- Warsaw (song)
Infobox Song
Name = Warsaw
Artist =Joy Division
Album = Warsaw
Released =1994
track_no = 10
Recorded =
Genre =Post-punk
Length =
Writer =Ian Curtis
Label =
Producer = Joy Division
prev = "Interzone"
prev_no = 9
next = "Shadowoplay"
next_no = 11Warsaw is a song by the band
Joy Division . It was slated for release on the album "Warsaw", which was originally scrapped by the band and not released until 1994. The song is available on a number of compilations including "Substance". The song appears to be a lyrical biography ofRudolf Hess , a Nazi and Hitler confidante, who later became disillusioned with Hitler's rule and fled toScotland to attempt to draw peace between the Axis and the Allies.It starts with the lyrics "3 5 0 1 2 5 Go!" "350125" was Rudolf Hess's prisoner of war serial number when he was captured having flown to
Eaglesham , Scotland duringWorld War II . The first verse then describes Hess's involvement withAdolf Hitler in theBeer Hall Putsch and infatuation with theNazi party. The second verse describes his disillusionment and estrangement from Hitler's inner circle. The last verse discusses his last days in prison after fleeing to Scotland to make peace for the Nazi party.
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