Dumbest. Christmas. Song. Ever.
Right here.
You know what I never got about that song? Remember the line that Bono belts out in his pleasantly plaintive whine, "Well, tonight, thank God it's them, instead of you!" I see no way to take that line other than as a taunt. "Fork it over, you selfish, overfed good-for-nothing Brits."
The American version of Band Aid was even more hideous than the British version, of course, but at least it wasn't a Christmas song.
You know what I never got about that song? Remember the line that Bono belts out in his pleasantly plaintive whine, "Well, tonight, thank God it's them, instead of you!" I see no way to take that line other than as a taunt. "Fork it over, you selfish, overfed good-for-nothing Brits."
The American version of Band Aid was even more hideous than the British version, of course, but at least it wasn't a Christmas song.
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Too funny, KM. Equally as taunting is the bridge, "(here's to you) raise a glass for everyone! (here's to them) underneath that burning sun!" Or are the lyrics and sentiment really so lame as to mean that in earnest? Could be.
Side note: Whenever I think of this particular movement to feed Ethiopia, I always remember a line from a Sam Kinison stand-up routine that is a bit irreverent but nevertheless makes me laugh every time I think of it -- "You know...I watch that awful video footage of those starving children in Ethiopia and I always think to myself -- you know -- the camera man could give that kid a sandwich."
Was there a Ramadan version of that song, too, and I just missed it? Will there be a Kwanzaa version? A Hanukkah version? Buddhist and Hindu versions?
Or are only Christians responsible for the world?
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?
Are we suddenly allowed to say that word? I thought it was Holiday time.
*You're* not allowed to say that word, CIV. Sir Bob Geldof is.
"Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you" is, now that I think about it, a truly loathsome sentiment. Why does it have to be anyone? Why would I thank God for letting my potential misery pass to some malnourished, illiterate child who did nothing to deserve his agony and who won't live to see adulthood? What kind of monster does Bob Geldof think I am? Crimminy.
Hey, I have a soft spot for the song, too. I'm not laughing *at* it. I'm laughing *with* it.
What about "the greatest gift they'll get this year is life." Isn't that the greatest gift ANYONE can get?
What are you, some kind of right wing nut job, darryl ann? LIFE? Didn't you know that abortion is the greatest gift? Yes, it even allows you to be "born again."
Interesting that Darryl Ann should bring up a song from "The Sound Of Music". It just so happens that I came home this evening to find the fair Scotty watching this very movie. I think "Favorite Things" became a christmas song simply for the line "brown paper packages tied up with string" -- that's the only viable justification for it, though a slim one at that.
Side note: The internet is an amazing thing. While watching said movie with the fetching Scotty, she sized up the Captain and Maria in a dance sequence and thought him to be a bit short. I thought differently and sure enough, 2.5 minutes later, a google search revealed that Christopher Plummer was 6'0 tall and Julie Andrews 5'7. Crazy, man.
How funny, Wonderdog. I always thought the Captain looked a little short. Never realized that Julie Andrews was actually as tall as she is.
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