NotKnownATA wrote:This isn't true. He wrote it about himself. Mick thought that Joe wrote it about him, and Joe let him believe that.
Did Mick ever live in the suburbs? No. Did Joe? Yes.
Did Joe ever live in a high rise? At the time he wrote the song, yes. Were there kids in the hall? Yes. Pipes in the wall? Yes?Was there a supermarket at the entrance to the estate? Yes.
What reason would he have for letting people - including Mick - think it was about Mick?