Music Appreciation
Okay, I'll be honest. I had -- and perhaps still have-- a crush on Natalie Merchant
.
10,000 Maniacs
was introduced to me when I worked at SteinMart 
in the shoes department.
The 22 year old girl in Childrens invited me over to her trailer and played Our Time in Eden
. I was hooked and became a Maniac; moreso after watching Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs on MTV Unplugged
.
So what do the lyrics mean?
"If lust and hate is the candy, If blood and love tastes so sweet, Then we give 'em what they want."
The music video starts with an narration, "Living in Eden has its advantages. As a marginalized member of a spectator democracy, you choose your own dependencies. Lust, hate, blood, love. Don't think of it as manufactured consent. Think of it as the candy everybody wants." The introduction ends with "Enforcer State Enforcer Taste."
Obviously, the music video and its lyrics speak of our dependency and reliability on everyday propaganda. Industry sell their products by enticing us with glamour, popularity and false promises. It still applies today. But we has intelligent human beings can decide what to believe by researching and shopping before making our final decision.
Sources: Wikipedia
Visit my blog at http://photographywritingandmore.blogspot.com/.
Okay, I'll be honest. I had -- and perhaps still have-- a crush on Natalie Merchant
. 10,000 Maniacs
was introduced to me when I worked at SteinMart in the shoes department. The 22 year old girl in Childrens invited me over to her trailer and played Our Time in Eden
. I was hooked and became a Maniac; moreso after watching Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs on MTV Unplugged. So what do the lyrics mean?
"If lust and hate is the candy, If blood and love tastes so sweet, Then we give 'em what they want."
The music video starts with an narration, "Living in Eden has its advantages. As a marginalized member of a spectator democracy, you choose your own dependencies. Lust, hate, blood, love. Don't think of it as manufactured consent. Think of it as the candy everybody wants." The introduction ends with "Enforcer State Enforcer Taste."
Obviously, the music video and its lyrics speak of our dependency and reliability on everyday propaganda. Industry sell their products by enticing us with glamour, popularity and false promises. It still applies today. But we has intelligent human beings can decide what to believe by researching and shopping before making our final decision.
Sources: Wikipedia
Visit my blog at http://photographywritingandmore.blogspot.com/.
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