Manic Street Preachers "you can draw some pretty obvious conclusions from the lyrics." Wire, who admitted finding the task of editing this song "pretty choking", eventually composed the music and sang lead vocals after Bradfield found himself unsuited to the task. Bradfield commented that "Journal for Plague Lovers" was an attempt to finally secure the legacy of their former member Richey Edwards and the result was that, during the recording process, it was as close to feeling his presence since his disappearance: "There was a sense of responsibility to do his words justice. That was part of the whole thing of letting enough
Australia (Manic Street Preachers song) Australia (Manic Street Preachers song) "Australia" was released by Manic Street Preachers on 2 December 1996 through Epic and was the fourth and final single release from the "Everything Must Go" album of May that same year. The song peaked on number 7 in the UK Singles Chart, and it was the fourth consecutive top 10 hit for the band. The sentiment of the song is that Australia is just about the furthest one can go to get away from their home in Wales and is a metaphor for Nicky Wire's desire to escape from the emotional turmoil caused by