Opium tea & Naked lunch
У "нашего все" Ника Кейва есть отличная песенка под названием Opium tea, она мне сразу запала в душу. Точно так же, как и книжка Берроуза Naked lunch запала задолго до того, как я ее прочитала. Ну и кино по ней шикарное, жалко только, что не Терри Гильям режиссер. К чему это я? Ах да... В чем связь? Да вот коммент нашла тут занятный, неглупый человек написал, вроде бы. Текст песни тоже там лежит.
The "wail of the call to prayer" obviously implies that he's in a Muslim country. The "dirham or two" suggests Morocco. I think this song is about William S. Burroughs. He lived in Tangier for a few years while writing his novel Naked Lunch. He was heavily addicted to opiates at the time. He left a son back in the States, which also fits. Nick Cave seems to reference literature a lot in his songs, so it seems like a plausible interpretation. I can imagine Burroughs drifting around the city in an opium haze, thinking about the life he left behind.
The "wail of the call to prayer" obviously implies that he's in a Muslim country. The "dirham or two" suggests Morocco. I think this song is about William S. Burroughs. He lived in Tangier for a few years while writing his novel Naked Lunch. He was heavily addicted to opiates at the time. He left a son back in the States, which also fits. Nick Cave seems to reference literature a lot in his songs, so it seems like a plausible interpretation. I can imagine Burroughs drifting around the city in an opium haze, thinking about the life he left behind.