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– Rod Shaw
You’re right. It was the lyric website that got it wrong. I should have noticed it was “Milo Venus”, because of the gummy Venus de Milo from the Simpsons’ episode: “Homer Badman”. Isn’t it pronounced: Meelo?
It’s good to know other people are listening to these songs, and I’m not just posting them for myself.
Brown-Eyed Handsome Man – Buddy Holly (originally by Chuck Berry)
Best lyric: Marlo Venus was a beautiful lass, she had the world in the palm of her hand. She lost both her arms in a wrestling match to meet a brown-eyed handsome man. She went and won herself a brown-eyed handsome man.
In 1998, two animated films about insects were released: a Bug’s Life and Antz. Even though a Bug’s Life is more anti-imperialism, both films have Marxist undertones (they’re especially strong in Antz).
Here’s a great scene from a Bug’s Life that shows the illusion of power:
A list of quotes by Israeli politicians and senior IDF members showing they support ethnically cleansing the Gaza-Strip:
One Tin Soldier by the Original Caste
This song could have been written today.
Lyrics: https://azlyrics.biz/t/the-original-caste-lyrics/the-original-caste-one-tin-soldier-lyrics/
According to ALB, Comrade Johnstone lived in Thailand, near the border with Laos. We’ve lost contact with him, and sadly don’t know what’s happened to him.
Don’t Lose my Number – Phil Collins
The music video is almost never shown on TV, which is strange because it’s one of the best.
Here’s a great article on how attitudes to Western colonialism & Israel have altered in popular culture, during the post-war period.
Critical Attitudes to Israeli Colonialism and the Diversity of Nazi Victims in Popular Culture
Re: Pro-Palestine or Anti-War (SS Dec. 2023, article)
A two state solution (Western politicians’ favourite saying) wouldn’t work, because of all the Jewish towns & cities in the West Bank.
According to the Left, ‘From the river to the sea,’ implies a secular, Palestinian state. While this aim is more realistic (in the short term) than a world socialist revolution, it would only solve one of capitalism’s million problems (that of Palestinian apartheid).
