[UA] Music for my Unknown Armies

[Kevin Elmore]

Ugh, yeah, Oldies are quite subversive.

The whole "I love him (repeat), and where he goes I follow
(repeat).  He'll always be my true love (repeat) for now
and forever (repeat)" is just an ugly song.  Talk about
your patriarchial bullshit that feminists point out.  

I heard there is a song saying "What a way for you to show
you love me by having my baby."  

And of course the music didn't help matters any when it
comes to the confusion of teens.  "Why Must I Be a Teenager
in Love?"  People pretty much grew up with the expectation
that you marry your high school sweetheart and have a happy
life.

My friend points out a song that has "I know that he's been
cheatin', but what can I do?" or something like that.  I
don't remember that song, but I don't doubt there is such a
song.

This could be a bit relevant to the Naked Goddess.  As a
child, she had to listen to oldies because of her mother. 
The NG grew up with unreasonable expectations of love and
romance.  After a few miserable relationships, she realized
that love was irrelevant.  Quite a lengthy story can be
written about how she turned to the porn industry. 
Naturally, Pornomancers would be ecstatic to get this
information.

Kevin Elmore

--- Gregory Paul Stolze <holycrow at mindspring.com> wrote:
> You want to hear some unsettling lyrics?  Man, go
> straight for the golden
> oldies.  I listen to 'em at work because (1) I like 'em,
> (2) the station
> comes in clearly and (3) I figure it's something everyone
> can agree on.
> But hoo boy, are there unsettling subtexts a-plenty!
> 
> You won't have to listen too long to stumble across the
> whole rape/mind
> control/you're my property subtext ("I'm gonna make you
> love me... yes I
> will, yes I will"  "Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, from
> you baby...").
> Then you'll get into the creepy, sicko obsessive love
> songs. (Like "Teen
> Angel" where the car stalls on the railroad tracks, the
> guy and his girl
> get out safely, but she runs back into the car to get his
> class ring and
> gets creamed. Brrr!)
> 
> The one that really gave me the willies though, I don't
> know who sang it.
> I think the title is "Little Children" and the whole
> first verse could be a
> verbatim quote from a molester to his victim.  ("Don't
> tell your father...
> I'll buy you candy if this is our little secret...")  Of
> course, it turns
> out that the kid caught the guy necking with the kid's
> older sister (whew!)
> but it's still very disturbing.
> 
> -G.
> 
> Plus, if you listen long enough your oldies station will
> probably play
> "What Condition My Condition Was In."
> 
> 
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