4353984

Re: Barack Obama, should I be worried?

May 22nd, 2008 07:21 PM

So if McCain had a band play one of those neo-Nazi metal songs at a campaign rally you wouldn't object?

If you're wondering, here's the lyrics for the anthem:

4353988

Re: Barack Obama, should I be worried?

May 22nd, 2008 07:28 PM

Oh I would object, because they sing about nazi ideals. All this band does is play the soviet national anthem. Their songs have nothing to do with soviet anything.

Heres lyrics from one their more popular songs, clemitine.

You slept in your overalls, after the wrecking ball bereft you of house and home and left you with sweet fuck-all so we got in your car with our kickabout hearts and we hollered out 'Sweet Clementine'.

Tell your mom to marry us, a candle to carry us. With cans on our bicycle fenders. So sweet and hilarious. And we'll find us a home built of packaging foam that will be there 'til after we die.

And I'll play the clarinet. Use clamshells for castanets. We play with our bags on our shoulders, my sweet lady lioness. And I watch as you sleep so indelibly deep and I hum to you 'Sweet Clementine'.

4354017

Re: Barack Obama, should I be worried?

May 22nd, 2008 08:18 PM

There's no dressing it up, it was the Soviet National Anthem. Big deal, you say? Well, they didn't choose the American national anthem did they? After all, don't want to piss off your audience.

The Decemberists take their name from the "Decembrists" (note the spelling difference), a group which attempted a revolution against the tsar in the 1820's. They're this cycle's uber-hip avatar of irony, angst, brokeness and despair. You know, the typical kind of sensitive singer/songwriters popular on campus, they look kinda dorky and lead guy writes lyrics which are fanciful, whimsical, odd and often impenetrable. (It means he's very deep and complex.) But, yeah, their politics are so predictable as to induce weeping instead of laughter. Here's a taste: YouTube - The Decembrists - 16 Military Wives

But hey, they "support the troops" so they did a "Brothers In Arms" song, the background sound for this amateur vid. YouTube - Vietnam War: Brothers in Arms

And they'll get around to visiting some of those poor, retarded, uneducated
soldiers one of these days, but they're just so busy these days...

4354042

Re: Barack Obama, should I be worried?

May 22nd, 2008 08:53 PM

DO they actually sing the lyrics? I was under the impression they just played the insturmental version? Lyrics are a different level, if thats the case, i'm sorry.

4354074

Re: Barack Obama, should I be worried?

May 22nd, 2008 09:31 PM

You couldn't of posted the lyrics, could you Jum? Noo, you had to throw in the aurual half of the equatition.

4354081

Re: Barack Obama, should I be worried?

May 22nd, 2008 09:49 PM

I don't know...the lyrics I posted were the originals. It was changed after Stalin died to remove his name.

But regardless, you can't deny that this song means something, with or without the lyrics.

4354515

Re: Barack Obama, should I be worried?

May 23rd, 2008 09:41 AM

The only reason Obama has the Decemberists play at his rallies is because they're amazingly popular with the kids. Don't look for any hidden agenda when all it comes down to is sheer popularity of the band.

4354536

Re: Barack Obama, should I be worried?

May 23rd, 2008 10:03 AM

While you're probably right, I refuse to admit my generation could like the Decemberists.

4354540

Re: Barack Obama, should I be worried?

May 23rd, 2008 10:04 AM

Hey, The Decemberists rock, like the Soviet Anthem and the Kalinka

4354542

Re: Barack Obama, should I be worried?

May 23rd, 2008 10:05 AM

A JW post railing against his own generation?

now I've seen everything.