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Pink Floyd - Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert (Waters)
G C D G
G
Brezhnev took Afghanistan.
C
Begin took Beirut.
D G
Galtieri took the Union Jack.
G
And Maggie, over lunch one day,
C
Took a cruiser with all hands
D G
Apparently to make him give it back.
C G
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Dan The English Wanna Be |
#1 by Dan The English at Jan 15, 1974 at 4:17 PM EST |
| Yeah, heathens... | |
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Thomas Average |
#2 by Thomas Buckman at Apr 17, 1975 at 2:06 PM EST |
| Soviet invasion of Afghanistan One of the wars involving Israel And the war going on at the time that Waters hated the most, the Falkland Island War | |
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Toni Average |
#3 by Toni at Aug 29, 1979 at 6:37 AM EST |
| Its the Union JAG not the Union Jack. The Union Jag is the name of the British flag. | |
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Toby Musical Thunder |
#4 by Toby at Mar 26, 1982 at 4:52 PM EST |
| First off, the British flag IS called the Union JACK, not Union Jag. Second, this was written in 1982, so it has to do with fighting around that time. Third, it is definitely about the Falkland Islands war between Britain and Argentina. Fourth, the line about Brezhnev took Afghanistan had to do with Russia invading that country. (Which the Americans, in turn, boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Russia, as well as gave weapons and training to the Afghans... Who, as we now know, had a young man named Osama Bin Laden fighting for them...) | |
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Mike Average |
#5 by Mike Murphy at Sep 28, 1982 at 2:40 AM EST |
| this song has the coolest title ever | |
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Lamb Of God Wor Average |
#6 by Lamb Of God Worshiper at May 4, 1983 at 11:05 PM EST |
| I can't listen to anything other than this album these days, thinking about he Iraq war and all that. | |
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Basstard Professional |
#7 by Basstard at Dec 2, 1984 at 9:10 PM EST |
| For some reason I have an image of Pink Floyd in the desert, with a violin, and the explosion is the sound of a piano falling infront of them. The piano explodes in a cascade of splinters, while the band plays on. Yeah, I don't know what this means either. | |
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DemolitionLover Wanna Be |
#8 by DemolitionLover ^^v^^ at Dec 21, 1985 at 4:29 PM EST |
| I was meant to say: What a WEIRD name for a song! | |
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ScumFucBondage Average |
#9 by ScumFucBondage bumsex at Feb 27, 1991 at 11:38 PM EST |
| Dubya took Afganistan, and Olmert Took Beiruit... "Maggie over lunch one day took a cruiser, with all hands..." In 1982 the UK sunk The ARA General Belgrano, an Argentine cruiser, during the Falkland War, resulting in significant loss of life and no shortage of controversy. Waters suggests that the order to sink the cruiser was given by Thatcher like she was simply picking up a magazine from the local store on her lunch break. No deep thought to the act, just another thing on her to-do list . | |
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Avinash Average |
#10 by Avinash Dutta at Nov 9, 1993 at 1:22 PM EST |
| What a werid name for a song! | |
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health risk Average |
#11 by health risk at Nov 2, 1994 at 12:44 AM EST |
| Irony. If it weren't real, you'd have to love it. | |
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Jordan Rhythm Player |
#12 by Jordan at May 30, 1996 at 12:08 AM EST |
| Actually, Hezbollah took Beirut, as well as the rest of Lebanon. | |
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Derek Average |
#13 by Derek Mayfield at May 4, 1998 at 1:57 AM EST |
| HAHA, the bloody title is hilarious. | |
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` niki * Average |
#14 by ` niki * at Mar 16, 2000 at 12:52 PM EST |
| The song was written in 1982 and states the current world scene. The Soviets had moved into Afghanistan, but were never able to quell the Taliban (sound familiar?). Israel, under Menachim Begin, took control of all of Lebanon (a widely criticized move, even Reagan told them to pull out) and Galtieri invaded the Falklands (took the Union Jack). The whole album gives Waters a chance to denounce the militarism of the Thatcher/Reagan/Breznev era. No wonder Waters has such little tolerance for W now. | |
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Nick Rhythm Player |
#15 by Nick Carrasco at May 16, 2000 at 5:11 AM EST |
| still freaks me out when that rocket shoots thro! | |
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Chad Wanna Be |
#16 by Chad Barri at Mar 25, 2002 at 8:30 AM EST |
| So, kds1978, I guess it should be Dubya took afganistan, and Nasrallah took beirut. | |
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Kyle Average |
#17 by Kyle Lester at Jan 28, 2003 at 10:48 AM EST |
| a fun song nonetheless | |
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Jay the Hellrac Average |
#18 by Jay the Hellracer... at Nov 10, 2003 at 7:46 AM EST |
| about the vietnam war.. i think thas the right war im not thinkin right.... but its about how countries wer taking over other countries and mentions maggie trying to make them give it all back.. nice beginning with the bomb and all.. | |
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Eric Rhythm Player |
#19 by Eric at Feb 5, 2004 at 11:52 PM EST |
| IT'S ABOUT THE FALKLANDS, YOU BUNCH OF HEATHENS!!! | |
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