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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: Empty Friend on 05 May 2005, 01:29
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http://www.prefixmag.com/Bright_Eyes_(Leno)(05.02.05)_(high).php
Hehe, nice.
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Whatever you think of the guy, you have to admire someone who has the guts to go on a massive TV show in the US and accuse the president of being delusional and a class A idiot by way of a song - just because it's a popular opinion doesn't mean it's not impressive to see it on something so institutional.
Not so sure about the Jack White chic though, but hey, that makes it all the more funny.
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yes, the duds own.
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dear conor,
please do not dress to match the background lighting. we liked you better when you weren't jack white, part two.
thank you.
p.s. - somewhere in washington, d.c., the president is marvelling over a catchy little song he heard on leno the other night.
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p.s. - somewhere in washington, d.c., the president is marvelling over a catchy little song he heard on leno the other night.
*applause*
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That was so great. It takes some balls to go on national TV and perform something like that song.
But what was with the outfit? I didn't like it x_x
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Bright Eyes is gay
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Don't use gay as an insult.
and go Bright Eyes for playing this.
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I think he may have been jesting Mnementh, nobody is that poo-brained (...)
Anyway, i'm no Bright Eyes fan, but i applaud that dudes balls alright.
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Guys I don't want to overrate Oberst but that gave me really eerie vibes of Johnny Cash.
Except for the stupid outfit.
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I think the outfit was done on purpuse... to kind of mock the President who is so proud of his Texan-Cowboy heritage.
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I hate Bright Eyes.
I mean, I've gone on huge rants before on how much I don't like Bright Eyes.
But holy shit.
That was wonderful.
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I think the outfit was done on purpuse... to kind of mock the President who is so proud of his Texan-Cowboy heritage.
that actually makes a lot of sense, good call!
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wait, you mean you didn't get that? ;)
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not at first, i wasn't really paying attention.
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Fair enough, to be honest, I didn't get it til he started doin' the accent.
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it's been released as a free download on iTMS for those of you that use it.
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i was just about to say that :-/
I dunno, it's not like no one else has ever critisized our president, or we live in a country where it would mean the end of your life, so it really isn't that ballsy.
Cool though I suppose
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I dunno... these days saying that on such a widely watched show still takes some balls. Not a big fan of Bright Eyes though.
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Don't use gay as an insult.
only gay people say stuff like that.
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...Said the guy who I imagine constantly wears corpsepaint.
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uh, yeah I do.
What kind of black metal fan are you if you don't constantly wear corpse paint..
I get odd looks when buying milk and stuff at the grocery store, but they just don't understand my conviction to my unholy master!!
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The ebst thing is that Leno is good friends with George Bush, which makes it just that eensy bit cooler...
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I get odd looks when buying milk and stuff at the grocery store, but they just don't understand my conviction to my unholy master!!
...HAIL THE NECROWIZARD!
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Get it back on topic
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I actually think it's pretty dull and even a cheap shot of sorts. I mean, it's almost a fashion thing to hate George W. Bush, and I don't consider this daring or even controversial, since nearly everyone is doing it!
Frankly it bores me... though I found the god thing amusing
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only gay people say stuff like that
i don't know you well enough to tell if this is a joke or not, sorry. you're joking here though, right?
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See, that's my issue. I can't tell and I don't know you well enough to make that call.
As for my sexuality, if it makes you happy to think I'm gay go for it. I don't care all that much.
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hell aren't we all ;)
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"This town makes faggots of us all"
You say, "It's not my word, so it's not my fault."
But language is on the side of harm and stability
And I can't stand the way my own words sound sometimes to me
Anyway, I'm continually pissed off at Conor Oberst, but I think this was pretty cool. I mean, it's not a brilliant critique of the president, but the "does what God says ever change his mind?" line was pretty good.
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Dear Connor Oberst,
Stick to writing shitty, warbely songs about your dead baby brother and calanders. The Desaparecidos suck, this song sucks, and your ironic cowboy hat sucks. Nothing you said here is backed up by any facts and are nothing but the rantings of an ill-informed flaming liberal. All you have done is taken all the stupid shit people say on TV and the internet and set it to music. This is not impressive, creative, or controversial - it's public opinion. And, while being a flaming liberal is okay - and sometimes pretty cool, being ill-informed always sucks. Please, stick to emo. Politics just aren't for you.
Love,
Nothingwitty
(PS - I think "Lifted" was a keen album.)
Edit - man, when I clicked the title here "Conor owning up", I thought he was going admit on national television that everything he's done post-"Letting Off the Happiness" was contrived bullshit. Man, I was let
down.
Edit2 - Man, already beaten to the whole "Dear Connor," letter gag. I'm not funny.
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It's not his best song by a long shot, and was definitely a case of message above style, and the message is a popular one,
BUT,
what made it impressive was to have it seemingly endorsed by something as huge as Leno. That's not to say that it's the only statement that's been made in mainstream culture ever about the fact that George Bush is a twat, but it's a good thing to have it so boldly stamped across the TV, just to remind people.
Conor's in a position of influence, even if only over fawning teenage girls and insecure indie kids, I just hope to God he doesn't start turning into Bono.
And I preferred the songs about drowning babies too :)
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hell aren't we all ;)
Could always be gay in the mouth...
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locking this. we've got the point, and i can see this slowly turning into a "HURR, GW SUCKS", "DURRR, NO HE DOESN'T" thread. arguing about politics is like milking a truck.