Black and tans
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| - | A type of beverage made from a pale ale and a heavier dark beer such as stout or porter | + | A type of beverage made from a pale ale and a heavier dark beer such as stout or porter. |
| - | ''from [[Banging Camp]]'' | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_tan Black and Tan]. |
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| + | In [[Banging Camp]], this is undoubtably the meaning explicitly meant by the character in the song. But due to the fact that the songwriter felt it necessary to clarify the meaning, "they mean the kind from the cans", it could implicitly be a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_tans Black and Tan regiments] used in Ireland to suppress revolution or uprisings amongst the Republicans. This varient would fit thematically with the earlier lines about the "great white sharks", which act as a brutal, repressing force. There's also a strong connection in America between Catholics and people of Irish descent. | ||
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| + | ''from [[Curves and Nerves|Curves & Nerves]] and [[Banging Camp]]'' | ||
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Current revision as of 12:14, 26 November 2007
A type of beverage made from a pale ale and a heavier dark beer such as stout or porter.
In Banging Camp, this is undoubtably the meaning explicitly meant by the character in the song. But due to the fact that the songwriter felt it necessary to clarify the meaning, "they mean the kind from the cans", it could implicitly be a reference to the Black and Tan regiments used in Ireland to suppress revolution or uprisings amongst the Republicans. This varient would fit thematically with the earlier lines about the "great white sharks", which act as a brutal, repressing force. There's also a strong connection in America between Catholics and people of Irish descent.
from Curves & Nerves and Banging Camp
