<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bama_197:
I was listening to the radio the other day and the song Deacon Blues came on. Y'all know that part that talks about how they call Alabama the Crimson Tide, are they downing them in that song? The verse goes:
"They got it made for the winners
in the world,
And I want a name when I lose.
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide."
Are they calling them losers? I need a little help on this.</font>
No....He is definitely NOT calling Alabama losers. He is saying winners, like Alabama, have a name, like the Crimson Tide. He wants a colorful name for when he loses, Deacon Blues. Remember, the song was written in 1977. in the 16 years before it was written, Alabama had won 4 National Championships and were headed to a fifth in '77 before being robbed of it. No one in their right mind during this period of time could conceive of referring to Alabama as "losers".
Here are the complete Lyrics:
This is the day of the expanding man,
That shape is my shade, there where I used to stand,
It seems like only yesterday, I gazed through the glass
at Ramblers, wild gamblers, that's all in the past.
You call me a fool, you say its a crazy scheme.
This one's for real, I already bought the dream.
So useless to ask me why, throw a kiss and say goodbye.
I'll make it this time, I'm ready to cross that fine line
{CHORUS}I'll learn to work the saxophone
I'll play just what I feel,
Drink scotch whisky, all night long,
And die behind the wheel.
They got a name for the winners in the world,
I want a name when I lose.
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide.
Call me Deacon Blues,
Deacon Blues
My back to the wall, a victim of laughing chance.
This is for me, the essence of true romance.
Sharing the things we know and love
With those of my kind,
Libations, sensations, that stagger the mind.
I crawl like a viper, through the suburban streets.
Make love to these women, languid and bitter sweet.
I rise when the sun goes down,
Cover every game in town, a world of my own,
I'll make it my home sweet home.
[chorus]
This is the night of the expanding the man.
I take one last drag, as I approach the stand.
I cried when I wrote this song.
Sue me if I play too long.
This brother is free.
I'll be what I want to be.
[chorus]
[This message has been edited by Bamalaw92 (edited 07-01-2004).]
