Liberator had originally been inspired by Andy's interest in World War II aircraft,
particularly the B24 Liberator. The original sleeve idea took this theme further
and was going to feature a variation on the 'bomber girl' nose cone art that many
warplanes used.
Stand Above Me was the first single taken from the album.
Everyday was the third single release and is actually an old McCluskey/Humphreys
song dating from 1987. The song was originally considered as the first single.
King Of Stone, Andy describes as about "choosing to be alone, but being
lonely; being the King Of Stone".
Dollar Girl was inspired by an article on Russian prostitutes who took payment
in American dollars.
Dream Of Me was the second single release. The single had caused problems due
to the fact that it was based on Love Theme Part 2 by Barry White, who initially
objected to the use of a sample being used for the song.
Sunday Morning is a cover of the Velvet Underground song that first featured
on their 1967 album 'The Velvet Underground & Nico'.
Agnus Dei was the first song written by Andy for Liberator. The song was inspired
by an album of cathedral music by Christopher Tye. Andy was so taken by Tye's
music that he rewrote the song to follow the chords.
Love You And Hate You was an old song which dated from the Sugar Tax era, although
the original version was a slow reggae song. "Lyrically, its about loving
and hating somebody - you love somebody but they drive you mad" Andy
Heaven Is dates back to 1983. An early version was performed live during a
low-key tour in September of the same year. The lyrics are slightly shorter from
the original version as Andy felt they were too long. He also changed the reference
to 'Selina Scott' - a well-known UK TV personality to 'Christy Canyon - a well-known
US porn film star!
Best Years Of Our Lives was a stripped down song that featured strings and
choirs. Andy described the song as "one of the best lyrics that I've written".
Christine was another song originally written for Sugar Tax. The lyrics are
a fictitious narrative described by Andy as "a song about a girl who
works in a strip club in Manhattan, because she's got no other way of supporting
herself" Only Tears was described by Andy : "I guess it's just about sadness
at the end of a relationship really and how you should be dealing with it and
how you should look upon life when faced with these things".
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