The Cure - Killing an Arab orig. U.K. 7" Single
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The Cure - Killing an Arab / 10:15 Saturday Night 7" Single U.K. Fiction Fics 001
1978 UK only release
Record: vg
Cover: vg
Country: U.K.
Year: 1978
Label: Fiction
Publisher: 18 Age Records
Das Cover hat mehrere leichte Abnutzungserscheinungen (wear) hauptsächlich an den Rändern des Covers und zusätzlich einige Kratzer an der unteren rechten Ecke des Covers (siehe Bilder). Siehe original Bilder von dem Produkt weiter unten. Diese Scheibe ist in dieser Version nur in UK erschienen und somit in Deutschland ein sehr heiss begehrtes Sammlerstück.
Die Single kommt mit einem schicken Innencover und einer PVC- Schutzhülle, welche aber nicht zwingend neu ist! Weitere Bilder und Beschreibungen unten. Natürlich kombiniere ich die Versandkosten. Bitte schauen Sie sich auch dringend meine anderen Auktionen mit weiteren Cure Raritäten aus meiner privaten Sammlung an !
Composer Robert Smith has said that the song "was a short poetic attempt at condensing my impression of the key moments in L'Étranger (The Stranger) by Albert Camus".[2] The lyrics describe a shooting on a beach, in which the Arab of the title is killed by the song's narrator; in Camus' story the protagonist, Meursault, shoots an Arab on a beach, overwhelmed by his surroundings. Meursault is condemned for his honesty about his feelings. He is considered an outsider (or "stranger") because "he refuses to lie" and "doesn't play the game".[3]
The track has a controversial history, since it has often been viewed as promoting violence against Arabs. In the US, The Cure's first compilation of singles, Standing on a Beach (1986), was packaged with a sticker advising against racist usage of the song.[4] Smith and Elektra requested that radio stations discontinue airing the song and saw the stickering as a compromise to prevent having to pull the album from sale entirely. It saw controversy again during the Persian Gulf War and following September 11th.[5] "Killing an Arab" was the only single from the Three Imaginary Boys era not to be included on that album's 2004 remaster although it remains available on the album Boys Don't Cry and Standing on a Beach.
The song was revived in 2005, when the band performed the song at several European festivals. The lyrics, however, were changed from "Killing an Arab" to "Kissing an Arab". Smith added a whole new opening verse when the band performed it at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 1 April 2006 as "Killing Another". The "killing another" lyric was also used during the 2007-2008 4Tour. The band performed the song as "Killing an Ahab" with lyrics inspired by Herman Melville on 2011's "Reflections" tour.[citation needed]
This song lends two of its lines to the titles of one of The Cure's compilation albums, Standing on a Beach, and to its CD/video counterpart Staring at the Sea.
During live performances, the song is notably played with more energy making the song sound somewhat more anarchic and aggressive than originally recorded.
-Quelle Wikipedia.org
Porto- und Verpackungskosten in Deutschland:
1 - 4 Singles = 1,90 Euro
5 - 8 Singles = 2,70 Euro
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