Does anyone know what the Blue generation is?

[digital_ghost]

Couldnt find anything about that on the web,
and what is the song What happened to the blue generation about?

[Porco]

I wondered if it was referring to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Generation

[Nature's Discontent]

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=K...ration&f=false

Not sure where Power got the source material from but it's been mentioned in a couple of other Manics bios.

[Marat Sar]

"We thought we were the blue generation and we were destinded to change the world." I remember something along those lines from a Nicky interview, circa Rewind The Film, about their early years.

Might have dreamed it though.

[nayo]

Originally Posted by Marat Sar

"We thought we were the blue generation and we were destinded to change the world." I remember something along those lines from a Nicky interview, circa Rewind The Film, about their early years.

Might have dreamed it though.

We felt that we would change things. We called ourselves the Blue Generation for a while because we felt we were destined for collective greatness.
James (1996)

It's from 'In Their Own Words' and I'm not sure about the original source. I remember someone posted that quote when the b-side was released so I think you may have mistaken it for this?!

[nocultureicons]

It's also referenced in the letters they sent out with Suicide Alley.

[nayo]

Originally Posted by nocultureicons

It's also referenced in the letters they sent out with Suicide Alley.

"WE ARE JUST PART OF A SMALL NETWORK OF WRITERS AND TRAVELLERS WHICH COMES UNDER THE BANNER OF THE "BLUE GENERATION". DO NOT MISTAKE THE USE OF THE COLOUR BLUE AS SYMBOL OF TORYISM. THE COLOUR BLUE TO US REPRESENTS TOTAL FREEDOM....THE SKY THE SEA THE DISTANCE....... IT IS MERELEY A SYMBOL OF CARING IN THIS AGE. WE WILLINGLY CONTRADICT THE TORY (CONTRADICTION) USE OF THE COLOUR BLUE AND USE IT AGAINST THEM. TENNESEE IS OUR SPEED THRILL INTENTIONS SPILLING OVER ONTO VINYL, MANIFESTING HOW FUCKED UP WE FEEL AT BEING BORN INTO THIS GENERATION FORCE FED ON APATHY."

[Scarecrow]

Aww, those letters, bless.

[UEF]

I'd think someone was a prat if they wrote like that today

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by UEF

I'd think someone was a prat if they wrote like that today

Just young.

[Nature's Discontent]

Originally Posted by nayo

"WE ARE JUST PART OF A SMALL NETWORK OF WRITERS AND TRAVELLERS WHICH COMES UNDER THE BANNER OF THE "BLUE GENERATION". DO NOT MISTAKE THE USE OF THE COLOUR BLUE AS SYMBOL OF TORYISM. THE COLOUR BLUE TO US REPRESENTS TOTAL FREEDOM....THE SKY THE SEA THE DISTANCE....... IT IS MERELEY A SYMBOL OF CARING IN THIS AGE. WE WILLINGLY CONTRADICT THE TORY (CONTRADICTION) USE OF THE COLOUR BLUE AND USE IT AGAINST THEM. TENNESEE IS OUR SPEED THRILL INTENTIONS SPILLING OVER ONTO VINYL, MANIFESTING HOW FUCKED UP WE FEEL AT BEING BORN INTO THIS GENERATION FORCE FED ON APATHY."

They got the band name wrong. There's no 'The' in front of it, dimwits. Worse than NME.

[nayo]

*note: I got this pic from fuckyeahmsp tumblr! I thought everyone already knew it. Sorry.

They got the band name wrong. There's no 'The' in front of it, dimwits. Worse than NME.

I thought it was written by the band themselves? Yes, sometimes they are worse than NME...

[Nature's Discontent]

Originally Posted by nayo

*note: I got this pic from fuckyeahmsp tumblr! I thought everyone already knew it. Sorry.



I thought it was written by the band themselves? Yes, sometimes they are worse than NME...

Richey's fault. Or James's

[Geranium Terrorists]

WE WILL INCLUDE POEMS ECT TO TRY AND GIVE VALUE FOR MONEY

Ah, so that's what those typewritten sheets that came with that Suicide Alley single that was recently on ebay. Not lyrics, just value for money poems