"Woman in Chains" was recorded as a duet and Orzabal explained the impetus for the lyric to Melody Maker: "I was reading some feminist literature at the time and I discovered that there are societies in the world still in existence today that are non-patriarchal. They don't have the man at the top and the women at the bottom. They're matricentric - they have the woman at the centre and these societies are a lot less violent, a lot less greedy and there's generally less animosity... but the song is also about how men traditionally play down the feminine side of their characters and how both men and women suffer for it.... I think men in a patriarchal society are sold down the river a bit - okay, maybe we're told that we're in control but there are also a hell of a lot of things that we miss out on, which women are allowed to be". (Source: Wikipedia)

DOWNLOADABLE MATERIAL:

Woman in chains - ppt Slides.pptx

Woman in chains - Student's Sheet.docx

Woman in chains - Teacher's Sheet.docx

VIDEO: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5-c79LQ3aM

INTERVIEW WITH ORZABAL: In the interview below, Orzabal explains the meaning of the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyLRp271oEo