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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 12:36 AM Original message |
In 1989, Neil Peart (of the band Rush) wrote a song that could have been about the Gulf situation |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. Message to the unreccers of this OP; |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 01:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. OR: |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 01:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Oh... |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 01:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Whatever.... |
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JeffersonChick (338 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. I love Rush, and you're right - how fitting. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
3. K&R |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
4. "Every action has a reaction. We have one planet, one chance." |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 09:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. Why would you post that? |
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kysrsoze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
8. Neil Peart was right at that time too. This garbage has been going on for a long time |
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Ardent15 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 06:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Saw them live during the "Snakes and Arrows" Tour 2007 |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
9. Also made Malloy think of it. He played Red Tide as a bumper song. |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 10:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. How is 2112 Randian? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. It has an evil, all-controlling state religion that oppresses individuals |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Interesting.. I've always seen it as.. |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 05:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. "With acknowledgement to the genius of Ayn Rand" |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Well, Rush did have a song called "Anthem" |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 09:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Until the late 70s, Peart was a Randian.... then he grew up. |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. I think he's just got a wide range of writing influences... |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Mike also mentions that oil is sort of like the earth's "blood" |
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chillspike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 06:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I would think water is the earth's blood nt |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 06:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Except most of the earth's water is on the surface |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 06:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Although many of Peart's lyrics were inspired by Ayn Rand, his politics are not similar. |
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TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 05:02 AM Response to Original message |
10. Neil Also wrote a song in 1977 that seems to be an Eerily Prophetic Vision of where we are now. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. What's the name of... "We will pay the price, but we cannot count the cost..." |
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TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. That would be Bravado. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 07:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
36. "Scheming demons dressed in kingly guise" |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
11. Link to YouTube -- plays in background to the trailer |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
14. Thanks. Didn't; know it before. Rec'd |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
21. k&r |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. You've just entered the cool club. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 09:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Where do you think my username came from? (hint: Lyrics in A Farewell to Kings) |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Oh yeah! That's awesome! n/t |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. I don't think he is talking about oil though |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
31. I have often noted how Rush lyrics are relevant and timely |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
32. See. This is why Sting should've never become Yanni! |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 05:50 AM Response to Original message |
33. Marvin Gaye, from 1973: |
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