REM: Orange Crush Meaning
Song Released: 1988
Orange Crush Lyrics
I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush
Collar me, don't collar me
I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush
We are agents of the free
I've had my fun and now its time to
Serve your conscience overseas (over...
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#1 top rated interpretation:Orange Crush is slang for Agent Orange. The song is about Vietnam War.
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It is agent orange but I always attribute to the soda orange crush.
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I always thought it was about agent orange, the defoliant the US Army used in Vietnam. But I have heard conflicting reports. Like "orange crush" was a joint dipped in opium. And "spine" was amphetamine, possibly mixed with LSD, to make soldiers stay up for days.
I have also thought that the words were "color me", not "collar me".
Unless Stipe puts this to rest, it is possible that we will never know for sure. I am not holding my breath. The song already can be considered classic rock. -
I know this song has something to do with war. What war is up for debate but it's a song about war. There is the speech in the background by Stipes sounds like a drill sergeant Even the beat is like a march.
"I've got my spine" means I've got my courage, backbone.
"I've got my orange crush" ??? Maybe a reference to an American icon...like Coke or Pepsi...maybe agent orange the defoliant used by the US in Vietnam. ???
"I've had my fun and now its time to serve your conscience overseas". Time to join up do my duty. -
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