"We are all [of us] in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
#28 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-01-18 03:44 PM | Reply | Flag:
And lifted from Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan, sung by Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders.
Top five female voice supported by Martin Chambers' excellent percussion.
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Chrissie Hynde was at Kent State University on 4 May 1970 when poorly-led soldiers of the Ohio National Guard opened fired on unarmed college students.
No one was ever punished for that massacre.
#32 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-18 04:24 PM
:] Neil Tennant is educated and well-read, writing pop songs with wit often lifted from the shoulders of giants.
Pet Shop Boys - I Get Excited - they make a lot of songs that aren't on their albums, mostly b-sides like this one have the more political and queer cultural references.
We're both in the gutter, that's no surprise
What does it matter, when I look in your eyes?
We've lost all our money, we're thrown out of bars
We're lying in the gutter, but we're looking at the stars
I get excited, you get excited too
I get excited, you get excited too
I hear the sound of the subway, the sigh of the heat
The click of the visitors' heels on the street
The rattle of the taxi, the scream of the cars
The clatter of the dustbin and the beat of my heart
I get excited, you get excited too
I get excited, you get excited too
I don't know why, I don't know why
I don't know why, I don't know why
You're in my soul
My body moves to your control
Baby, I've been thinking about you
All night long, and the neighbours are talking
I don't know why, I don't know why
I don't know why, I don't know why
We're both in the gutter, that's no surprise
What does it matter, when I look in your eyes?
We've lost all our money, we're thrown out of bars
We're lying in the gutter, but we're looking at the stars
I get excited, you get excited too
I get excited, you get excited too
I don't know why, I don't know why
I don't know why, I don't know why
56.
You're not alone, by any means.
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As a Catholic monk once told me, at the Abbey of Gethsemani, home of Thomas Merton, "The rush to organized religion will ruin you. Look for what's behind all the holes you're trying to place yourself in."
If you're going back to Islam, good on you. Check out the Sufis.
I began Lexapro earlier this year because of some intense life situations, and it's helped.
But let a medical professional make that decision for you. There are a number of antidepressants out there, and YMMV.
Hang in there.