Blue American
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| “Blue American” | |||||
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| Song by Placebo | |||||
| Album | Black Market Music | ||||
| Released | 2000 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:31 | ||||
| Label | Virgin Records | ||||
| Producer | Pual Corkett | ||||
| Black Market Music track listing | |||||
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Blue American is a song on alternative rock band Placebo's third album Black Market Music. The song is soft and not heavily dependent on instruments, having more of a concentration on lyrics.
"Blue American" has a dark tone; in it, the protagonist seems to reflect over his life while referring to novels (such as Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin) and self-help books. The character expresses acceptance of his nature as "pretentious" and also expresses gratitude to his mother.
According to singer-lyricist Brian Molko, the character is "attacking his parents, his culture, his culture's history, self-help, psychiatry." Regarding the mention of his mother, Molko explained "[I]t just fitted. When it came out, I thought it would be really nice to make her quite happy. Because I'm sure most of the subject matter of our songs doesn't make her very happy. So, at one point, maybe for one verse at least, she might think, 'Oh, that's nice. My son still loves me.'"[1]
[edit] References
- ^ “I'm The Anti-Eminem!”, Melody Maker, October 2000, <http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/melodymoct.htm>. Retrieved on 20 March 2008
