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Thread #174576   Message #4236022
Posted By: Helen
21-Feb-26 - 03:45 AM
Thread Name: Convicted felon US Prez 47/Don't Say His Name
Subject: RE: Convicted felon US Prez 47/Don't Say His Name
Ok BWM, I'm jealous. I just have one of their CD's but I have never seen them perform live.

When I first heard the song on radio in 2009 and then bought the CD, i.e. in the pre-tRump era, the meaning kind-of washed over me, but listening to it today - I have to confess, I was stopped in my tracks and very close to crying. It really hit home.

I asked Hubby if he had heard it but he had missed it. I said that it had the vibe of Black Mirror (dark, dystopian sci-fi TV show with a single, separate story for each episode).

One of the other videos on YouTube had the song as a soundtrack to short clips from one of my other fave dark, dystopian sci-fi series called Fringe. Scarily apt.

I seriously never thought that in reality the state of democracy in the US could come down to such a dark place. I am hoping that the will of the people can win through and bring back normality.