Simon Le Bon has said the song was inspired by Chapter 26 of Voltaire’s Candide, “Wandering Swordsmen” (Rōnin), and the Seven Samurai films of Kurosawa.
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Those words are all remaindersThe Seventh Stranger
Echoes growing in the heart of twilight
They lay back laughing at naivety's star
Awaken all those whispers in the dusty shadow of a
passing favour
I wouldn't say that you were ruthless or right
I couldn't see from so far
Was I chasing after rainbows
One thing for sure you never answered when I called
And I wiped away the water from my face
To look through the eyes of a stranger
For rumours in the wake of such a lonely crowd
Trading in my shelter for danger
I'm changing my name just as the sun goes down
In the eyes of a stranger
Tag: Akira Kurosawa
The man who was Mao’s hero
The Bruce Lee legend never fades but it might surprise some to learn that among his legion of fans was Chairman Mao, who called him a hero.
Chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976) and Bruce Lee the martial arts legend (1940-1973) both declared – in their unique ways – that the Chinese people had “stood up”.
The man who was Mao’s hero
I grew up watching dubbed martial arts movies, as my dad was a fan of Bruce Lee.
FYI, I don’t know why this was unpublished. I didn’t do it.
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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