Mike wrote >>Bearing in mind Sting's lines 'nothing comes from violence, and nothing ever could' it seems that we are losing our capacity to see irony even when it slaps us in the face. Isn't it ironic, doncha think?<< Fred replied >I'll admit it ... I fail to see irony in Sting's lyric. What is it? Sorry for the ambiguity Fred. The irony I referred to was not in Sting's lyrics themselves, but in the situation in which they were sung. Judging by the comments in recent posts about this concert it seems that many people were very moved by the artists in this concert and the songs that they sang. Given the massive number of people who saw these musicians I assume that some (many?) of them would be in favour of some kind of military action against bin Laden. I imagine (no pun intended) therefore that some of the people who were moved by the (anti-violence) words and music of Sting, Lennon, Neil Young and others would be in that 'pro-strike' group, thus simultaneously singing 'nothing comes from violence, and nothing ever could' and in favour of what could turn out to be violence on a massive scale. Therein lies the irony as I see it. mike in bcn. NP - Red Dirt Girl, Emmylou Harris. (thanx Mark)
