Political pop that could actually change the world

[imomus]

Eminem Mosh. He says 'Fuck Bush'. He says 'No more blood for oil'. He says 'Kerry on, give me hope'. He says 'Vote on November 2nd'. And the imagery in the video says a lot more. A message like this, from a star as big as Eminem, could actually change the outcome of the US election. Who says pop music is all neutered, spayed and tame? Who says that nothing anyone says makes a blind bit of difference? As brilliantly political as anything Bob Dylan did at the height of the 60s protest boom. Positively Brechtian.

Comments

[yanatonage.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize he was saying "Kerry on", I believe it was just "carry on". Perhaps I'm underestimating him. And in the last line he says "Mister president, mister senator.." before the children say, "are you guys heros?" I took that to mean there was subtle Kerry-bashing going on. The video is very good-looking, however.

I agree with the fellow who said "Just Lose it" was lame, but to be fair, "My Name is" and "The Real Slim Shady" were both really lame too. It's Eminem policy to release a catchy, corny song as the first single of his album. It's seductive and disarming and one of his smarter tactics. "Just Lose It" seems like it's just intentionally bad though, doesn't it? If I had to guess I'd say it was just meant to throw people off track before "Mosh", which he knew would make headlines.

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Well, of course it's 'carry on'. But I think he's using the assonance thing to drop some subliminal endorsement in there. Remember, Bush 'won' the last election with 500 odd votes. Eminem has 16 million listeners.

[stanleylieber.livejournal.com]

You almost look like a real soldier.

[mrslunch.livejournal.com]

Not to split hairs, but I heard the last line as, "Mister President. Mister Senator. Can you guys hear us?"

[yanatonage.livejournal.com]

I think you are right about that, I could have sworn it was "are you guys heros?" the first few times I heard it...although "Can you guys hear us" certainly makes a lot more sense.