Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] NMOC : oilish music (Bad Language Warning - don't open if easily offended)

Kate Parker Adams kate@dnki.net
Mon, 08 Sep 2003 21:29:02 -0400


Can't read 'em Doonsbury comics either!

At 09:12 PM 9/8/03 -0400, Beth Curran wrote:
>*snort*  You can't use these words with students even when the wording
>is necessary to get the point across.  You can't even read Howl or
>Catcher or even Huck Finn.  BTW naked people are right out, too.  That's
>not art, that's porn!
>
>What was it Vonnegut wrote in one of his essays?  I'm too tired to get
>up and look for the exact wording.  It was in response to some idiot who
>was trying to get his books banned (again!): "It is true that some of
>the characters in my books use coarse language.  This is because
>sometimes people use coarse language in real life." - Beth
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu
>[mailto:powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu] On Behalf Of
>jeffm@jeack.com.au
>Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:33 PM
>To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
>Subject: [Powderworks] NMOC : oilish music (Bad Language Warning - don't
>open if easily offended)
>
>
>hi bruce,
>
>can't believe i'm writing this, coz i can't stand what the man
>ostensibly
>represents, but marilyn manson's lyrics are pretty good from a 'let's
>analyse what crap we're getting through the ether' stance, and anti war
>lyrics.  take this one for instance:
>
>The song is "This is the New Shit". Here's the whole song:
>
>Everything has been said before
>There's nothing left to say anymore
>When it's all the same
>You can ask for it by name
>
>Babble, Babble, Bitch, Bitch
>Rebel, Rebel, Party, Party
>Sex, sex, sex, and don't forget the violence
>Blah, blah, blah
>Got your lovey-dovey sad and lonely
>Stick your stupid slogan in
>Everybody sing along
>Babble, Babble, Bitch, Bitch
>Rebel, Rebel, Party, Party
>Sex, sex, sex, and don't forget the violence
>Blah, blah, blah
>Got your lovey-dovey sad and lonely
>Stick your stupid slogan in
>Everybody sing along
>
>Are you motherfuckers ready for the new shit?
>Stand up and admit, tomorrow's never coming
>This is the new shit
>Stand up and admit it
>Do we need it? NO!
>Do we want it? YEAH!
>This is the new shit
>Stand up and admit it
>
>Babble, Babble, Bitch, Bitch
>Rebel, Rebel, Party, Party
>Sex, sex, sex, and don't forget the violence
>Blah, blah, blah
>Got your lovey-dovey sad and lonely
>Stick your stupid slogan in
>Everybody sing along
>Everything has been said before
>There's nothing left to say anymore
>When it's all the same
>You can ask for it by name
>
>Are you motherfuckers ready for the new shit?
>Stand up and admit , tomorrow's never coming
>This is the new shit
>Stand up and admit it
>Do we need it? NO!
>Do we want it? YEAH!
>This is the new shit
>Stand up and admit
>
>Now it's you-know-who
>I got the you-know-what
>I'll stick it you-know-where
>You know why, you don't care
>Now it's you-know-who
>I got the you-know-what
>I'll stick it you-know-where
>You know why, you don't care
>Now it's you-know-who
>I got the you-know-what
>I'll stick it you-know-where
>You know why, you don't care
>Now it's you-know-who
>I got the you-know-what
>I'll stick it you-know-where
>You know why, you don't care
>
>Babble, Babble, Bitch, Bitch
>Rebel, Rebel, Party, Party
>Sex, sex, sex, don't forget the violence
>Blah, blah, blah
>Got your lovey-dovey sad and lonely
>Stick your stupid slogan in
>Everybody sing along
>
>Are you motherfuckers ready for the new shit?
>Stand up and admit , tomorrow's never coming
>This is the new shit
>Stand up and admit
>Do we need it? NO!
>Do we want it? YEAH!
>This is the new shit
>Stand up and admit
>
>Let us
>We're entertaining you
>Let us
>We're entertaining you
>Let us
>We're entertaining you
>Let us
>We're entertaining you
>Let us
>We're entertaining you
>
>it's a good song, substance-wise, and if you won't get into trouble
>talking
>about this stuff with your students, it might be a good shock for them
>to
>hear you directing them to an artist they wouldn't expect.
>
>just food for thought...
>
>cheers,
>jeff
>http://www.jeack.com.au
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