Randomly found this tab again months later and one aspect I'd get into a bit more is that "You'll Be Back" is very Beatles-esque. Which obviously fits with him being British, but in the context of hip-hop going with American revolution (and Jefferson initially showing up with a funk song, because he's a bit behind the times - "what've I missed?" indeed) might suggest that monarchy is outdated and behind the times - democracy is the cool modern thing. Could even work as a kind of 'British wealth is built on exploitation' reference, maybe, given the Beatles' artistic debt to rhythm and blues.
It also probably pairs with "What Comes Next" in emphasising that these people didn't know, at the time, what was going to happen, and "every American experiment sets a precedent" that was perhaps unintended, and the making of deals etc. Providing a Greek chorus, obviously, but specifically one who's making inaccurate predictions, and thinking he might get America back, I think helps the narrative project of saying these were young, uncertain people in violent times rather than oil paintings, and the USA's victory didn't feel inevitable to them.
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Date: 2021-03-01 06:39 am (UTC)It also probably pairs with "What Comes Next" in emphasising that these people didn't know, at the time, what was going to happen, and "every American experiment sets a precedent" that was perhaps unintended, and the making of deals etc. Providing a Greek chorus, obviously, but specifically one who's making inaccurate predictions, and thinking he might get America back, I think helps the narrative project of saying these were young, uncertain people in violent times rather than oil paintings, and the USA's victory didn't feel inevitable to them.