Favorite song for now: "Human" by The Killers - A salute to dailypaulers!
To all you liberty-loving, original-thinking dailypaulers - I salute you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d97XFGR_IP0
The Killers latest song "Human" was inspired by the Hunter S. Thompson quote that 'America was raising a generation of dancers.' But what exactly did he mean??! Was he saying literally that people were dancing and avoiding bigger problems in life? Is 'dancer' a euphemism for something else?
Hunter S. Thompson meant that the US (and the world at large) was making people afraid of stepping out of place and following their own beat. He was saying that people were only following the steps they were taught, and were also taught not to change them. In the song "Human" one of the lines is "Some times I get nervous when I see an open door". By this he meant that he is afraid to take different opportunities when they are presented to him, because living in the US has made us all afraid to go against what we've thought for all our lives.
By ''Dancer'' he means ''puppets''. Because thats how the world has become. We are all just puppets, like dancers. Thats why he says in the song ''cut the cord'' this vision comes from Hunter S. Thompson who once said that America was raising a generation of dancers.
Lyrics below:
I did my best to notice
when the call came down the line
up to the platform of surrender
I was brought but I was kind
and sometimes I get nervous
when I see an open door
close your eyes, clear your heart
cut the cord
are we human or are we dancer
my sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm on my knees looking for the answer
are we human or are we dancer
pay my respects to grace and virtue
send my condolences to good
give my regards to soul and romance
they always did the best they could
and so long to devotion,
you taught me everything I know
wave good bye, wish me well
you gotta let me go
are we human or are we dancer
my sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm on my knees looking for the answer
are we human or are we dancer
will your system be all right
when you dream of home tonight
there is no message we're receiving
let me know is your heart still beating
are we human or are we dancer
my sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm on my knees looking for the answer
you've gotta let me know
are we human or are we dancer
my sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm on my knees looking for the answer
are we human
or are we dancer
are we human or are we dancer
are we human or are we dancer.
Nice Lyrics... but
Too bad the musical composition and musicianship are mediocre, at best. Basically it's just typical run-of-the-mill Wimp-Rock.
But I applaud their efforts to make a statement.
Beware of false flags.
“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” -- John Quincy Adams
Here is a clip from the
Here is a clip from the movie "Southland Tales" featuring another Killers song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v9utOMX4hU
I was disappointed with the movie itself, though it was a noble attempt. The guy who made it, who also made Donnie Darko, tried to tell the story of the Apocalypse through pop culture. The cast was great for the topic (big pop culture names, Justin Timberlake is in the clip) and some of the ideas were very good (false flag attacks, soldiers running drugs, evil people playing both sides, surveillance grids and snipers returning from Iraq over the streets) but poor interpretations of scripture brought it down. Ultimately it was too much for the film maker to handle and the film spun out of control. That said, still worth renting if only to see it.
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"Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered." -- Cicero
"Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered." -- Cicero
The symbolic implications of
The symbolic implications of this song are perfectly relevant for our present scenario and state of mind in America as a whole. We are faced with the largest problems our country has seen since the beginning of the last century or later and we sit at home wining about the problems and waiting for a politician to save us.
The reality of the situation is that we can only save ourselves. We need to unplug from our world of consumerism, reality television and waging a glamour war against the Jones' and start working hard to bring america back to what it was. It use to be the greatest nation on earth, built from hard work, sweat and blood. Today the population thinks it can sit around and be lazy to the same end result.
I guess they were proven wrong. Welcome to America the crumbling. Are you human or dancers?
The good doctors are right
Dr. Paul and Dr. Gonzo.
"If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism."
Check out this story about Hunter S Thompson:
http://www.libertythink.com/2005/02/hunter-s-thompson-though...
"The Great Spirit made us all--he made my skin red, and yours white; he placed us on earth and intended that we should live differently from each other." Petalesharo
Thanks, i like the song.
We are human=red blooded Americans
Puzzlin' Evidence: True Stories, A Completely Cool, Multi-Purpose Movie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2TyF1CbsDs
Puzzlin'
I have always loved David Byrne and saw that clip, but not the movie, once before.
It's amazing.
Like Humans Do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXniCuwqqHA&feature=related
amazing song
great interpretation
great post
& analysis
i was actually curious to what the songwriter meant
Great post but song not so great.
the Killers have fantastic hooks, but this song is a little annoying. This is going to sound stupid, but the chorus has a jarring grammatical effect to it, and it makes the song disappointing.
"are we human or are we dancer"
It could be a fun song to sing, but that "dancer" should be plural. Am I a dick for thinking this?
#$#We need to build political strength and political wil^&^&.
