Ria Bacon: editor & writer

Linguist with wanderlust,
From the hills of New Guinea to the halls of the Sorbonne,
From the beaches of Bassam to the fields of Friesland,
From the catacombs of Rome to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
From the heather of the Veluwe to the dust of Dakar ...

Currently resident in the Land of Sea with a small tribe of kids and Mr B.

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Karmacoma

I used to think the lyric from Massive Attack’s Karmacoma was

D’ye make it in Roma?

That seemed right when we were planning on moving to Rome three years ago.

Looking at online lyrics doesn’t clear up the confusion, e.g.

Jamaica an’ Roma

Given Tricky’s trippy texts, I’d go for

Jamaican aroma

However, since Mr B’s been offered jobs both here and in Kingston, the lyric in my head is

Karmacoma
Jamaica or Roma?
Karmacoma
Jamaica or Roma?

Input appreciated …

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June 6th, 2005 | Tags: , , | Category: Fnuky Kingston, Roma o morta
  • http://livingfordisco.blogspot.com rachie

    I always thought it was D’ye make it in Roma? too.

    OOh – choices! What sort of work could you do in Jamaica?

    Nice side pic by the way.

  • http://riabacon.blogspot.com Ria

    Work in Jamaica? I don’t know much about the possibilities, to be honest. I’ll still be able to work as a freelance editor via the super interweb highway, I guess.

    Mind you, saw a citrus farm for sale. It even has its own piggery.

    I put the photo in the sidebar cos it was too tall for anywhere else. I took it at Villa Borghese park two weekends ago.