Sunken Rags is one of those throw away Marc Bolan tracks that he seemed to be able to come up with with ease when T Rex was in its hey day. Indeed this is one of two songs that first appeared on the B-side of Children of the Revolution (the other track was Jitterbug Love). This one was recorded in Copenhagen at the end of the Slider sessions. The lyrics are as throw away as the tune but what he actually says is in the main correct (from a Christian point of view) "So ride on, fight on, Love is gonna win. It's gonna beat your sins." However, there is no real instruction as to how this will come about. Ultimately, it is a song about unrequited love, one of so many in the pop genre, although some suggest he is speaking to an antagonistic press. As ever with Bolan what exactly each individual line means is anyone's guess. Sunken rags is the best line in the piece. The vocals of Flo and Eddie (Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman) add a lot to the track. They appear to be joined by Micky Finn and Tony Visconti. There is an acoustic demo of the song that was recorded in 1971. There is also a remix recorded in 1985.
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