pianos have 88 keys.. maybe he was trying to lead a musical revolution!!
or maybe it was reference to the revol album..
“Revol” was a song released by the Manic Street Preachers on August 1, 1994 and was the second single released from the The Holy Bible album that was released at the end of the month. The verses comprise lists of famous and controversial names in history being dismissed one-by-one in short—and often insulting—staccato lines (such as ‘Chamberlain, you see God in you’, ‘Pol Pot, withdrawn traces, bye-bye’ ... ‘Che Guevara, you’re all target now’, ‘Gorbachev, celibate self-importance’).
The track may be considered an autobiographical account of Richey’s attempts to hold down any meaningful relationships. “Revol” is “lover” backwards. The lyric also places the names of famous political figures next to images of failure in sexual & emotional relationships. Nicky Wire however has said not even he knows exactly what the song is about.
That’s very interesting. Thanks for posting it...