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Lyrically, the song is written from the perspective of a husband leaving his wife. Opening with the lines, "Open up the door Astrid, cause I'm comin' down the stairs / And I ain't gonna listen to no more pissin' around", the three verses are all addressed to the wife. The lyrics were originally
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A fast-paced rocker, lyricist Walker said the song was written because the band, "needed a set finisher." Described as, "the band's blazing showstopper," it was often played as the last song in concerts, and also on the live album
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by some months, and was recorded when demos were being done for the album. The single is markedly different from the later album version, with a doubled guitar riff and a less prominent piano.
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847:Standing on the Outside: The Songs of Cold Chisel
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325:Australian Chart Book 1970-1992
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407:"Breakfast at Sweethearts"
275:standard is just superb."
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882:50 Years – The Best Of
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762:The Live Tapes Vol. 4
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1016:Flame Trees
981:Forever Now
819:Razor Songs
705:Live albums
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561:Cold Chisel
506:Kent, David
296:Australia (
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144:Cold Chisel
131:Producer(s)
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907:Rockpalast
900:Last Stand
805:Northbound
727:Last Stand
713:Swingshift
695:Blood Moon
622:Ray Arnott
594:Phil Small
580:Don Walker
491:Roadrunner
465:1001 Songs
310:References
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250:Bill Wyman
238:Swingshift
206:Don Walker
195:Australian
116:Don Walker
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617:John Swan
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259:Reception
252:'s wife.
1002:No Sense
925:Khe Sanh
734:Ringside
681:No Plans
573:Ian Moss
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246:Ian Moss
157:Khe Sanh
74:Recorded
66:Released
1023:Misfits
960:My Baby
917:Singles
868:Covered
861:Besides
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