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Elton John Durban Deep Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 9/10 [1 vote]Album: Sleeping with the Past / Original Release Date: 1989-08-07Genre: RockSong Duration: 5 min 28 sec
ELTON JOHN
- Durban Deep Lyrics / with translationsI won't see you `till Christmas
I breathe coal dust, I get blisters
But the foreman he don't worry
He say work boy there's no hurry
Don't that big red sun
Look a lot like fire
When you come out of the ground
After forty eight hours
Going down down down down down
Going down in Durban deep
Going down down down down down
There's no mercy in my sleep
I just hear that drill and hammer
I feel the killing heat
Going two miles down to the heart
Of Durban deep
I was born on amen corner
I pound rock face, I get lonely
But my family they go hungry
Sill the boss man he call us lazy
Don't the old blue heaven
Look a lot like your eyes
When you're blinded by the brightness
Of the Transvaal sky
I breathe coal dust, I get blisters
But the foreman he don't worry
He say work boy there's no hurry
Don't that big red sun
Look a lot like fire
When you come out of the ground
After forty eight hours
Going down down down down down
Going down in Durban deep
Going down down down down down
There's no mercy in my sleep
I feel the killing heat
Going two miles down to the heart
Of Durban deep
I was born on amen corner
I pound rock face, I get lonely
But my family they go hungry
Sill the boss man he call us lazy
Don't the old blue heaven
Look a lot like your eyes
When you're blinded by the brightness
Of the Transvaal sky
Facts about Durban Deep
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Durban Deep is written by Elton John, Bernard J.p. Taupin.
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It is first released on August 07, 1989 as part of Elton John's album "Sleeping with the Past" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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When we try to understand the message behind it, the song 'Durban Deep' by Elton John shows the difficult conditions that South African miners face through the song's metaphor 'going down in Durban deep' which describes their physical and emotional descent into work-related pain and suffering and shows the extreme difference between the beautiful sky above and the dangerous conditions that exist underground. The Durban deep lyrics present a combination of five different themes that include despair and angst and social commentary and reflection and anger. The song shows how human existence needs people to work hard while they go through various forms of exploitation which lead to their alienation from society and their experience of pain and their need to find hope. The lyrics describe dangerous workplaces which include extremely difficult situations that will test younger listeners in their ability to handle it. The language and imagery of the material contain mature content which will create disturbing experiences for children who are younger than 13 years.
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Durban Deep falls under the genre Rock.
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Durban Deep song length is 5 minutes and 28 seconds.
Who wrote Durban Deep lyrics?
Durban Deep is written by Elton John, Bernard J.p. Taupin.
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When was Durban Deep released?
It is first released on August 07, 1989 as part of Elton John's album "Sleeping with the Past" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Durban Deep lyrics?
When we try to understand the message behind it, the song 'Durban Deep' by Elton John shows the difficult conditions that South African miners face through the song's metaphor 'going down in Durban deep' which describes their physical and emotional descent into work-related pain and suffering and shows the extreme difference between the beautiful sky above and the dangerous conditions that exist underground. The Durban deep lyrics present a combination of five different themes that include despair and angst and social commentary and reflection and anger. The song shows how human existence needs people to work hard while they go through various forms of exploitation which lead to their alienation from society and their experience of pain and their need to find hope. The lyrics describe dangerous workplaces which include extremely difficult situations that will test younger listeners in their ability to handle it. The language and imagery of the material contain mature content which will create disturbing experiences for children who are younger than 13 years.
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Which genre is Durban Deep?
Durban Deep falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Durban Deep?
Durban Deep song length is 5 minutes and 28 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Elton John, Bernard J.p. TaupinRecord Label(s): 1998 Mercury Records Limited
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