Thursday, August 12, 2010
Song about brave new world
Hey i found that one of the songs by meg and dia i just added to my playlist on playlist.com is about brave new world. i had never paticularly really listened to the lyrics before, but just now i realized what they were singing about. funny. Its called Hug Me by Meg and Dia. Interesting how that book has such an influence on people. That's one thing about great books, everyone gets a feeling from them.
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I'm guessing its a perspective of Lenina, but im not too sure. A person who commented on the song on another website thought maybe it was perspectives of John and lenina combined, sort of switching off. But im not sure.
ReplyDeleteLet's make a list of Summer Homework songs.
ReplyDeleteHug Me, Meg and Dia
Soma, the Strokes
I know there's another BNW song someone told me about a year or so ago, but I didn't write it down and so now it's gone. I think Cierra Lundy ('10) found it...I'll ask her.
What was that Roger Waters piece inspired by AOTD?
Was it Amused to Death by Roger Waters?
ReplyDeletehad you heard that Song before, Ms.Fletcher? Did you like it? i 'll have to look up that strokes song, i love the strokes.
ReplyDeleteSan Francisco sure is cold. I missed this.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Fletcher, I saw a guy in a coffee shop reading AOTD, and had a lengthy discussion with him about it. Perhaps I'll make a topic about him later. Right now my fingers can barely move due to them being exposed to the codl for so long. Coincidently, his name was Alexander Fletcher. ALEXANDER FLETCHER. You wouldn't happen to have relatives out here in the bay area, would you?
And don't forget there's a whole album by the band Iron Maiden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World_(Iron_Maiden_album)
Raul, do not mess with me. I did not just fall off the turnip truck yesterday.
ReplyDeleteYes, Carina, that's the one. Were you the person who posted about that earlier this summer??
ReplyDeleteAlejandra, I have Soma on my iPod (I think). I love the Strokes in a sort of adult, detached way. I don't memorize their songs or know their names or know what they're up to or where they're touring. But I love them.
ReplyDeleteWhy would you say that, Mrs. Fletcher? That was his name. If I'm not mistaken. It said so on his book.
ReplyDeleteHug Me, Meg and Dia
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Amused the Death, Roger Waters
Brave New World, Iron Maiden
Actually Mrs. Fletcher that was I that posted about the Roger Waters stuff earlier in the blog-->http://apbloggers1011.blogspot.com/2010/06/we-will-still-sing-and-dance-even-if.html
ReplyDeleteYou commented on it and said that you would look into it this summer :)
Oh! Thank you, Breahna. I'm contemplating downloading it -- it's 10 bucks for the whole thing on Amazon.
ReplyDeleteI already posted something about this song (x
ReplyDeleteAh, Raul, I was just teasing you. I was merely taken aback by the presence of this Alexander and the fact that you met him is just too much of a coincidence to bear.
ReplyDeleteBrittany...give us the link. Remind us.
Hug Me, Meg and Dia
ReplyDeleteSoma, the Strokes
Amused the Death, Roger Waters
Brave New World, Iron Maiden
Coma, Pendulum (this one from Cierra Lundy, '10)
Naturally. If it wasn't astounding there would be no reason for me to post about it.
ReplyDeleteSo, do you think he's my doppleganger or something? I'm curious about this Alexander Fletcher fellow. Did he look like an angel or a demon? Did you tell him about me? Was he armed and dangerous? Was he drooling on his book? Myopic? Smelly? The handsomest man alive? Did he have long, unruly dreadlocks and curly fingernails? You must tell me more.
ReplyDeleteNo Mrs. Fletcher, I do think he is your doppleganger.(Yes, I know what that word means, and no, I did not use google.)He was a young white fellow(Caucasian for those who say saying "white" is racist.) He neither looked like an Angel or a Demon. Instead, for reasons beyond my comprehension, he looked like a human being. I did not tell him about you. I didn't think you would like me telling random people on the street about you. He was not dangerous, insofar as looks can reveal. I do not know if he was armed, but he didn't look like the type to carry a weapon. His book was old and tattered, like it had seen years of heavy use; he was reading it for a college communications class. We discussed mainly chapter 4 and 8. Then, from chapter eight we discussed religion. Then Evolution, then science and its uses, then technology and its uses and chapter 8 again. I can't remember what we talked about next, but then we talked about women and their treacherous ways. I told him about my infamous rejection on Valentine's Day. Then we talked about Obama, and I can't remember what we talked about next. I would say I spent a good three hours with him. Then we parted ways.
ReplyDeleteOh my god Raul, must you tell everyone you're dreadful Valentine's Day story???
ReplyDeleteCould "This Is War" by 30 Seconds to Mars be about Brave New World as well? The lyrics say it repeatedly...
ReplyDeleteIt IS dreadful, isn't it, Breahna. I like that word. Dreadful. And you're right. I tell everyone I meet. But it's soo sad! And besides we we were talking about women so it was relevant.
ReplyDeleteApparently, I am the ONLY Alexander/Alexandra Fletcher who HASN'T heard your dreadful Valentine's Day rejection story, and I can't help but feel a little left out. But I just have to say that Valentine's Day in our culture has grown into this monster, and there's so much PRESSURE, that it is a bad, bad day to choose for declarations of love.
ReplyDeleteI got married on Hiroshima Day.
Melissa James, as far as I know, the phrase "brave new world" originates with Shakespeare's The Tempest -- who knows? Maybe William stole it from an eloquent friend. But anyway, the phrase existed before Huxley used it as his title, so the CONTENT of the song would have to relate to the story somehow before we could decide whether this song belongs on our list. Also, if you go to Google News and look for the phrase, you will see just how prevalent the phrase is...and not everyone is talking about Huxley's book. It has come to mean something like, "technology run amuck" and so it can apply to lots of different situations.
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ReplyDeleteMy fondness morphed into infatuation.?
ReplyDeleteMore like the worst kind of OBSESSION there is! I really thought she liked you...maybe she just didn't have a well enough escape route all those times you lingered around her at lunch. Hahaha. And might I add that I pretty much wanted to punch you in the face all those times you put her on blast in History class. Messed up. So messed up...
This is not to count towards my comments for credit... but dude... THIS POST + COMMENTS IS COMEDY.
ReplyDeleteHey! That's not funny, Breahna. Not funny at all.
ReplyDeleteI was not obsessed. That is a FALSEHOOD. I just really appreciated her.
And I never "put her on blast". All I did was make occasional jokes about it. It's not like that whole class didn't know about it.
Occasional? Do you know the definition of that word? You do know it does not mean excessive do you? Well Raul, I'm done lingering on this post, this has nothing to do with the original post and that's pretty rude. Haha, Sorry Alejandra!
ReplyDeleteOkay, this is officially the most off-topic, weird post of this whole summer :)
ReplyDeleteSorry, these two comments don't count towards my grade...I just wanted to point that out....
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