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jimmydoreisalefty , 10 days ago to Music in Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn

Oh, I did not know that.

Thanks for letting us know!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 10 days ago to Music in New Jacks - Eat It (1988) [03:06 | Rap]

Lyrics: https://genius.com/New-jacks-eat-it-lyrics

As a musician, I’ve come across countless songs that have left a lasting impact on me. However, there is one particular song that holds a special place in my heart – “Eat It” by the New Jacks. I first heard this song during my teenage years, and its powerful lyrics and energetic beats resonated with me from the very first listen.

“Eat It” was the lyrical debut of MC Double M, also known as Eminem, and was released in 1988 when he was just sixteen years old. This song showcased his raw talent and set the stage for his later style of dense rhymes and intense wordplay. The New Jacks EP, which included this track, served as a launching pad for Eminem’s successful rap career.

https://oldtimemusic.com/w2/the-meaning-behind-the-song-eat-it-by-new-jacks/

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 10 days ago to HipHopHeads in New Jacks - Eat It (1988) [03:06 | Rap]

Lyrics: https://genius.com/New-jacks-eat-it-lyrics

As a musician, I’ve come across countless songs that have left a lasting impact on me. However, there is one particular song that holds a special place in my heart – “Eat It” by the New Jacks. I first heard this song during my teenage years, and its powerful lyrics and energetic beats resonated with me from the very first listen.

“Eat It” was the lyrical debut of MC Double M, also known as Eminem, and was released in 1988 when he was just sixteen years old. This song showcased his raw talent and set the stage for his later style of dense rhymes and intense wordplay. The New Jacks EP, which included this track, served as a launching pad for Eminem’s successful rap career.

https://oldtimemusic.com/w2/the-meaning-behind-the-song-eat-it-by-new-jacks/

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 10 days ago to Music in Rise Against - Hero Of War (Official Video) [04:16 | Rock, Alternative Rock, Protest Songs, Punk Rock. Ballad, Acoustic]

As a fan of Rise Against, one song that has always resonated with me is “Hero of War” from their fifth album, Appeal to Reason (2008). This powerful track delves into the story of an Iraq war veteran reflecting on the realities and hardships he faced during his time serving. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the protagonist’s journey, and it’s no surprise that this song stands as one of Rise Against’s most politically charged and impactful songs when it comes to war.

https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-hero-of-war-by-rise-against-2/

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Off of Rise Against’s fifth album Appeal to Reason, “Hero Of War” is about an Iraq war veteran looking back on the hardships he endured during the war. The song starts out with an army recruiter asking the protagonist, a potential recruit, to enlist. With promises of adventure and money, they do indeed sign up. At the end of the song, the enlistee, now a veteran, recalls with bitter irony the army recruiter’s promise that signing up would mean he could see the world.

Rise Against is definitely a politically motivated band and this song is easily one of their best/most vocal songs regarding war.

When asked by ARTISTdirect about having learned more about the Vietnam War through music, rather than history books, McIlrath replied with:

I was talking about the song, “Hero of War,” when I said that. It was written expressly with that idea in mind. It was a way to documenting what’s going on, like other artists documented for their generation and for generations to come. I felt it was a service to kids like me. “Fortunate Son” or “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, which are huge hits today, were songs that I learned from. Mass media brought that song to my ears. It was a great way to remind Americans or others around the world what was going on at the time. There are not many songs serving that purpose in 2008 or talking about what’s going on during eight years of occupation in Iraq. That, combined with meeting active soldiers and retired soldiers at our shows and hearing those stories about what is going on on the ground amid all the bullshit, showed me the differences from what is really happening to what is happening in the news media. I just thought that this needed to go into a song. There needs to be more of these kinds of songs, so I figured, let’s write one.

Guitarist Zach Blair told Ultimate-Guitar.com about this multi-layered acoustic guitar song:

That was a song Tim (McIlrath, frontman) had in the studio and it was one of those things that were like it was his baby; it was his whole thing. It’s a brilliant song and it might raise a few eyebrows but I stand behind it a hundred percent. It will be when we do it live; when we do a lot of radio and we’re promoting the record, Tim and I do a lot of the acoustic songs. It first it was gonna be really bare bones, just one acoustic guitar line, but they started adding more things onto it. Such is the case: This band gets real layered sometimes and it’s always best to layer a lot and take away afterward. Yeah, that one got real layered; it was always just Tim sittin' there by himself just goin' for it.

https://genius.com/Rise-against-hero-of-war-lyrics

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This song was inspired by the 2006 documentary The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends, which focuses on soldiers' Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after returning home from war. The song tells the story of a guy who enlists in the military, figuring he'll be celebrated as a war hero after he does his duty. He ends up fighting overseas under horrific conditions, and ends up torturing a prisoner and killing a civilian under duress.

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/rise-against/hero-of-war

jimmydoreisalefty , 10 days ago to Ask Lemmy in Do you recognise any usernames on Lemmy?

Awesome!

It is way better when it is a song we like!

jimmydoreisalefty , 10 days ago to Ask Lemmy in Do you recognise any usernames on Lemmy?

You are correct!

jimmydoreisalefty , 10 days ago to New Communities in The Boys — A place to discuss the great "superhero" drama show

Nice, great to see more communities about shows!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago to Music in Phil Ochs - Love Me I'm A Liberal [04:39 | Country, Satire, Politics, Folk]

Yes, and some of my posts in music will reflect those views.

