a friend (the friend who got me into pulp, in fact) once told me that all their songs are about sex with girls and teenage hooligans. to a point he was very right; pulp's music is true to its britpop genre by being packed full of everyday-life type situations. the commentary made by pulp is often quite serious, depite its pop presentation. take a quick look at the classic 'common people:' the song is about a rich girl who wants to act like a working class person because she thinks it's chic. the narrator's advice to her:
youll never fail like common people, youll never watch your life slide out of view'
score: jarvis: 1, you: 0.
but beyond the lyrics, pulps music is unlike anything else around today. their songs are arranged in a totally unique way; pulp manages to have their own distinct sound whilst keeping each song a singualr work of art. in addition, the music has depth and personality that other bands can only dream about. pulp manages to transcend guitar-based pop and place themselves in a different class.*
and anyway, people who dont like pulp are either too thick to get it or jealous that jarvis is smarter than they are.
so there.
take me back to
the beginning!!
