Starts to whistle as he crosses the street seems embarassed to be there Reference to using alcohol as a remedy for solving problems.
A person in denial. Countin on a remedy I've counted on before. Goin' with a cure that's never failed me. What you call the disease , I call the remedy. What you're callin' the cause, I call the cure Looking back and reflecting on the significance or importance of one's life and work. I don't know, I may go down or up or anywhere. But I feel like this scribbling might stay So when you think of me, if and when you do.
Just say, well another man's done gone Another Spill By Human Greed. About the carelessness of human beings as the number of oil tanker accidents resulting in spills into our environmental waters increases. Another spill battered environment Sinking tanker, encrusted beaches, dying seabirds coated in oil. Another ecosystem you've just destroyed Antarctica By Al Stewart. Song is about the human desire and urge to explore uncharted lands and regions, in particular, Antarctica.
I felt the chill of mystery with one foot on your shore, and then and there resolved to go where no man had before Seduced by this ambition I easily forget, the hopeless quest of Shackleton , the dreamlike death of Scott The Anthem By Good Charlotte. An anti-establishment or teen angst song about about identity, individuality, and rebellion.
At my high school It felt more to me Like a jail cell, a penitentiary My time spent there, it only made me see That I don't ever wanna be like you I don't wanna do the things you do I'm never gonna hear the words you say And I don't ever wanna, I don't ever wanna be I'm gonna get by And just do my time Out of step while They all get in line I'm just a minor threat so pay no mind A protest song about the Vietnam War and government proceedings of that time period.
I'm the fool, I'm waiting. Twenty five years of anticipating. I'm tired of your treating all of my children the same. Spending all that money on a stupid war in Vietnam. When we need it at home. I'm an anti-establishment man Anti-Homophobe By Brutal Truth. Song speaks out against homophobia and homophobics in general.
You don't have the right to force your own opinion We believe in freedom. Whatever turns you on An environmental awareness song. Main theme of the song is about recycling and taking care of our planet. Keep your planet clean and neat. Put your wrappers in the round bin. Recycle cans that are made of tin Apache By Nuclear Valdez. About the longing for youth and the safety and security associated with childhood.
Life was different in so many ways And the wind always blew away my fears Now I'm always looking back. Why happiness got a little off track. Why simple things just disappear. And the wind stopped blowing away my fears Even though I'm lost inside. Then I'll find my road. I'll find the wind. Find the missing boy within Apache Tears By Johnny Cash.
About the mistreatment and painful legacy of Native Americans. Song is about the love and special bond between a father and his infant daughter. And when you turned into two, I was happy when you said I love you.
Held you in my arms so tight. I'd never forget the best years of my life April 29, By Sublime. About the Los Angeles Riot that erupted after the announcement of the verdict in the trial of the officers accused of beating Rodney King. I was participating in some anarchy.
First spot we hit was my liquor store, finally got all that alcohol I can't afford Arachnophobiac By Michael Schenker Group. About arachnophobia , the fear of spiders. This is an infestation Changin the sheets won't do! It needs a fumigation And I don't wanna be there when they come out! Argon Mill By Si Kahn. Song is about the closing of a mill and the effect on people's lives.
And the only tune I hear Is the sound of the wind As it blows through the town Weave and spin, weave and spin Army Dreamers By Kate Bush. An anti-war song about a grieving mother and her son's loss of innocence.
Mourning in the aerodome Four men in uniform carry home my little soldier Never made it into his twenties. What a waste Army dreamers Arthur, he does as he pleases. All his life he's mastered choices. Deep in his heart, he's just, he's just a boy. Living his life one day at a time Artificial World By J. A song about how we create images of the natural things we love, but don't seem to realize that we are destroying them at a terrifying pace.
It used to be a special place to walk among the trees and listen to the falling of the leaves. But that's no more, its all gone now About self esteem and breaking free of unhealthy relationships.
You tried to make me doubt, to make me guess, tried to make me feel like a little less, Oh, I liked you when your soul was bared, I thought you knew how to be scared, And now it's amazing what you did to make me stay, But truth is just like time, it catches up and it just keeps going. And so I'm leaving About job dissatisfaction and feeling or receiving little recognition for your efforts from your superiors.
I'm working at my job More boring by the day. But they pay me. All that time spent at school Glad you gave us your best years About "sock hops" , popular high school dances held during the 's. Well you can rock it, you can roll it. You can stop it and you can stroll it at the hop. When the record starts spinnin' At the hop Atlantic City By Bruce Springsteen.
About people struggling to get by and hoping for redemption and a second chance in life. Song also deals with the rejuvenation of Atlantic City , N. Now I been lookin' for a job but it's hard to find. Down here it's just winners and losers and don't get caught on the wrong side of that line Well I guess everything dies baby that's a fact. But maybe everything that dies someday comes back Atomic Power By Uncle Tupelo.
