| Days in Europa | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Skids |
| Cover: | Skids - Days In Europa - Initial (withdrawn) release.jpg |
| Released: | (withdrawn) |
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| Genre: | New wave |
| Label: | Virgin |
| Producer: | Bill Nelson |
| Prev Title: | Scared to Dance |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | The Absolute Game |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
Days in Europa is the second album by Scottish punk rock and new wave band Skids. It was released in 1979 by record label Virgin.
Track #3 on Side 1 is 'Dulce et Decorum Est (Pro Patria Mori)'. A rough translation is "It is a sweet and glorious thing (to die for one's country)". Dulce et Decorum Est is a poem by Wilfred Owen.
Track #3 on Side 2 is Thanatos, the Greek word for "death" and the name of the ancient Greek god of death. It is used in Freudian psychology to refer to the death wish/destructive urge, as opposed to Eros, the reproductive urge.
The album features lyrical references to both World War I and World War II.