[lbo-talk] June Carter Cash RIP

Shane Taylor s-t-t at juno.com
Sat May 17 14:18:21 PDT 2003


N P Childs wrote:


> Channel surfing last night and caught the
> video for Cash's version of the NIN song 'Hurt'
> on CMT (I suspect they have no idea what NIN
> or who Trent Reznor is), with June in it,
> powerful stuff, and probably the closet you'll
> get to seeing into JC's ravaged soul.
>
> Last, to echo the comments above, check out
> the lyrics to 'Man in Black';
>
> http://maninblack.net/lyrics/MAN%20IN%20BLACK.htm
>
> from 1971 and ask yourself if any of the flag
> waving chimps calling themselves country
> these days would write stuff like that today.

I don't get it. I've meet a fair number of "flag waving chimps" who listen to country music, and it's not unusual for them to adore NIN. Or for NIN fans to be "flag waving chimps". I must have seen at least a few cars with American flag stickers and "God Bless America" alongside NIN stickers.

Speaking of music and war, I'm reminded of something from a Gulf War vet once shared with me. He said the guys who went into combat listening to Iron Maiden or Metallica didn't scare him. But the one's whose chosen theme music was "Happy Happy, Joy Joy!" did.

-- Shane

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