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

[Ted Moffett]

I listened to Eddie Vedder's version of Lennon's "Gimme Some Truth," given
your reference.  His vocal delivery is not radically different than John
Lennon's version on his album "Imagine," it seemed to me, though the wording
is a bit different, in a few places.  What I missed was the awesome guitar
solo from Lennon's version, during the middle song break, which was absent
from Vedder's version. This guitar solo has great impact in Lennon's
version.  Both versions communicate much the same meaning.

As far as a person's "generation" being critical in deciding which music is
most important, why would someone want to limit themselves in this manner?
Music is an infinite world of emotion and expression (given time to listen
and a person's lifespan), that spans centuries upon centuries of human life
and culture.  From Hildegard von Bingen to Jane Siberry, from Bach to
Ligetti, from Islamic Sufi mysticism to Tool, Medieval plainchant to modern
minimalism, my generation's musical content is but a small slice of musical
meaning and history:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMnXjLD7J24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZTaiDHqs5s

http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/mysticalpathwaynurhu/

I like the 1940s channel on XM radio... Not from my generation, but that's
perhaps partly why I find it appealing... The music has not been on the
radio, or a favorite of my peers, or commercialized on the TV, or promoted
in hyped mega concert, at least not very much, since I have been alive.  I
can listen to it without some of the culturally conditioned baggage that
music often carries...

Speaking of escaping culturally conditioned baggage...

"Strawberry Fields Forever," Lennon at his best... He should have stayed in
his mystical fields, hiding, rather than facing political activism as though
it was an obligation, as though he was facing reality, given he was too
beautiful and innocent a soul for this corrupt world, and payed with his
life...

Lennon's achingly beautiful and innocent song for his mother Julia, who died
in a brutal car accident when he was a teenager:

Julia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0shbwip_sI

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Fields_Forever

"*Strawberry Fields Forever*" is a song by the English
rock<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music>band The
Beatles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles>. Recorded at the end of
1966, the song was written by John
Lennon<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon>during the filming of
*How I Won The War <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_I_Won_The_War>* and is
formally credited to the
Lennon/McCartney<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennon/McCartney>songwriting
team. It is named after a Salvation
Army <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation_Army> house in Beaconsfield
Road, Woolton, Liverpool <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool> where
Lennon played as a child.

"Strawberry Fields Forever" was originally recorded for the album *Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Band<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band>
* (1967), but was instead released in February 1967 as a double A-side
single backed with Paul McCartney's "Penny
Lane<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Lane>".
"Strawberry Fields Forever" reached number eight in the US, with numerous
critics describing it as one of the group's best
recordings.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Fields_Forever#cite_note-amg-sff-0>
[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Fields_Forever#cite_note-rs500s-1>It
is one of the defining works of the psychedelic
rock <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock> genre and has been
covered <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_version> by many other artists.
The song was later included on the *Magical Mystery
Tour<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Mystery_Tour_(album)>
* LP (1967). The Strawberry Fields
memorial<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Fields_(memorial)>in
New
York City <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City>'s Central
Park<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park>(near the site of
Lennon's murder at The
Dakota <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dakota> apartment building) was
named after the
song.[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Fields_Forever#cite_note-centralpark-2>
[4]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Fields_Forever#cite_note-nycdpr-3>

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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett

On 8/13/09, TIM RIGSBY <tim.rigsby at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> ------------------------------------------
> 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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