… because Pinochet is dead. (If you don’t know why we should dance, here’s a reminder.)
He wrote it about Thatcher, but I couldn’t help thinking of Elvis Costello’s “Tramp the Dirt Down,” when I heard the news. (I’m sure it’s my friend Ben’s fault, somehow.)
Well I hope I dont die too soon
I pray the lord my soul to save
Oh Ill be a good boy, Im trying so hard to behave
Because theres one thing I know, Id like to live
Long enough to savour
Thats when they finally put you in the ground
Ill stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down