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- Down Payment Blues Lyrics / with translationsI know that it's evil
I know that it's got to be
I know I ain't doing much
Doing nothing means a lot to me
Living on a shoe string
A fifty cent millionaire
Open to charity
Rock 'n' roller welfare
Sitting in my Cadillac
Listening to my radio
Suzy baby get on in
Tell me where she want to go
I'm living in a nightmare
She's looking like a wet dream
I got myself a Cadillac
But I can't afford the gasoline
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I've got holes in my shoes
And I'm way overdue
Down payment blues
Get myself a steady job
Some responsibility
Can't even feed my cat
On social security
Hiding from the rent man
Oh it makes me want to cry
Sheriff knocking on my door
Ain't it funny how the time flies
Sitting on my sailing boat
Sipping off my champaign
Suzy baby all at sea [Suzy baby you're obscene]
Say she want to come again
Feeling like a paper cup
[Floating | Blowing] down a storm drain
Got myself a sailing boat
But I can't afford the gasoline [...afford a drop of rain]
But I can't afford to gather way [gather way - navigation - To attain headway. ]
CHORUS
I know that it's got to be
I know I ain't doing much
Doing nothing means a lot to me
Living on a shoe string
A fifty cent millionaire
Open to charity
Rock 'n' roller welfare
Sitting in my Cadillac
Listening to my radio
Suzy baby get on in
Tell me where she want to go
I'm living in a nightmare
She's looking like a wet dream
I got myself a Cadillac
But I can't afford the gasoline
CHORUS:
I've got holes in my shoes
And I'm way overdue
Down payment blues
Get myself a steady job
Some responsibility
On social security
Hiding from the rent man
Oh it makes me want to cry
Sheriff knocking on my door
Ain't it funny how the time flies
Sitting on my sailing boat
Sipping off my champaign
Suzy baby all at sea [Suzy baby you're obscene]
Say she want to come again
Feeling like a paper cup
[Floating | Blowing] down a storm drain
Got myself a sailing boat
But I can't afford the gasoline [...afford a drop of rain]
But I can't afford to gather way [gather way - navigation - To attain headway. ]
CHORUS
Facts about Down Payment Blues
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Down Payment Blues is written by Ronald Belford Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young.
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It is first released on May 05, 1978 as part of AC DC's album "Powerage" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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When we try to understand the message behind it, aC/DC's 'Down Payment Blues' humorously portrays the struggles of financial hardship and the ironic juxtaposition of material possessions with the inability to afford basic necessities, using metaphors like a Cadillac without gas and a sailing boat without fuel to highlight the disparity. The down payment blues lyrics focus on six emotional states which include angst and despair and heartbreak and reflection and social commentary. The song demonstrates how people handle their financial problems while they seek to escape reality and pursue their romantic desires. The lyrics contain some mature themes which include financial struggles and references to alcohol but they do not contain any explicit language or violent content or sexual material. The themes and situations described in the content require an older audience, which is why the content received a PG rating.
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Down Payment Blues falls under the genre Rock.
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Down Payment Blues song length is 6 minutes and 04 seconds.
Who wrote Down Payment Blues lyrics?
Down Payment Blues is written by Ronald Belford Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young.
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When was Down Payment Blues released?
It is first released on May 05, 1978 as part of AC DC's album "Powerage" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Down Payment Blues lyrics?
When we try to understand the message behind it, aC/DC's 'Down Payment Blues' humorously portrays the struggles of financial hardship and the ironic juxtaposition of material possessions with the inability to afford basic necessities, using metaphors like a Cadillac without gas and a sailing boat without fuel to highlight the disparity. The down payment blues lyrics focus on six emotional states which include angst and despair and heartbreak and reflection and social commentary. The song demonstrates how people handle their financial problems while they seek to escape reality and pursue their romantic desires. The lyrics contain some mature themes which include financial struggles and references to alcohol but they do not contain any explicit language or violent content or sexual material. The themes and situations described in the content require an older audience, which is why the content received a PG rating.
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Which genre is Down Payment Blues?
Down Payment Blues falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Down Payment Blues?
Down Payment Blues song length is 6 minutes and 04 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Ronald Belford Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm YoungRecord Label(s): 1978 J Albert & Son (Pty ) Ltd
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