[lbo-talk] James McMurtry - "We can't make it here"??

[123hop at comcast.net]

Well, the song didn't have a lot of the poetry that Woody Guthrie's stuff had, but what it did do is articulate the feelings of a lot of people now. Feelings that are not reflected, respected, or shared publicly in any way.

To give voice to the voiceless is one of the most important things that an artist does.

Joanna

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From: wrobert at uci.edu
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Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] James McMurtry - "We can't make it here"??

To be honest, I'm surprised that someone hasn't jumped in with a critique
of the broader populist approach that this is drawing on.  I tend to agree
with Dennis on this question.  After all, the folk and country music of
the 2oth century is saturated with the sound of the locomotive.  As to the
song, I wasn't all that fond of it, but I probably listen to a lot of
music that other folks find boring, so I don't think my aesthetic boredom
is all that meaningful.  robert wood


> At 03:38 PM 7/2/2011, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:
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>>Well, if I had to guess, I think he's talking about primal
>>pleasures. And I think he's contrasting that with the extremely
>>alienated life that most of us lead.
>>
>>Joanna
>
>
> That you have to guess is part of the problem I think.  Why can't I
> just get an answer rather than a reference to footwear?  btw, what do
> you guess that reference meant?
>
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