References to China appear in the album 's songs , including in " Burning Airlines Give You So Much More " , " China My China " and " Taking Tiger Mountain " . Steve Huey of AllMusic described these combined themes as a loose concept album that is " often inscrutable , but still playful – about espionage , the Chinese Communist revolution , and dream associations . " On the political theme within the lyrics and album title , Eno explained that he is " not Maoist or anything like that ; if anything I 'm anti-Maoist " . The album addresses several different esoteric topics . " Burning Airlines Give You So Much More " is inspired by a 1974 crash near Paris of a Turkish Airlines DC-10 , one of the worst air crashes in history . " The Fat Lady of Limbourg " , described by Eno as a " Burroughs-type song " about an asylum in Limbourg , Belgium , where the residents of it outnumber the population of the town . " The Great Pretender " describes the rape of a suburban housewife by a crazed machine . " Third Uncle " has been referred to as an early predecessor of punk music . Judy Nylon is the Judy in " Back in Judy 's Jungle "
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Turkish Airlines Flight 981
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)