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“Charlie, we’ve got to get the numbers right next time”

Ian Gillan; Montreal, August 27, 2024; Photo: Yoko Shimamoto

Ian Gillan gives a track-by-track rundown of the Splat! lyrics for his hometown newspaper The Portugal News:

“Arrogant Boy”

Billy is an ordinary guy who sticks his head up above the parapet and says to the political elite: “Hey do something, stop arguing, just get on with it, make life better for us”.

And they look down and go: “who are you? Get back in your hole, you arrogant boy”.

Continue reading in The Portugal News.

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    AndreA says:

    fantastic lyrics for fantastic music.
    I’ve always liked Gillan’s lyrics.

    July 7th, 2026 at 06:18

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