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- čas přidán 30. 12. 2017
- Endangered Species (1982)
She sits by the window
I sit by the aisle
The hostess pours the drinks
With a practiced smile
We talk about sunshine
As we touch down
Now we are the foreigners
And you’re not around
Divide by eight, multiply by five
Counting kilometres
Trying to translate
Is this what I wanted?
This twist of fate
Watching people take pictures
With expensive cameras
Through dirty windows
Of foreign cars
Divide by eight, multiply by five
Playing with a calculator
I’m counting the cost
I feel so cheated
At every border cross
I’ll send you a postcard
I wish you were here
You think that I’m joking
I’ve never been more sincere
Divide by eight, multiply by five - Hudba
Gyerekkorom meghatározó zenekara !!
Nem vagy vele egyedül. ;) Gyönyörű!
Why does he sing "Divide by eight, multiply by five"? What does it mean in these lyrics?
working out rate for foriegn currency
@@malcolmcog Thank you! Any idea which currency that would've been?
It’s actually changing miles to kilometers
@@Balbain Great!
@@michavandam yes, this is one of my favorite lyrics Charlie wrote. He’s always at his best writing about what he knows. It is an observation about touring in Europe. “People taking pictures with expensive cameras through dirty windows of foreign cars” refers to the time I bought a cannon camera to take photos on tour. “I feel so cheated at every border crossed” refers to the customs crossing points back then, before the EEC. Between the exchange rate and the fact that they don’t exchange coins left you financially diminished and at the end of the tour pockets full of coins. We referred to those coins as shrapnel. I almost never post on CZcams and such, this is perhaps the 2nd time ever, but I was just showing my wife part of my younger life she is unfamiliar with and this song seemed a good example. Way more than you asked about, but there it is.