Despite the promising start, the band faced a subdued reception from the mainstream music industry, generally due to their lyrical content. For instance, “Margaret’s Injection”, on the 1989 Elephantine EP, was a fantasy about killing then- Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher . Fitzgerald was openly gay , having come out in 1984, and his lyrics were unapologetic, especially on tracks like “Prize” and “Within the Daze of Passion”. A&M Records allowed Fitzgerald to express himself in his lyrics, never asking him to change his lyrics or closet himself in interviews. Fitzgerald said he was “more interested in presenting gay lifestyle as a positive thing” rather than writing self-pitying and angry lyrics.
Margaret’s Injection
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