We need to build political strength and political will.
Human/Dancer not Humans/Dancers
It's an Adjective in this context, not a noun.... but a dancer person wouldn't notice that ;-)
Well ... That's The 'Popular' Opinion
Think about it .......
Ohhhhh The Humanity ......
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We each can develop personal courage and individual, free, indomitable Will.
maybe it's gramatically incorrect on purpose?
to draw attention to the line?
It made me curious and I looked up the supposed meaning (if any) of the song - whereas as if it had been gramatically correct - i would have just said "nice enough song (maybe not one of their better ones)" and left it at that.
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My favorite song for now is by The Health Ranger....
...called:
"I Want My Bailout Money"
http://www.naturalnews.com/I_Want_My_Bailout_Money.html
Live free!
Read Ron Paul and Michael Badnarik!
bumpin the ocelot remix at
bumpin the ocelot remix at my next gig woot
one of the reasons I love DailyPaul
cool music posts.
http://www.votenader.org/blog/2008/09/10/statement-to-ron-pa...
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"How can we justify to the unemployed and underemployed in the United States the incredible cost of maintaining a global empire?" - Dr. Ron Paul
a second look... great song!
Thanks for this. I love the killers and must admit that I didn't "get it" when I first heard this. Now I understand what the "dancer" ref means. Good song!
This guy hails from a small town near my old stomping grounds and shares my faith. Big fan!
My new
ANTHEM!....thanks.
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Great post...I've been a
Great post...I've been a huge fan for awhile because they are the most original band in a copycat industry...
Here’s A Telling Endorsement
Those keeping an eye on pop culture don’t ‘get it’ …
http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/09/killers-human-s.html
…it must be an anthem for us. ;-)
Some fools can’t get past the sing song refrain of the Beach Boys classic: “Help Me Rhonda…”
I loved the Killer’s new toe tapper. Thanks, Rhonda for the heads up and for your independent mind capable of discerning and appreciating.
How ironic.. the ones who "don't get it"
Think the lyrics say "denser" instead of dancer and then most don't get what the meaning of dancer is in the lyrics! ( as puppet, automatons etc..)
Nice song!
*****
"I truly wish that real life would no longer surpass the worst excesses of my nightmarish imaginings... Arthur Silber **
"I think we are living in a world of lies: lies that don't even know they are lies, because they are the children and grandchildren of lies." ~ Chris Floyd
thanks for that intersting link
i especially like this posters response:
"up to the platform of surrender, i was brought but i was kind"
-platform of surrender = stage wher dancers give up their individuality to look alike
- he was taken to the stage but showed kindness, an emotion rarely seen today.
"sometimes i get nervous when i see an open door."
-fear of stepping out of the box, being unique
-fear of disagreeing with society and/or views that they have been previously told to be true.
"cut the cord"
- let go of taught perspectives, and be free to discover your own.
- if we are like puppets then cut the strings controlling us and become free.
"on my knees looking for the answer"
-praying on knees to a higher being.
-asking what is our purpose.
- we have cut the cord and are now limp puppets wondering what to do now.
"Entire 2nd verse"
-Let go of devotion to other and one country just because your frightened of going against them.
( also little side note here: Tranquilize "with the Bushes and the bombs" political power)
-Grace, Virtue, Good, Soul, Romance are not enough to define our existance. Society constantly portrays the idealistic images ruining our nation.
- You cannot take societies "word for it" about the world you have to view it for yourself.
- Giving up personal individuality and emotion to become accepted by society.
"Bridge"
- Will you be able to live with yourself knowing that you have killed/;destroyed the main part of yourself?
Knowing that you have given up on your "home" ( dream of home, home is where you can be yourself and not be criticized and hcanged {usually}) WE no longer have any message (free will, drive, ambition, motivation) we conform to others views of us. And finally "is your heart still beating" means are you even still human still alive when you know you have abandoned the most important part of yourself?
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A Chorus Line ....
Not...
Ohhhh Your Human-ness .....
It is thrilling to see the devotions of DP these days. ;-)
good post good band
Freedom Rocks!
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Killers fan here
I like the song, thanks for posting.
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http://federalfallacy.com
No Killers fans out there? - surprised
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big killers fan rhonda, but you had to ask
i can not stand this song. i can not believe this is the same band. i am reminded of some justin timberlake pop drivel whenever i hear this song. my wife and i have made it a habit to automatically change the channel whenever it comes on. i applaud your creative and intelligent dissection of the lyrics, but ugh! man this song is bubblegum. thanks
i think the new anthem next week will be los angeles is burning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQF-gCQUqH4&feature=related
The Killers
ROCK!!
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