Bowie-song to me. I'm
not English, so maybe my language skills are just not sufficient. Or maybe
it's not clear indeed what Bowie is saying. But probably it's all quite
simple.
The lines in question are in the first verse:
"Strung out on lasers and slash back plaza
Ate all your razors while pulling the waiters"
For those who don't know the song, it's about an alien that for some reason
landed in New York and is making fun with the people.
Here are the complete lyrics. And thanks for your help.
RegardsJuergen
A small Jean Genie snuck off to the city
Strung out on lasers and slash back plaza
Ate all your razors while pulling the waiters
Talking bout Monroe and walking on Snow White
New York's a go-go and everything tastes right
Poor little Greenie
The Jean Genie lives on his back
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks
He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
Jean Genie let yourself go!
Sits like a man but smiles like a reptile
She loves him, she loves him but just for a short while
She'll scratch in the sand, won't let go his hand
He says he's a beautician and sells you nutrition
And keeps all your dead hair for making up underwear
Poor little Greenie
The Jean Genie lives on his back
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks
He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
Jean Genie let yourself go!
He's so simple minded he can't drive his module
He bites on the neon and sleeps in the capsule
Loves to be loved, loves to be loved
The Jean Genie lives on his back
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks
He's outrageous, he screams and bawls
Jean Genie let yourself go!
can someone please explain some lines in this David Bowie-song to me. I'm
not English, so maybe my language skills are just not sufficient. Or maybe
it's not clear indeed what Bowie is saying. But probably it's all quite
simple.
The lines in question are in the first verse:
"Strung out on lasers and slash back plaza
Ate all your razors while pulling the waiters"
For those who don't know the song, it's about an alien that for some reason
landed in New York and is making fun with the people.
Here are the complete lyrics. And thanks for your help.
RegardsJuergen
A small Jean Genie snuck off to the city
Strung out on lasers and slash back plaza
Ate all your razors while pulling the waiters
Talking bout Monroe and walking on Snow White
New York's a go-go and everything tastes right
Poor little Greenie
The Jean Genie lives on his back
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks
He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
Jean Genie let yourself go!
Sits like a man but smiles like a reptile
She loves him, she loves him but just for a short while
She'll scratch in the sand, won't let go his hand
He says he's a beautician and sells you nutrition
And keeps all your dead hair for making up underwear
Poor little Greenie
The Jean Genie lives on his back
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks
He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
Jean Genie let yourself go!
He's so simple minded he can't drive his module
He bites on the neon and sleeps in the capsule
Loves to be loved, loves to be loved
The Jean Genie lives on his back
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks
He's outrageous, he screams and bawls
Jean Genie let yourself go!