Stand And Deliver

Album: No Smoke Without Fire (1978)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song has been criticized for glorifying rape, but it is not a song about forced sex; it was inspired by the Alfred Noyes poem The Highwayman. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England
  • Running 7:35, "Stand And Deliver" was written by the group's guitarist, Laurie Wisefield.

Comments: 1

  • Fred Bloggs from WalesThis song is clearly about rape. It says "I'm going to take your love or your life", and "You can kick bite and scratch me but you'll have to surrender". How explicit is that. The Noyes poem is called the Highwayman but it's about a woman who dies to protect her lover Highwayman, there's no real mention of sex or "love" as Wishbone Ash prefer. Completely different. I don't know how Wisefield could write on such a subject for such a trivial thing as a pop song, how can you put yourself in the shoes of a rapist for a tune.
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