Song Choice of the Day: Franz Ferdinand & Sparks “Dictator’s Son”.
FFS was a stellar stupendous, music moment in time. A collaboration between Franz Ferdinand and Sparks. One of our preffered tracks is the satirical tune about an autocrat’s child who escapes his tyrannical birthright to live a life of American leisure in Los Angeles nightclubs.
We know a little – If not alot about this subject matter. A motif we we launched way before this song came to fruition. So as music does. It puts things into perspective. Even in a fun loud mode.
Off FFS supergroup’s self-titled 2015 debut and only album. The following is thee impeccable lyrical intro.
“Born in a far-off land
A nation of heat and sand
A father who ruled by force
A mother who said, “of course”
A nation of fearful men
And women afraid of them
But learning the family trade
My interest began to fade
I‘m a dictator’s son
Born with a silver gun
In a country that’s half insane
In a country that’s banned the rain
He kept his eye on me
Knew I had plans to flee
Strangely today it rained.”
