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Good Old Neon

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  1. A Lot Of Things Different lyrics "I'd spend a lot more time in the pouring rain without an umbrella Covering my head And I'd stood up to that bully when he pushed and called me names But I was too afraid And I'd a gone on and saw Elvis that night he came to town But mama said I couldn't And I'd a went skinny dipping with Jenny Carson that time she dared me to But I didn't Oh I, I'd done a lot of things different I wished I'd a spent more time with my dad when he was alive Now I don't have the chance I wish I had told my brother how much I loved him before he went off to war But I just shoo
  2. One need look no further than popular country music for examples of what happens when drugs are replaced by booze
  3. Given the dollars steep decline in the global market, is 50 Cent still even worth a full 50 Cents? I don
  4. Thanks for the link - excellent article.
  5. There was a time, not too long ago, when selling a song, never mind half your album, was considered a form of selling out. Back before the idea of selling out was considered trite, archaic and overly idealistic as it is today
  6. Following is a link to an essay regarding Mr. Federer - written by David Foster Wallace, who, just happens to be the best writer ever, Mr. Wallace is. http://www.theknowe.net/dfwfiles/pdfs/Wall..._Experience.pdf
  7. Jules was one of those curious folks who entered into the fray to admonish those interested in keeping the topic alive, thereby, ironically, keeping the topic alive.
  8. Unfortunately, or so it seems, many of our great, current artists are more interested in synergizing with big business as a way to get the music out. A controversial political stand would lessen their chances at scoring a fat slice of that lucrative advertising pie in the sky - imo. Ask yourself
  9. Is the first rock album in some time that all 30 Helens agree on. Genius.
  10. On a totally unrelated note - is anyone else having issues with the post interface - missing buttons, etc?
  11. Another way of viewing the way in which the use of the songs in the ads colors our perception of the songs themselves might sound or look something like this: an excerpt from White Noise by Don DeLillo Several days later Murray asked me about a tourist attraction known as the most photographed barn in America. We drove 22 miles into the country around Farmington. There were meadows and apple orchards. White fences trailed through the rolling fields. Soon the signs started appearing. THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED BARN IN AMERICA. We counted five signs before we reached the site. There were 4
  12. Could you please describe what a
  13. It's about damn time this subject was broached on these boards!
  14. I have a similar problem with Neutral Milk Hotel
  15. I did not say or suggest that it is exactly the same thing
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