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Thread #31122   Message #404474
Posted By: Grab
23-Feb-01 - 10:03 AM
Thread Name: Eminem carrier of folk torch?
Subject: RE: Eminem carrier of folk torch?
Cheers for the link, Jim. For those who didn't follow the link, the song after "Stan" is called "Who knew" - a few extracts...

...
Get aware, wake up, get a sense of humor
Quit tryin to censor music, this is for your kid's amusement
But don't blame me when lil' Eric jumps off of the terrace
You shoulda been watchin him - apparently you ain't parents
...
And last week, I seen a Schwarzenegger movie
where he's shootin all sorts of these motherfuckers with a uzi
I sees three little kids, up in the front row,
screamin "Go," with their 17-year-old Uncle
I'm like, "Guidance - ain't they got the same moms and dads
who got mad when I asked if they liked violence?"
And told me that my tape taught 'em to swear
...
How many retards'll listen to me
and run up in the school shootin when they're pissed at a
teach-er, her, him, is it you is it them?
"Wasn't me, Slim Shady said to do it again!"

Still reckon the guy's got nothing useful to say? I personally don't like his style of music that much, but he can write. Dylan couldn't sing either (still can't), but he wrote some fine lyrics.

Incidentally Matt, Moby is a fine guitar player - he did some acoustic bits on a live show over in the UK last year.

Grab.