| November 16th, 2004 06:34 AM |
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| Jair |
Firgerprint File, i think talk about the paranoia after Watergate,
Undercover, about the violence & corruption in South America,
It Must Be Hell, about the inequality social in tyhe globe
Highwire, about the Gulf War
Street Fighting Man.
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| November 16th, 2004 07:13 AM |
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| Gazza |
personally, I think "Street fighting man" is a lyrical cop-out. It sounds 'revolutionary' but the chorus isnt.
"High wire" got them some flak here when they released it as a single during the Gulf War but it was by opportunistic tabloid journalists who hadnt even heard the song or read the entire lyrics. Its not really that controversial or political at all. Like SF man, theres a bit of fence-sitting.
Theyve released several songs which refer to the state of the world and the violent societies we live in, such as "Undercover" or "Blinded by rainbows" but I'd hardly call a song condemning terrorists who blow people up as politically controversial. It would only be so if it praised them!
The Stones' lyrics tend to touch on subjects without going really deeply into them, like youd get from other lyricists..
"Sympathy for the Devil" in many ways is a political song. Not so transparently as some of the songs weve mentioned, but more in a subliminal way.
but if you consider sex a form of politics, then they're one of the most political bands of all time!!
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| November 16th, 2004 09:06 AM |
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| Taptrick |
my father ain't no che guevara
and he's fighting the war on the streets of masaya...
...they're fighting for mr castro in the streets of Angola
and then of course there is Undercover of the Night |
| November 16th, 2004 09:08 AM |
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| Taptrick |
I think SFM is about sticking with rock n' roll and avoiding what Eric Hoffer would call a true believer.
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| November 16th, 2004 09:30 AM |
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| Joey |
Two Words :
" Gimme Shelter "
Seed of Joey ! ™ |
| November 16th, 2004 09:57 AM |
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| Gazza |
YUP. Absolutely |
| November 16th, 2004 10:05 AM |
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| Zeeta |
How about Hangfire..moaning, quite rightly about the Thatcher era in UK...
also "Sparks will fly, sharks will cry", very deep, very meaning ful and very political shit there man!¬!!@*&£$%! |
| November 16th, 2004 10:18 AM |
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| telecaster |
"Black girls want to play cards all night"
That one caused a stir |
| November 16th, 2004 11:12 AM |
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| Cant Catch Me |
Yeah, right, cards. Maybe like a game of all night poke'her . . . |
| November 16th, 2004 03:22 PM |
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| glencar |
Salt Of The Earth. |
| November 16th, 2004 07:36 PM |
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| Gimme Shelter |
Highwire
Respectable
Sympathy For the Devil
Street Fighting Man
Undercover of the Night
Too Much Blood |
| November 16th, 2004 08:30 PM |
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| J.J.Flash |
Gimme Shelter
Street Fighting Man
It Must Be Hell |
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