meaning of "Turn on, plug in"in Wide to Receive?

[irish]

may sound a little weird
but if anyone here knows what is the meaning of the line " Turn on, plug in Then just walk away " in Wide to Receive, please tell me (and no sarcasm please, this is very important to me)
thank you

 

[Uncleskinny]

> may sound a little weird
> but if anyone here knows what is the meaning of the line " Turn on,
> plug in Then just walk away " in Wide to Receive, please tell me (and
> no sarcasm please, this is very important to me)
> thank you

Here we go again - I see this as a song regarding internet porn. Could be completely wrong, but that's just me. I see a woman on a web cam 'performing' for her punters. The disappointment in the line I believe refers to her unfeeling punters, and her alone with or without her distant friends.

The fact that this was recorded in 1997 (I think) which predates some of the wilder side of the internet a little may prove me wrong, but that's just my interpretation.

Sk.

 

[King Leer]

First of all, great song (thank you Spencer). Like many Morrissey songs, rife with double-entendres.

From the computer angle: turn on your machine, plug in your modem/phone line, whatever, and walk away while it downloads.

From a sexual angle: the lyric as is: "turn on, plug in, then just walk away..."

Plus the line "I'm wide to receive." Ample bandwidth / Legs spread

Somethin' like that.

 

[Aly Panic]

> Here we go again - I see this as a song regarding internet porn. Could be
> completely wrong, but that's just me. I see a woman on a web cam
> 'performing' for her punters. The disappointment in the line I believe
> refers to her unfeeling punters, and her alone with or without her distant
> friends.

> The fact that this was recorded in 1997 (I think) which predates some of
> the wilder side of the internet a little may prove me wrong, but that's
> just my interpretation.
Goes to show Morrissey is ahead of his time.