Talk:Only a Lad

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[edit] Libertarianism

I don't really see the lyrics of this album as having a libertarian message. Can anyone provide any sources that prove that the person who wrote this analysis is correct, or opinions from critics who agree with these opinions? (Ibaranoff24 04:17, 25 September 2006 (UTC))

I think, since the title track itself it's a really anti-liberal song (it's about a guy whose criminal actions are justified by telling that is the society's fault) that Elfman could be sarcastic in its pro-liberal songs such as Capitalism... i dont' know much about the guy or the band itself to be sure, so i try to do a bit of research on google and i found this:

http://divisionoflabour.com/archives/002662.php The 50 greatest libertarian songs

http://donignacio.com/oingoboingo/onlyalad.html Don Ignacio's reviews

I really don't know what to say...the already mentioned title track seems anti-libertarian to me...but...if i had more time i'd read more about it, unfortunately i don't... it's surely a shared opinion, but i don't agree.Sickboy3883 21:10, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

The title track is clearly not anti-libertarian; the final portion of the lyrics make it clear that most of the lyrics are sarcastic and that "only a lad" is not an excuse for young men to shoot and run over innocent people. "Capitalism" was mentioned by National Review Online as one of the "50 greatest conservative rock songs" [1]. However, the song interpretations clearly need to be better sourced. Since the album is old and not the most well-known, however, this means digging through old magazines and such, and thus may never be done unless someone really loves this album (and this interpretation of it). Hopefully someone will source these claims before a zealous Wikipedian deletes them as WP:OR. Calbaer 20:29, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] little girls

The song little girls seems to have a feeling of paedophillia, is this what the song is about? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.43.57 (talk) 15:39, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Probably just an innuendo.76.197.254.226 (talk) 02:30, 6 March 2008 (UTC)