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Having been huge fans of Joy Division, we naturally carried our ardor forward with New Order.\u00a0 Torn apart by the seemingly inevitable suicide of lead singer\/songwriter, Ian Curtis, the three remaining members of Joy Division added a keyboardist and renamed the band New Order. After a a great debut single (Ceremony) <\/em>and a great album (“Power, Corruption & Lies”) which mixed punk, dance and synth music, the band released “Low Life” in 1985, which paid homage more to American roots music motifs, including the great opening track,\u00a0 Love Vigilantes.<\/em><\/p>\n We loved Love Vigilantes <\/em>from the second we heard it, with its melodica intro, driving acoustic guitar flourishes and melodious chorus.\u00a0 Honestly, the music and vocals levitated us so much that all we could focus on was the chorus.\u00a0 We frankly missed the song’s whole story.<\/p>\n That was the case until Iron and Wine covered Love Vigilantes <\/em>recently and slowed it down, thereby emphasizing the narrative of the song.\u00a0 Frankly, though, hearing the new take on the song has only increased our confusion.<\/p>\n On the one hand, as delivered by New Order, the song can be seen as an uplifting anthem about a soldier who comes home (one assumes from the faulty Falklands fiasco) to his deserved family and home, surprising his wife who has been given the erroneous report of his death.\u00a0\u00a0 On the other hand, as told by Iron and Wine, the song might depict the soldier looking down on the scene of his devastated wife and realizing he has died in the war, and that he has gone to another home not of this world.<\/p>\n Check out the lyrics and versions below, and let us know which version and interpretation you prefer.\u00a0 We love ’em both.<\/p>\n “Oh, I’ve just come from the land of the sun I want to see my family You just can’t believe the joy I did receive I want to see my family When I walked through the door, my wife she lay upon the floor I want to see my family New Order–Love Vigilantes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n[audio:https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/01-Love-Vigilantes-1.mp3|titles=01 Love Vigilantes 1]\n Iron and Wine–Love Vigilantes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n [audio:https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-05-Love-Vigilantes-1.mp3|titles=2-05 Love Vigilantes 1] I want to see my family You just can’t believe he joy I did receive I want to see my family When I walked through the door, my wife she lay upon the floor I want to see my family Having been huge fans of Joy Division, we naturally carried our ardor forward with New Order.\u00a0 Torn apart by the seemingly inevitable suicide of lead singer\/songwriter, Ian Curtis, the three remaining members of Joy Division added a keyboardist and renamed the band New Order. After a a great debut single (Ceremony) and a great album […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3343\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iron-and-wine-around-the-well-600x600.jpg\" "\\"iron-and-wine-around-the-well\\"")
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\nFrom a war that must be won in the name of truth
\nWith our soldiers so brave, your freedom we will save
\nWith our rifles and grenades and some help from God<\/p>\n
\nMy wife and child waiting for me
\nI’ve got to go home
\nI’ve been so alone, you see<\/p>\n
\nWhen I finally got my leave and I was going home
\nOh, I flew through the sky, my convictions could not lie
\nFor my country I would die, and I will see it soon<\/p>\n
\nMy wife and child waiting for me
\nI’ve got to go home
\nI’ve been so alone, you see<\/p>\n
\nAnd with tears her eyes were sore\u2014I did not know why
\nThen I looked into her hand and I saw the telegram
\nThat said that I was a brave, brave man, but that I was dead<\/p>\n
\nMy wife and child waiting for me
\nI’ve got to go home
\nI’ve been so alone, you see”<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nOh, I’ve just come from the land of the sun
\nFrom a war that must be won in the name of truth
\nWith our soldiers so brave, your freedom we will save
\nWith our rifles and grenades and some help from God<\/p>\n
\nMy wife and child waiting for me
\nI’ve got to go home
\nI’ve been so alone, you see<\/p>\n
\nWhen I finally got my leave and I was going home
\nOh, I flew through the sky, my convictions could not lie
\nFor my country I would die, and I will see it soon<\/p>\n
\nMy wife and child waiting for me
\nI’ve got to go home
\nI’ve been so alone, you see<\/p>\n
\nAnd with tears her eyes were sore\u2014I did not know why
\nThen I looked into her hand and I saw the telegram
\nThat said that I was a brave, brave man, but that I was dead<\/p>\n
\nMy wife and child waiting for me
\nI’ve got to go home
\nI’ve been so alone, you see<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"