Bag Lady by Manic Street Preachers

Album: Journal For Plague Lovers (2009)

License This Song

lyrics

artistfacts

Songfacts®:

This is a hidden track, which follows on from "William's Last Words" at the end of the Journal For Plague Lovers album. Bassist Nicky Wire explained to the NME May 16, 2009 why they made this a secret track: "We thought it was too grim, musically. And also we wanted 13 tracks like The Holy Bible and we wanted a secret track like In Utero. Just a petty rock'n'roll thing." (Journal For Plague Lovers producer Steve Albini previously helmed Nirvana's In Utero).
Like all the other tracks on Journal For Plague Lovers this was transcribed by the band from the last available musings of Richey Edwards before he disappeared. This song and "William's Last Words" were the only two written as pure prose. Vocalist James Dean Bradfield told the NME that this "was the only sound that we actually worried about from a listener's perception of what we were trying to do. Because that is the song that just came straight away from the lyric."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

More Songfacts:

Just Can't Get EnoughThe Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas shot the video for "Just Can't Get Enough" in Japan just a week before a devastating earthquake hit the country.

Cigarettes And Chocolate MilkRufus Wainwright

"Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk" describes a time in Rufus Wainwright's life when he found himself hungover and pounding chocolate milk to feel better. It didn't work, so he smoked a cigarette, which is when he realized his addictive personality could be a problem.

Wrecking BallMiley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus didn't write "Wrecking Ball" but could very much relate to it. She was having problems in her relationship with Liam Hemsworth, so the theme of giving your love only to have it wrecked really resonated with her.

Why Can't We Be Friends?War

War got the idea for "Why Can't We Be Friends?" when they were traveling in Japan and found they had a kinship with the citizens even though they didn't speak the same language.

Opposites AttractPaula Abdul

MC Skat Kat was created for the remix of "Opposites Attract," which was released as the last single from Paula Abdul's Forever Your Girl album. The team that created the Kat also did a-ha's "Take On Me" video.

Don't You Want MeThe Human League

Phil Oakey of The Human League recorded his vocals for "Don't You Want Me" in the studio bathroom. The recording was disrupted by guitarist Jo Callis reaching through an open window from outside to repeatedly flush one of the toilets.