If you don’t know about Gang of Four, do yourself a favour. This track, along with ‘To Hell With Poverty’, ‘I Love A Man In Uniform’ and ‘Armalite Rifle’ (these are probably the better known examples, but you’ve also got ‘Anthrax’, ‘I Found That Essence Rare’ etc), typified their abrasive, funk-laden sound, typified by Andy Gill’s jagged guitar playing. And then you’ve got the lyrics, political in both the outward and inward sense. Those of this track seem to describe an expanding and contracting relationship between trying to break free from routine, and then giving in to it, (amongst other thing, no doubt). A determination to not know one’s place, and then capitulation. A great piece of work condensed into the brevity of a pop song. Still relevant? You be the judge.
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