I've never cared for his music, but he's a more authentic version of the Springsteen myth.gkbill wrote: ↑05 Feb 2022, 6:57pmHello,
I'm sorry if this really doesn't belong here (there is a mention of Bruce in the piece) but there bigger idea would be the similarities. It's a kind description of Mellencamp. I've found his music to be pretty boring and dislike the message in some of his songs ("Hold on to 16 as long as you can" - yeah, life really sucks after your 16) but can appreciate his thoughts on Reagan.
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https://torontosun.com/entertainment/ce ... teen-video
So she's not embarrassed that she looked like Scott Baio?
So she's not embarrassed that she looked like Scott Baio?
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Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑04 Mar 2022, 8:06pmhttps://torontosun.com/entertainment/ce ... teen-video
So she's not embarrassed that she looked like Scott Baio?
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
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Who still uses the word pinko? It's like calling Catholics papists. (Which, well, I still do but that's ironic history nerd stuff.)
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The guy that was the singer for Staind released some abysmal songs last year about how society is too far left and typical Fox News talking points. Of course it was a minor hit. Anyway, one of the big lines is:Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 8:09am
Who still uses the word pinko? It's like calling Catholics papists. (Which, well, I still do but that's ironic history nerd stuff.)
Am I the only one who quits singin' along
Every time they play a Springsteen song?
I guess it was about time he stopped having cross culture appeal. He’s been pretty openly liberal forever. Though come on, people aren’t actually going to stop shouting along to the chorus of the song where the US government exploits then abandons it’s young service men.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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It’s curious how Bruce is so misunderstood. He used to be some working-class icon that the right could claim, but now he’s some kind of left-wing radical. He’s a bland liberal of the populist sort, more romantic than critical. There’s no real mystery there.matedog wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 9:20amThe guy that was the singer for Staind released some abysmal songs last year about how society is too far left and typical Fox News talking points. Of course it was a minor hit. Anyway, one of the big lines is:Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 8:09am
Who still uses the word pinko? It's like calling Catholics papists. (Which, well, I still do but that's ironic history nerd stuff.)
Am I the only one who quits singin' along
Every time they play a Springsteen song?
I guess it was about time he stopped having cross culture appeal. He’s been pretty openly liberal forever. Though come on, people aren’t actually going to stop shouting along to the chorus of the song where the US government exploits then abandons it’s young service men.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Speaks to just how far right our politics have sped since the 80s.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 9:57amIt’s curious how Bruce is so misunderstood. He used to be some working-class icon that the right could claim, but now he’s some kind of left-wing radical. He’s a bland liberal of the populist sort, more romantic than critical. There’s no real mystery there.matedog wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 9:20amThe guy that was the singer for Staind released some abysmal songs last year about how society is too far left and typical Fox News talking points. Of course it was a minor hit. Anyway, one of the big lines is:Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 8:09am
Who still uses the word pinko? It's like calling Catholics papists. (Which, well, I still do but that's ironic history nerd stuff.)
Am I the only one who quits singin' along
Every time they play a Springsteen song?
I guess it was about time he stopped having cross culture appeal. He’s been pretty openly liberal forever. Though come on, people aren’t actually going to stop shouting along to the chorus of the song where the US government exploits then abandons it’s young service men.
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More so, how much the working definitions of left and right now almost totally exclude traditional economic questions, and instead revolve around cultural questions. And, tighter yet, cultural questions getting boiled down to inclusivity and tolerance versus exclusivity and intolerance.Silent Majority wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 11:29amSpeaks to just how far right our politics have sped since the 80s.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 9:57amIt’s curious how Bruce is so misunderstood. He used to be some working-class icon that the right could claim, but now he’s some kind of left-wing radical. He’s a bland liberal of the populist sort, more romantic than critical. There’s no real mystery there.matedog wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 9:20amThe guy that was the singer for Staind released some abysmal songs last year about how society is too far left and typical Fox News talking points. Of course it was a minor hit. Anyway, one of the big lines is:Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 8:09am
Who still uses the word pinko? It's like calling Catholics papists. (Which, well, I still do but that's ironic history nerd stuff.)
