bloodyminded Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 People say bad things about Sultans of Swing? Well, now I think of it, it might have been just one guy. "Cheesy song," (even if true, most great rock songs are "cheesy," not that I care for that particular word, personally); "guitar sound is more about style than proficiency" (I'm paraphrasing)... to which I'd respond both with "So what?" and "not entirely." But yeah, one guy. So not too meaningful, eh? I dunno, I'm pretty terrible......in that case, I may have to concede. -k Oh yes. You're learning to play guitar. I am not; I can't play, except for terrible renditions of a couple of learn-to-play-guitar standards. So....that's that. Quote As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. --Josh Billings
Jack Weber Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 Sultans of Swing is awesome!!!!! Whoever said that was a cheesy song is an inbred twit!!! Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
DogOnPorch Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 The CRTC has branded Dire Straights 'Enemy of the People', no?? Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Jack Weber Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) The CRTC has branded Dire Straights 'Enemy of the People', no?? I believe the LGBTG (whatever the acronym for those types is... ) nutter that got offended by the certain lyrics of that certain song... Has been made a laughing stock by sane people everywhere.. "The little faggot got his own jet airplane...The little faggot,he's a millionaire!"... Context,please....Context.. Edited February 19, 2011 by Jack Weber Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
BubberMiley Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 The CRTC has branded Dire Straights 'Enemy of the People', no?? Nope. It was the Broadcast Standards Council, which is the radio stations themselves. But that's just because the song included one of the banished words. There are lots of banished words and they get bleeped or blandly rerecorded all the time. It's just because radio wants to appeal to all people. It's kind of nice to have such refuges in this age of inappropriate and obnoxious content. Quote "I think it's fun watching the waldick get all excited/knickers in a knot over something." -scribblet
kimmy Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Posted February 19, 2011 Well said, Bubber. The sheer number of songs that have "radio-friendly" edits makes it hard for me to get the derision that this particular decision was met with. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
bloodyminded Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 I believe the LGBTG (whatever the acronym for those types is... ) nutter that got offended by the certain lyrics of that certain song... Has been made a laughing stock by sane people everywhere.. "The little faggot got his own jet airplane...The little faggot,he's a millionaire!"... Context,please....Context.. Exactly, Jack. It's not as if the song is an anti-"faggot" anthem, or something. Good Lord. Quote As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. --Josh Billings
jbg Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 There is another thing to credit Holly with, and it was his major talent as a songwriter, and that was creating musical and lyrical "hooks".I think Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan and the Beatles were early influences on moving rock towards intellible and intelligent lyrics. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
wyly Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 I think Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan and the Beatles were early influences on moving rock towards intellible and intelligent lyrics. bob dylan? if I could ever understand a word of what he was saying I might agree... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
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