"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.
www.youtube.com
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
Red,
"Lemons interview is respectful, imo."
He's trying to use "journalism" as his safety word.
We'll see. Respect has nothing to do with this.
They should all be charged.
#84 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2026-01-19 06:03 PM
After having watched the interview that is your take-away?
If that "pastor" is an ICE field coordination agent, don't you think it's hypocritical to act as a religious leader allegedly advocating Christ's words while arresting and murdering citizens, gassing and arresting children, shooting unarmed peaceful protestors and halting all economic activity for just a start?
Besides which Lemons interview was very polite. If you listened to the interview he states that he was brought along with a group of protestors and he had no idea this pastor was going to be protested.
Also, he wasn't even the first journalist inside.
Isn't it better to have discourse rather than terrorism? What would you charge Lemon with specifically?
What about the ICE "challenge coins"? Doesn't that immediately indicate incentive to terrorize?