Prior posts: Sting seems to be one of the few artists who have blended
world music themes and social concern.(Paul Simon,too) later,mark>Bono
is doing his part. Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics) is in the midst of
organizing a peace concert; he and Annie Lennox also released an album
in '99 called "Peace" and helped promote Amnesty International on their
tour. They're out there but they are far fewer than they used to be.\And
I've often asked myself why my generation of artists (age 25 or so)
seems more concerned about image, vanity and being famous than saying
anything really relevant.
Well, as predictable as Joni dissing the industry is me making an Eminem
comment. The Eminem Show album spends considerable time speaking out
against the current regime. The most brilliant of his raps is Square
Dance - think of Bush being from Texas and an exaggerated Texas drawl
from the Em dude - with Em it is always in his unique own way but his
antiBush raps are scathing in their tone and the sarcasm ('this peace
talk can cease") is not Em being anti peace but Em ripping into Bush for
what Em feels Bush's policies are. I could give other examples but one
is enough - and this isn't folk singing sing along stuff like in the 60s
but in the idiom of the day Eminem makes at least as much if not more
social commentary as anyone out there today. Vince
[Eminem]
People! (People!) It feels so good to be back (back)
{*Eminem vocally scratching these lines*}
Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing the new
and improved, you know who..
chk-who, chka-er-chk-er-chk-er-chk
[Eminem]
Never been the type to bend or budge
The wrong button to push, no friend of Bush
I'm the center piece, you're a Maltese
I'm a pitbull off his leash, all this peace talk can cease
All these people I had to leave in limbo
I'm back now, I've come to release this info
I'll be brief and let me just keep shit simple
+Cani-bitch+ don't want no beef with Slim
Nooooooo! Not even on my radar
So won't you please jump off my dick, lay off and stay off
And follow me as I put these crayons to chaos
from siance to siance, aw-er-aw-er-aw-eh-a
[Chorus 2X: Eminem]
C'mon now, let's all get on down
Let's do-si-do now, we gon
have a good ol' time
Don't be scurred, cause thurr ain't nothin to worry 'bout
Let your hurr down (and square dance with me)
[Eminem]
Let your hair down to the track, yeah kick on back (boo!)
The Boogiemonster of rap, yeah the man's back
with a plan to ambush this Bush administration
Mush the Senate's face in, push this generation
of kids to stand and fight for the right to say somethin
you might not like, this white hot light
that I'm under, no wonder I look so sunburned
Oh no I won't leave no stone unturned
Oh no I won't leave, won't go nowhere
Do-si-do, oh-yo-ho, hello there
Oh yeah, don't think I won't go there
Go to Beirut and do a show there
Yeah you laugh till your motherfuckin ass gets drafted
While you're at band camp thinkin the crap can't happen