Song is about the potential destruction caused by the use of nuclear weapons. Atticus By Doug Hoekstra. Based on a true story. A social responsibility song about the importance of compassion, empathy, love, and kindness. It didn't take much for her to show this man some dignity. I had to ask myself if I'd danced so gracefully. On the clouds around a corner somewhere in the night. Where angels fly and grown men cry, it's such a pretty sight.
A piece of human kindness , unrequited love. A beautiful white pigeon, a charcoal-colored dove. On the corner Attila By Iced Earth. Attitude Dancing By Carly Simon. About rediscovering oneself, reclaiming a positive attitude and improving your self-esteem and self. You just leave yourself behind Cop a different pose SHine a different attitude from underneath your skin Song raises concerns about the scientific practice of "test tube" babies.
We had natural child births From test tube to womb, a new life beginning. Sterile injected but doomed to be freak. Experiment with life, genetic confusion Song relates to social health. About the importance of good friendships and forming bonds with other people.
And you need a friend just to be around. I will comfort you, I will take your hand. And I'll pull you through, I will understand The Auction By Tanya Tucker. Song is about a farmer who loses his livelihood due to high operation costs and poor crop prices. Johnson, we're sorry to inform you.
You're request for a second loan has been refused. And the board of directors in the city have instructed us to take the farm from you The fallin' price of wheat's not our concern Authority Song By John Mellencamp. About nonconformists , rebellion, and the age old adolescent struggle for autonomy, freedom and independence. They think they're so cute when they got you in that condition I fight authority , authority always wins.
I fight authority , authority always wins Awakened Tears By Mandy Brakel. Inspired by actual events , song is dedicated to a friend who died from Cystic Fibrosis in The artist is also living with this disease. We were singing and laughing as if life was fine. Suddenly I felt a tear streaming down my face. I turned around to say goodbye but it was just too late A-Whalin' By Roy Zimmerman.
A protest song raising awareness about whaling. We'll wipe out the whales in a couple short years. And then we'll start killing Greenpeace volunteers When the whales have been wiped out from both hemispheres then we can spend our retirement years harpooning and skinning Greenpeace volunteers B top. Song was originally conceived as part of the Lifehouse Project. A teenage angst song, lyrics address a variety of adolescent issues including; acceptance, freedom, identity, independence, and rebellion.
I don't need to fight to prove I'm right. I don't need to be forgiven The exodus is here. The happy ones are near. Let's get together before we get much older It's only teenage wasteland Song is about child labor an all too common practice of factories in the early 's during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution.
To their jobs those little one's was strictly forced to go. Those babies had to be on time through rain, sleet and snow Many times those little ones was kicked and shoved around They never learned to read and write, they learned to spin and spool This song is about the Cuban boy Elian Gonzalaz who was at the center of an international custody dispute between Cuba and the United States. The Bay of Pigs or baby Elian. Operation Peter Pan. America the devil's playground.
Baby Elian Baby Elian About the extinction of small businesses as corporations slowly kill off specialty stores. Well, the hardware store was the first to go.
Those prices just got way too low. Soon the other stores were closed. And the lights went out on main street. Whatever happened to our little town? Wal-Mart has run it into the ground Daniel Ahlborn. About using alcohol to deal with your problems. Hey bartender. I'm heading for the lost and found.
If I have just one more round. So sad to see me this way. Back Off! By Monty Harper. This song was written by the artist for "Project Reach", a program designed to help kids think about cigarette advertising which was aimed at them. References made to Joe Camel, a marketing tool used by RJ Reynolds in order to get young kids hooked on cigarettes.
I run into a camel next to register four. He's wearing a tuxedo and a sneaky pair of shades Buy two packs, I'll give you the lighter free. I said back off camel Song is a tribute to former band mate James Honeymoon-Scott who tragically died from a heroin overdose.
Written in response to the massive floods of in the state of Mississippi that killed many and left , homeless. I got up one morning, poor me I couldn't even get out the door Thousands of poor people at that time didn't have no place to go The song is a a not so flattering tribute to President Bill Clinton.
Like JFK but like Elvis too. Wearing those shades playing saxophone. With secrets to hide, sins to atone for About the brutality of incest, molestation and sexual abuse. Bad Connection By Cheryl Wheeler. A married couple stays together even though they are both unhappy.
He's wearing the same old face. She hates him half the time and swears he doesn't mind. No kind word, no fond embrace According to lead singer Michael Stipe this song is an indictment of 24 hour news media. Go away. Shits so thick you could stir it with a stick- free Teflon whitewashed presidency We're sick of being jerked around Wear that on your sleeve Bad Habit By Offspring.
About "Road Rage" and the problem of aggressive driving. But when I'm in my car don't give me no crap. Cause the slightest thing and I just might snap. When I go driving I stay in my lane, but getting cut off makes me insane Well they say the roads a dangerous place.
If you flip me off I'm the danger you'll face Badlands By Bruce Springsteen. Song is about feeling trapped or stuck in a situation, waiting for something better to come along, and wanting more out of life. Talk about a dream, try to make it real. You wake up in the night, with a fear so real. Spend your life waiting, for a moment that just don't come. Well, don't waste your time waiting Badlands By Metal Church. About a person wandering aimlessly in the Badlands region range of the United States.
