Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
Manic Street Preachers * Track #2 On Generation Terrorists
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Album Generation Terrorists
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- #2Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
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- #8Repeat (Stars and Stripes)
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- #12So Dead
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- #13Repeat (UK)
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- #14Spectators of Suicide
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- #15Damn Dog
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- #16Crucifix Kiss
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- #19A Vision of Dead Desire
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Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds by Manic Street Preachers
Release Date
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Manic Street PreachersProduced by
Steve BrownWrited by
Richey Edwards & Nicky Wire & James Dean Bradfield & Sean MooreAbout
Track 2 on Generation Terrorists.
Natwest, Barclays, Midlands and Lloyds are all British banks (Midland later being taken over by HSBC). Rumour has it that this song was written by Nicky Wire in anger at being refused a loan.
Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Economic forecast soothe our dereliction
Words of euthanasia, apathy of sick routine
Carried away with useless advertising dreams
Blinding children, life as autonotomes
[Chorus]
NatWest, NatWest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
Blackhorse apocalypse
Death sanitized through credit
NatWest, NatWest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
Blackhorse apocalypse
Death sanitized through credit
[Verse 2]
Barclays iron eagle, "33 injection"
Sold to advertisers, computer execution line
They give and take away, repossess and crucify
The more you own the more you are, lonelier with cheap desires
[Chorus]
NatWest, NatWest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
Blackhorse apocalypse
Death sanitized through credit
NatWest, NatWest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
Blackhorse apocalypse
Death sanitized through credit
NatWest, NatWest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
Blackhorse apocalypse
Death sanitized through credit
NatWest, NatWest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
Blackhorse apocalypse
Death sanitized through credit
[Bridge]
Prosperity exports for Pol Pot
Prosperity Mein Kampf for beginners
[Chorus]
NatWest, NatWest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
Blackhorse apocalypse
Death sanitized through credit
NatWest, NatWest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds
Blackhorse apocalypse
Death sanitized through credit
Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds Q&A
Who wrote Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds's ?
Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds was written by Richey Edwards & Nicky Wire & James Dean Bradfield & Sean Moore.
Who produced Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds's ?
Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds was produced by Steve Brown.
When did Manic Street Preachers release Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds?
Manic Street Preachers released Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds on Mon Feb 10 1992.
What is the sleeve quote in the album artwork for this track?
In the booklets of both the original version as well as the 20th anniversary edition, each of the songs have been given a quote by a prominent pop culture figure. On this song the quote is from the poet Phillip Larkin:
I listen to money singing, it’s like looking down from long French windows of a...
What did Manic Street Preachers say about "Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds"?
The following is taken from a track-by-track interview for Generation Terrorists:
Nicky Wire:
“Nat West–Barclays–Midlands–Lloyds” was a bit of a cornerstone when we were doing it […] a lyric that is more hauntingly prescient than it ever was, “Blackhorse apocalypse” and all that – spent quite a lo...