Am I the only one who quits singin' along
Every time they play a Springsteen song?
I guess it was about time he stopped having cross culture appeal. He’s been pretty openly liberal forever. Though come on, people aren’t actually going to stop shouting along to the chorus of the song where the US government exploits then abandons it’s young service men.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Additionally, Bruce became more and more overtly political since the 90s. While he was ruling the charts in the 80s, his politics were more ambiguous and certainly less partisan (he never supported a presidential candidate until Kerry in 04 for example).Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 11:37amMore so, how much the working definitions of left and right now almost totally exclude traditional economic questions, and instead revolve around cultural questions. And, tighter yet, cultural questions getting boiled down to inclusivity and tolerance versus exclusivity and intolerance.Silent Majority wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 11:29amSpeaks to just how far right our politics have sped since the 80s.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 9:57amIt’s curious how Bruce is so misunderstood. He used to be some working-class icon that the right could claim, but now he’s some kind of left-wing radical. He’s a bland liberal of the populist sort, more romantic than critical. There’s no real mystery there.matedog wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 9:20amThe guy that was the singer for Staind released some abysmal songs last year about how society is too far left and typical Fox News talking points. Of course it was a minor hit. Anyway, one of the big lines is:Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 8:09am
Who still uses the word pinko? It's like calling Catholics papists. (Which, well, I still do but that's ironic history nerd stuff.)
Am I the only one who quits singin' along
Every time they play a Springsteen song?
I guess it was about time he stopped having cross culture appeal. He’s been pretty openly liberal forever. Though come on, people aren’t actually going to stop shouting along to the chorus of the song where the US government exploits then abandons it’s young service men.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I recall him speaking out against Bush Sr. in '88, tho that's not the same thing as endorsing *snicker* Michael Dukakis.matedog wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 11:47amAdditionally, Bruce became more and more overtly political since the 90s. While he was ruling the charts in the 80s, his politics were more ambiguous and certainly less partisan (he never supported a presidential candidate until Kerry in 04 for example).Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 11:37amMore so, how much the working definitions of left and right now almost totally exclude traditional economic questions, and instead revolve around cultural questions. And, tighter yet, cultural questions getting boiled down to inclusivity and tolerance versus exclusivity and intolerance.Silent Majority wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 11:29amSpeaks to just how far right our politics have sped since the 80s.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 9:57amIt’s curious how Bruce is so misunderstood. He used to be some working-class icon that the right could claim, but now he’s some kind of left-wing radical. He’s a bland liberal of the populist sort, more romantic than critical. There’s no real mystery there.matedog wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 9:20am
The guy that was the singer for Staind released some abysmal songs last year about how society is too far left and typical Fox News talking points. Of course it was a minor hit. Anyway, one of the big lines is:
Am I the only one who quits singin' along
Every time they play a Springsteen song?
I guess it was about time he stopped having cross culture appeal. He’s been pretty openly liberal forever. Though come on, people aren’t actually going to stop shouting along to the chorus of the song where the US government exploits then abandons it’s young service men.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Interesting, that's news to me: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm ... story.htmlDr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 11:53amI recall him speaking out against Bush Sr. in '88, tho that's not the same thing as endorsing *snicker* Michael Dukakis.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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And now you have to rethink a lot of stuff. You are one step closer to becoming a Napalm Death superfan.matedog wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 12:02pmInteresting, that's news to me: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm ... story.htmlDr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Apr 2022, 11:53amI recall him speaking out against Bush Sr. in '88, tho that's not the same thing as endorsing *snicker* Michael Dukakis.
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Eagerly awaiting Matey's Napalm Death Tasty Cutz comp
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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I know Napalm Death from this beloved soundtrack:
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.