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I don't know. Whenever someone likes to brag about California, I bring up the Governator. That usually makes them stop.
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California has "transportation" issues if you catch my drift... But I do agree with you, LA being nuked? I dunno... There is some nasty stuff that goes on there, but at the same time, there is a nice little fault line that assist with the nuking or at least an EMP... And you need the water from the Inland Empire... What are you all gonna do when you all run outta water? And the OC, dude, you watch too much TV... What do you have there, awesome waves at Trestles? Or San Clemente--ain't nobody live there with less than $10 million... I mean, it's beautiful and all--classic Californian beach life.. Okey, I wouldn't nuke it, because San Onofre is near by--but so is Camp Pendleton... And Newport, Huntington ain't that far either... But Tustin... Dude, that has gotta go--as well as that stinky Narco/Ontario... And EFF Hemit--except for the gaming casinos and Palm Springs... And Bakersfield--what's there? Tumbleweeds? I know they expanded, but most places got razed by the fires last year and floated out by the rains... |
(Not quite about Wisconsin, but I did my best. Minneapolis is the closest thing I have to a second home, y'all. I think it counts.)
"Shhh" - Atmosphere Such a pleasure to come home 'Cause I . . . I have a very special love for this city Well all right, well okay Well all right I wanted to make a song about where I'm from You know? Big up my home town, my territory, my state But I couldn't figure out much to brag about Prince lives here, we got 10,000 lakes * But wait, the women are beautiful, to me they are And we're not infested with pretentious movie stars And it hit me, Minnesota is dope If only simply for not what we have but what we don't It's all fair, it ain't out there, it's in there It's in the mirror, behind the breast, under the hair Follow the dream doesn't mean leave the love Roam if you must, but come home when you've seen enough I love New York and Cali, but I ain't movin' Too overpopulated, saturated with humans And I'm not big on rappers, actors, or models If I had to dip, I'd probably skip to Chicago None of this is to diss no one, nowhere Like damn, I'm from Minnesota, land of the cold air Too many mosquitoes and our fair share of egos But like my man Sabe says, that's where my mommy stays So if the people laugh and giggle when you tell em where you live Say shhh, say shhh And if you know this is where you wanna raise your kids Say shhh, say shhh If you're from the Midwest and it doesn't matter where Say shhh, say shhh If you can drink tap water and breathe the air Say shhh, say shhh Got trees and vegetation in the city I stay The rent's in the mail and I can always find a parking space The women outnumber the men two to one Got parks and zoos and things to do with my son The nightlife ain't all that, but that's okay I don't need to be distracted by the devil every day And the jobs ain't really too hard to find In fact, you could have mine if you knew how to rhyme This is for everyone around the planet That wishes they were from somewhere other than where they standin' Don't take it for granted, instead take a look around Quit complaining and build something on that ground Plant something on that ground, dance and sleep on that ground Get on your hands and knees and watch the ants walk around that ground Make a family, make magic, make a mess Take the stress, feel your motivation and build your nest It sucks that you think where I'm from is wack But as long as that's enough to keep your ass from coming back And with a smile and a hint of sarcasm, he said, "I beg your pardon but this is my secret garden." All right (In the land of ice and snow) Well okay (In the land of ice and snow) Well all right (In the land of ice and snow) Well okay (Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minneapolis) If the playground is clear of stems and syringes Say shhh, say shhh If there's only one store in your town that sells 12-inches Say shhh, say shhh If no one in your crew walks around with a gun Say shhh, say shhh And if you ain't gonna leave cause this is where you're from Say shhh, say shhh Well alright, well okay St. Cloud, Minnesota Mankato, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesnowta Kansas City St Louis, Missouri Columbia, Missouri Oshkosh, Wisconsin ** Madison Milwaukee Cincinnati, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Boulder, Colorado Lawrence, Kansas Tulsa, Oklahoma Sioux Falls, South Dakota Ann Arbor, Michigan Indianapolis Say shhh . . . Minneapolis . . . * Minnesota: 11,000 lakes Wisconsin: 14,000 lakes Just so you know. ** How can you not love a song that shouts out to Sloshkosh? |
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I heard ol' Neil put 'er down I hope Neil Young (and that guy from the internet) will remember A SOUTHERN MAN DON'T NEED HIM AROUND ANYHOW" ---------------don't be mean to me it is just a quote from a song -------- and hey my mother is never wrong . . . . . and I don't have to be politically correct < that is for liberals and whiners |
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ARTIST: Neil Young TITLE: Southern Man Southern man better keep your head Don't forget what your good book said Southern change gonna come at last Now your crosses are burning fast Southern man I saw cotton and I saw black Tall white mansions and little shacks Southern man when will you pay them back I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking How long? How long? Lily Belle, your hair is golden brown I've seen your black man comin' round Swear by God I'm gonna cut him down I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking How long? How long? ______________________________________________ I assume YOU think "southern man" is a fantastic song. A very politically incorrect song and very closed minded and assuming of the "southern man" inability to grow and learn. Ok I that is my last post to this thread. It was fun while it lasted. "God Bless America","Let Freedom Ring","From Sea to Shining Sea" |
Actually it was 2 Neil Young songs that were responding to (Southern Man& Alabama), the response was to these specific lyrics to "Southern Man":
Better keep your head Don't forget what your good book said Southern change gonna come at last Now your crosses are burning fast Southern man I saw cotton and I saw black Tall white mansions and little shacks. Southern man when will you pay them back? I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking How long? How long? And "Alabama"'s lyrics: Oh Alabama Banjos playing through the broken glass Windows down in Alabama. See the old folks tied in white ropes Hear the banjo. Don't it take you down home? (got this from http://www.thrasherswheat.org/jammin/lynyrd.htm but I was aware of this before as I do have the Harvest CD which Alabama is on and I grew up listening to all kinds of music) As to the "context" Sweet Home Alabama was written (this needs to be distinguished from Young's Alabama) and it's true meaning to its lyrics is basically saying leave us alone. I know you will say, Lynyrd Skynyrd is racist as they use the line "In Birmingham they love the governor" Wallace being the governor & a segrationist at the time& Birmingham being where the 4 girls died in the church blast. Right after this line "Boo hoo hoo" is said, now the people who want it to be racist say it was a "wink" to the racists when in actuality they were saying they don't like the racist policies of Wallace. The problem is that Lynyrd Skynyrd is not racist, they just have southern pride. Now their pride in the region they come from will be attacked, I'm sure, but it's like being proud of the fraternity or sorority you're a member of, you know the adage "from the outside looking in, people can't understand it, but from the outside looking in you can't explain it." I'm sure someone will point out "oh, but Mark, Lynyrd Skynyrd plays in front of a large confederate flag, they must be racist" to that I say you have to have an understanding of the South, not just in historical view point but also the culture. The confederate flag's correct nonmenclature is confederate naval jack (the battle flag is a square and the naval jack is rectangular) this is different from the various Official Confederate flags (e.g. Bonnie Blue). Please go to http://americancivilwar.com/south/conflag/southflg.html to view the various flags. If you say that since racist groups have used the confederate naval jack we should totally abandon it, I ask haven't those same groups used the Bible, should we abandon use of that? Just b/c a group misuses a symbol doesn't change the meaning to what the group says it is. You may also wonder why someone would care about something that happened so long ago. Well why do people display a flag like the flag Betsy Ross made? It is history, why forget about it? The confederate flag conversation could fill up multiple threads, so I'm not going to go into all the reasons why it is unfair to label someone racist just b/c they display a confederate naval jack or any other confederate flag. -Mark |
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