Great
IDLES * Track #9 On Joy as an Act of Resistance.
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Great by IDLES
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IDLESProduced by
Paul FrazerWrited by
Mark Bowen & Lee Kiernan & Jon Beavis & Adam Devonshire & Joe TalbotAbout
“Great,” the fourth single from IDLES' second album Joy as an Act of Resistance, reflects on the reasons behind why 52% of the UK chose to leave the EU.
It is ultimately a cautiously optimistic song about choosing unity over hate as the UK moves closer to the leave date, and into uncertain waters.
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Great Lyrics
[Verse 1]
(Listen to more Jungle)
Blighty wants his country back
Fifty-inch screen in his cul-de-sac
Wombic charm of the Union Jack
As he cries at the price of a bacon bap
[Pre-Chorus]
Islam didn't eat your hamster
Change isn't a crime
So won't you take my hand sir
And sing with me in time
[Chorus]
G, r, e, a, t (That's great)
G, r, e, a, t
[Verse 2]
Blighty wants her blue passport
Not quite sure what the union's for
Burning bridges and closing doors
Not sure what she sees on the seashore
[Pre-Chorus]
Islam didn't eat your hamster
Change isn't a crime
So won't you take my hand sister
And sing with me in time
[Chorus]
G, r, e, a, t (That's great)
G, r, e, a, t
[Outro]
(G, r, e, a, t) You can have it all, I don’t mind (That's great)
(G, r, e, a) Just get ready to work overtime
'Cause we’re all in this together
Great Q&A
Who wrote Great's ?
Great was written by Mark Bowen & Lee Kiernan & Jon Beavis & Adam Devonshire & Joe Talbot.
Who produced Great's ?
Great was produced by Paul Frazer.
What did IDLES say about "Great"?
Brexit. This song is confused and scared, but offers a withered gesture of reassurance that we are all capable of love. The music was based on a jungle bassline I wrote, we then just f***** around with it. The pure celebration of what we love led me to talk about something I don’t.
— Joe Talbot in...
What is it about?
‘Great’ is Idles’s response to Brexit, a recent event where the UK voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. They appear to believe (as many do) that the ‘Leave’ campaign was built on lies and racism as shown by the line ‘Islam didn’t eat your hamster’.