Music we like, we share, I do not tailor my views for others and you will continue to see that in the interwebs.

People that do not share our views or enjoy the same stuff as we do will get shared.

Feel free to continue to share your views in my communities as well, it helps us question our own bias and way of set ways of thinking!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago to Music in Phil Ochs - Love Me I'm A Liberal [04:39 | Country, Satire, Politics, Folk]

Oh, yes, I do not see the world as you do...

I see it as, everything of importance has politics engraved in them, even music.

Random: it reminded me of a band that some may have grown up with, one of them being Rage Against the Machine, it went viral when some people found out it was a political band.

Thanks for sharing your views, even if I do not agree, always great to talk with people that do not think or agree with my way of the world!

jimmydoreisalefty , 11 days ago to Ask Lemmy in Do you recognise any usernames on Lemmy?

Yes, I see a good amount; I also try to interact with them as well!

I have a few admirers; they make sure to share their opinion on some of my posts; making sure I am not lonely, how thoughtful!

It is always a great time when you recognize some peeps, and then there are some that are just 'Passin' Me By'[1]...

[1] The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago to Music in Phil Ochs - Love Me I'm A Liberal [04:39 | Country, Satire, Politics, Folk]

Everywhere is a place to share what we want, unless it goes against rules or group think, in some communities....

You are free to share 'bias' songs as well, no need to censor ourselves just to appease people that do not like to see political songs...

Again, feel free to share your own songs (with bias or no bias, regardless of political leanings), no one is stopping you or trying to, at least I am not.

I hope this helps explain my thinking on the matter!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago to Music in Village People - Go West OFFICIAL Music Video 1979 [03:28 | R&B, Pop, LGBTQ+, Dance-Pop, Disco]

Thanks for sharing!

I also posted that one, hahaha

For those interested, I quoted some info as well!

Post I am talking about: https://lemmy.world/post/16650623

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago to Music in Phil Ochs - Love Me I'm A Liberal [04:39 | Country, Satire, Politics, Folk]

Edit: words, show->should incouraged->encouraged

Not too sure how to respond...

I share songs that I like, regardless of political leaning, at least I try to.

Thanks for expressing your opinion on the matter, feel free to share your own songs!

A diversity of ideas, and songs, [should] be [encouraged]; so as to not create a bubble!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago to Music in Pet Shop Boys - Go West (Official Video) (HD REMASTERED) [04:51 | Pop, UK Pop, LGBTQ+, Electro-Pop, Electronic, Dance-Pop, Cover, Synth-Pop]

hahaha, it shows up as a tag in the genius source

I don't think it is a genre, it was meant to be taken as a tag that applies to the song.

Thanks for pointing that out, maybe others may have a different opinion!

jimmydoreisalefty OP , 11 days ago to Music in Phil Ochs - Love Me I'm A Liberal [04:39 | Country, Satire, Politics, Folk]

Edit: added cover

Cover by Zachary Stevenson: Love Me, I'm a Liberal LIVE (Phil Ochs) [04:28] https://youtu.be/8na8piim5Kk

Zachary Stevenson plays Love Me, I'm a Liberal at a Phil Ochs Song Night in Felton, CA

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“Love Me, I’m A Liberal,” is a criticism of liberals, as liberals often superficially support things such as civil rights to appear compassionate, but actually reject any action that would upset the status quo. This song is Phil Ochs' demonstration of his hatred of the liberals, who he views as hypocritical.

In the final verse, the liberal narrator of the song establishes he used to be a socialist, but has now “grown older and wiser”, and rejected more radical left-wing politics in favor of liberalism. Liberalism is a political disposition which is opposed to, and not synonymous with, Leftism (socialism, communism, etc). The idea that liberalism is synonymous with Leftism is a recent phenomenon more or less specific to mainstream US politics since the widespread suppression of the radical Left in the 70s and 80s (as well as the spread of the global “neoliberal consensus” since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic, and the capitalist reforms of China under Deng Xiaoping).

Essentially, the song is a critique of liberalism from a leftist perspective, using the satirized view point of a 60’s American liberal.

Jello Biafra and Mojo Nixon did a 90’s-themed updated version that can be found here.

It’s also worth noting that the tune of this song incorporates parts of the melody for the traditional song ‘Rosin the Bow.’ You can hear it very clearly in the first three lines of every verse.

https://genius.com/Phil-ochs-love-me-im-a-liberal-lyrics

Phil Ochs, a prominent American singer-songwriter in the 1960s, created a song titled “Love Me; I’m a Liberal,” which has since become a compelling political anthem. Released in 1966, the song offers a thought-provoking critique of the liberal ideology prevalent during that era. Ochs, known for his satirical and insightful lyrics, takes a critical stance towards liberalism and challenges its claims of progressiveness. In this article, we will delve into the meaning behind the song and explore its significance in the context of the time.

The lyrics of “Love Me; I’m a Liberal” serve as a commentary on the hypocritical tendencies observed within the liberal movement. Ochs expresses his disillusionment with liberals who claim to support progressive causes but fail to actively participate or bring about real change. The song highlights the contradiction between their stated beliefs and their actions, pointing out that they often take a superficial approach towards important issues.

https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-love-me-im-a-liberal-by-phil-ochs/