The Sex Pistols also reacted to the stark social conditions that infected Great Britain in the late seventies - rising unemployment, a hard-line, conservative government, and a depressed post-industrial economy. ... The song is also somewhat muffled. ... The harsh, discordant sound of the song is clearly evident in the vocal style. ... The opening guitar riff of the song is light and melodic. ... The vocal harmony adds melody and levity to the song. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The song starts out with the lyrics 'Wine is fine but whiskey's quicker/ Suicide is slow with liquor.' The song is a denunciation of alchoholism, arguing that it is a slow form of suicide. ... R&B kept the tempo and the drive of jump blues, but its instrumentation was sparer and the emphasis was on the song, not improvisation. ... Primarily an extension of alternative/independent rock, Sadcore is slow, fragile and gut-wrenching music made by and for the depressed. ... Some emo leans toward the progressive side, full of complex guitar work, unorthodox song structures, arty noise,...

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For example, in one song, titled "I"m Just A Kid", the band discusses how a boy in his teens wakes up early to hang out with his friends one weekend only to discover he hasn't any. He mentions staying up the whole night and just hanging out with no one but himself, and ends up being depressed and thinking no one likes him. ... Another example is in the song, "Addicted", in which a boy tries to gain forgiveness from his recent ex-girlfriend and plead his case in that he doesn't deserve the breakup, mostly because he misses her and feels awful for driving her to break up with him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School