I've just dug out an old copy of Street Life from Feb 7-20 1976. (I remember buying this at Chatham Railway Station on my way home from school). Of Red Is a Mean Mean Colour Steve said "There are those who don't even understand the bloody thing. Can you believe it? Bright people who played that record and have no idea what it's all about. That song's the most explicit thing I've ever written. They can't see why the BBC wouldn't play it if it was released as a single. I deliberately put it there at the start of the album; it's the key to the whole record- that and the colours. 'Timeless Flight' is a colour album. The colours are the symbols."
It's not rocket science, is it Dave?
P.S.You posted your reply before I posted this.
So.....your comments please Steve.x