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It is basically blue jean material. In this lyrics it can literally mean people fighting over pants, or it could be used metaphorically to mean fighting over jobs, as dungaree has traditionally been strongly associated with working or work clothing.Survival wrote: Nice one there Iron. Can you tell us what does 'dungaree' mean?
Nice! Really strange (but funny!) that there is all of a sudden a South American country in it.RasLeroy wrote:3. Yabby You - Free Africa
At 0.40:
Zambia! Mozambique
Guatemala, they all must be free
*And yeah, I know Guatemala isn't an African country but I'm pretty sure that's what he's singing!
err, what does it mean to make a chin of your nose? He's saying makes a chimney of your nose, not a chin of your nose.rnld wrote:4. Max Romeo - Cigarett
At 1.26:
It break your pocket and it burn your clothes
And make a chin of your nose
Then later down in life you see
You come down with the the ***big LC*** *(short for lung cancer)*
Flashman has a point there Survival. The "ney" is somewhat muffled after the "chim" in the song.flashman wrote:err, what does it mean to make a chin of your nose? He's saying makes a chimney of your nose, not a chin of your nose.
Thanks Flashman & rnld. You're obviously right. Lyric adjusted!rnld wrote:err, what does it mean to make a chin of your nose? He's saying makes a chimney of your nose, not a chin of your nose.
Flashman has a point there Survival. The "ney" is somewhat muffled after the "chim" in the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgKpbjIdVCU
Hi KD51,KD51 wrote:Hi,
Please forgive me if I'm wrong!
The Culture track sounds like 'Nailed to the possession'