In the music and lyrics of Mark E. Smith and The Fall, who is or what is behind the recurring character of the "hip priest"?

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I came come across an interesting analysis of the song, it is not scientific but it is a good read- here are some excerpts: "Hip Priest” is a (relatively) famous song by the Fall, from a (relatively) famous album. It is a cruelly funny series of barbs thrown at someone who thought he was cooler than Mark E. Smith (and, let's face it, probably wasn't), it features Smith and someone else squeaking “heeee is not... appreciated” in comedy falsetto and it is both groovy and thunderous. It was originally played on record by maybe the most “classic” lineup of the Fall: Smith, Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon on guitar, Steve Hanley on bass and Paul Hanley and Karl Burns manning the drums. It starts with a hop and a skip, coming to loping life on the back of nothing more than a soft kick drum and drum sticks tapping on cymbals. It has been anthologized god knows how many times, and it occupies a deserved place of pride on the as-definitive-as-you'll-get-in-two-discs 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong collection. It is, by any standard I'd care to name, a great song." (more here) http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/seconds/the-fall-hip-priest.htm Aug 01 08, 4:09 AM