Badlands is also the title of a movie that was inspired by actual events. I feel a dry wind, dust in my eyes, the arctic cold at night God in heaven my only friend, will I live to see my journey's end Patiently waiting, they wait for me to die About the dangers of alcohol.
Make you lose your money. Make you lose your best friend Wake up in the morning feeling bad Better stop that drinking before it goes to your head. Wake up some morning, find yourself dead About using alcohol to help solve your problems. The liver is the primary organ in the body that breaks down alcohol. Yes, I drunk me a river since you tore me apart. And I have a drinking problem 'cept when I can't drink About despair and struggling through disappointment and difficult times.
Bad Magick By Godsmack. About addiction and the dangers of drug use. About alcoholism. I drink so much whiskey I stagger home in my sleep The way I keep on worryin', I stay drunk all the time If I can't get no whiskey give me some gin or good wine People responded to each crisis of belonging with the technology they had available: letters in the Renaissance, clubs in the early industrial era, TV in the s.
Today, people can turn to phones. Like the personality programs of the s, parasocial media today are characterized by a calculated performance of intimacy. Performers speak to us conversationally, they let us know about their personal lives, they reveal what are framed as their vulnerabilities. The content is often in domestic settings: in bedrooms, at computers, among family and friends — informal and unpredictable, like real friendship. But the lighting is perfect and the shots well-framed. He takes time to show us the conceit of it all: Here he is, fiddling with the precise angle and tint of his professional-grade lights, carefully performing friendly self-confession so that the viewer can imagine he speaks to them alone, like a friend.
Mass media in the s had to appeal to a mass consumer: It had to be pleasing to a certain lowest-common-denominator audience to make the economics work. The intimacy of modern media is in tension with the scalability that makes it financially viable.
I know, for example, that My Brother, My Brother and Me has hundreds of thousands of listeners, perhaps millions. I can fool myself into thinking that the McElroy brothers are talking directly to me, even as they are talking to a huge crowd of isolated fans. Contemporary parasocial media overcomes the tension between intimacy and scalability by blurring the boundary between content creator and content consumer. It can feel like these celebrities are able to step across the stage and actually notice us, take us from being a passive consumer of their content to an active participant.
Taylor Swift, for example, has surprised fans at special events, like weddings and bridal showers. Niche subgenres rely even more on these fan interactions to drive engagement and sustain their business model. This not only provides regular content, but makes the show feel like a conversation between the personalities and their fans. Payment sites like Patreon, OnlyFans and Twitch allow the precise monetization of these hints of intimacy. The chat can also pet Chester on the head.
Many streams monetize this interaction: The host will give you a shout-out if you donate. Patreon makes this relationship even more explicit and sophisticated by allowing fans to organize themselves into tiers by how much monetary support they give the creator.
Pledge more and Palmer will not only let you in on these chats; she will send you personal postcards from her travels. This is framed as a personal relationship, not an economic exchange. Parasociality promises to satisfy a need that it can only make more acute. But because of the scale of internet culture, to the creator, fans can never be in aggregate more than an anonymous mass of fluctuating metrics. Yet the interactive structure of modern parasocial media stages this impossible mutual recognition again and again.
We see that Taylor Swift can surprise fans on their weddings — why not us? Next week - set A perfect way to see in the lovely month of June, this week's second set from the Baltimore Civic Arena, May 26th, , is as fine a set of Grateful Dead music as one could hope to hear.
Perhaps not an alltime 'classic' but certainly a wonderful companion to any worth while activity you could hope to accomplish in this wonderful season. Not Fade Away is often taken for granted.. I recommend you listen to this one, and harken back, if you were so lucky to the times you were able to watch them standing in those circles of light serenading us with this wonderful rocker The Uncle John's Band encore is of course, just exactly perfect. As era defining as it was for the music landscape and bands it has quietly yet assuredly influenced over the past decade, The Suburbs was, and still is, as definitive for me on a personal level.
It's a time and place in my life, memories of a summer ten years ago that marked the end of my teenage years, with the sweetest possible swan song to play them out. The Suburbs came out on August 2nd, I had just finished my first year of university and proceeded to drop out of said university, I was working my first real job in the local cinema and spending the summer the way any nineteen year old should - in the park by day, house parties or out in town by night, at concerts and festivals on the weekends, and most importantly with friends the entire time.
I was converted to Arcade Fire early - Funeral remains one of my all time top five albums and it shaped the way that fourteen year old me would think about music from the exact moment I heard the violin solo play out 'Rebellion Lies ' on a friend's MP3 player during a free class in my second year of secondary school.
So needless to say, The Suburbs was always going to soundtrack my summer, I just didn't know how appropriate that would prove to be. The Suburbs so perfectly fit that moment in my life, even though I didn't totally know it at the time.
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