Freq (greenfly and the rose)

[Andrew Gilham]

>Question 2:  What is the song Greenfly and the Rose
>about???????

Well, on one level, it's about greenflies (aphids) and roses; various rose
varieties are named.  On another level, it's about how nothing lasts forever.
And then it's about how insects rule the world.

But the aphids can also be read as a metaphor for the proletariat, so it's a
political statement too - but an ambiguous statement, because the aphids' -
the workers' - dream is out of all proportion to their capability.

And it's also about the vanity of mankind, because mankind is irrelevant in
the aphids' scheme of things.

Just some thoughts!

- Andy

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