The Fascinet (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} fascinet) wrote,@ 2008-03-27 12:58:00 |
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Some things freak me out.
Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French wrote a song "I Want Barack"--and I hope he was paid for it--that just scares me. After following the link on alt.punk saying, "This may be as punk as it gets! :-)" I orginally thought it was just a banal campaign song.
I was disappointed, because this guy is a decades-long friend of the guy who's song led me to write, "['Funny Uncle Sam'] is what you're looking for in a political song. It's
clever and catchy, and the analogy is an offensive juxtaposition. Plus, it will really annoy most people who agree with its sentiments." That is, he knew how punk it could get.
Saying how great Obama is, how the Republicans just want "more of the same," or whatnot is tired. The line "We need a leader that will save our souls," is not.
The Second Coming isn't politics, it's religion.
It's religion at its scariest.
Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French wrote a song "I Want Barack"--and I hope he was paid for it--that just scares me. After following the link on alt.punk saying, "This may be as punk as it gets! :-)" I orginally thought it was just a banal campaign song.
I was disappointed, because this guy is a decades-long friend of the guy who's song led me to write, "['Funny Uncle Sam'] is what you're looking for in a political song. It's
clever and catchy, and the analogy is an offensive juxtaposition. Plus, it will really annoy most people who agree with its sentiments." That is, he knew how punk it could get.
Saying how great Obama is, how the Republicans just want "more of the same," or whatnot is tired. The line "We need a leader that will save our souls," is not.
The Second Coming isn't politics, it's religion.
It's religion at its scariest.
