[Vision2020] "I've had enough of reading things by neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians"

[TIM RIGSBY]

I like Eddie Vedder's version better, it seems to be more relevant, at least in 2004 anyway, to me and my generation.  Plus I saw him perform it live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0azqzN-rNE&feature=related

" 'Politics is the art of controlling your environment.' That is one of the key things I learned in these years, and I learned it the hard way. Anybody who thinks that 'it doesn't matter who's President' has never been Drafted and sent off to fight and die in a vicious, stupid War on the other side of the World -- or been beaten and gassed by Police for trespassing on public property -- or been hounded by the IRS for purely political reasons -- or locked up in the Cook County Jail with a broken nose and no phone access and twelve perverts wanting to stomp your ass in the shower. That is when it matters who is President or Governor or Police Chief. That is when you will wish you had voted." - Hunter S. Thompson




Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:25:24 -0700
From: starbliss at gmail.com
To: kjajmix1 at msn.com
CC: vision2020 at moscow.com; fotopro63 at hotmail.com
Subject: [Vision2020] "I've had enough of reading things by neurotic,	psychotic, pig-headed 	politicians"

Definitely not a "treacly nod to general warm-fuzzy-happy-place sentiments" is the song below by John Lennon, one of my favorite songs by anyone:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op9-D3kdBiw
 
>From "Imagine" by John Lennon
 
Gimme Some Truth
 
I'm sick and tired of hearing things
>From uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocrites
All I want is the truth
Just gimme some truth 

I've had enough of reading things
By neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians

All I want is the truth
Just gimme some truth 

No short-haired, yellow-bellied, son of Tricky Dicky
Is gonna mother hubbard soft soap me
With just a pocketful of hope
Money for dope
Money for rope 


I'm sick to death of seeing things
>From tight-lipped, condescending, mama's little chauvinists
All I want is the truth
Just gimme some truth now 

I've had enough of watching scenes
Of schizophrenic, ego-centric, paranoiac, prima-donnas

All I want is the truth now
Just gimme some truth 

No short-haired, yellow-bellied, son of Tricky Dicky
Is gonna mother hubbard soft soap me
With just a pocketful of hope
It's money for dope
Money for rope 


Ah, I'm sick to death of hearing things
from uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocrites
All I want is the truth now
Just gimme some truth now 

I've had enough of reading things
by neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians

All I want is the truth now
Just gimme some truth now 

All I want is the truth now
Just gimme some truth now
All I want is the truth
Just gimme some truth
All I want is the truth
Just gimme some truth

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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:48 AM, keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> wrote:


Back to the original "most culturally significant pop song," I'd have to disagree with Kai and then risk the ire of many of my friends.  I'm afraid the song "Imagine," by Beatle John Lennon, has taken on anthem-like status for everybody in the world who disdains, say, kicking cats.  What used to be a profound song in the eyes of listeners 30 years ago has now become a treacly nod to general warm-fuzzy-happy-place sentiments.


Did you guess that I don't like the song at all, never did, but nonetheless recognize that it's evolved into a force even greater than "Don't Stop Believin'," although I think Steven Perry IS really cute . . . 


Keely
http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/




> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:29:32 -0700
> From: thansen at moscow.com

> To: london at moscow.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com; fotopro63 at hotmail.com 



> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The most pop-culturally significant song of all time ever in the history of universe (Hint: It ain't by the bug boys from Liverpool)
> 
> Excellent.
> 

> Thanks, Bill.
> 
> Tom
> 
> > Lotus, acapella three women, nice sound
> > BL
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>

> > To: "Darrell Keim" <keim153 at gmail.com>
> > Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>; "Kai Eiselein" <fotopro63 at hotmail.com>

> > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The most pop-culturally significant song of all
> > time ever in the history of universe (Hint: It ain't by the bug boys from

> > Liverpool)
> >
> >
> >> Speaking of old songs . . .
> >>
> >> Here is a song, titled "Sparkling Gold", recorded at Hal Logan Music in
> >> 1993 right here in Moscow, Idaho, performed by a local group.

> >>
> >> Question: What is the name of this group?
> >>
> >> http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Sparkling_Gold.mp3

> >>
> >> Seeya at Palouse Pride, Moscow.
> >>
> >> Tom Hansen
> >> Moscow, Idaho
> >>
> >> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to

> >> change
> >> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> >>
> >> - Unknown
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >

> >
> 
> 
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> 
> - Unknown
> 
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