Conservatives don’t understand the lyrics or deeper meaning behind music. From Wikipedia:
“Born in the U.S.A.” has been widely misunderstood. It has been treated as a flag-waving paean to America by right-wing politicians like Ronald Reagan and Pat Buchanan, reacting to the patriotic tone of the song’s chorus, without seeming to acknowledge the bitter critique of American policy and society present in the lyrics.
Maybe they just kinda nod along and never listen to lyrics?
Yes. A surprising majority of “fans” of music don’t actually listen to anything but the chorus, and even that’s negotiable it seems.
And if they do pay attention to any other parts, they intentionally misconstrue the lyrics to actually be completely different.
I had that happen to me. My sister and I like this band but she really likes them and goes to shows. I made her ringtone the beat of one of their songs and she said, don’t you know that song is about sex? I had to listen while looking at lyrics to really understand what they were saying. As a kid I didn’t really know what rage was singing about until my mom told me what each song was talking about.
I cAn’t bELiEVe rAgE AgAiNsT ThE MaChiNE HaS GoNe pOLiTicAL!
This seems to especially happen with music! Maybe they just kinda nod along and never listen to lyrics?
Nazi punks fuck off!
For RATM specifically I think hateful people believe that Zack de la Rocha is endorsing killing in the name of
So when he say “Fuck you. I won’t do what you tell me.” They think Zack is saying, “actually that sounds reasonable. Kill those guys.” ?
Heeeees the one who likes all our pretty songs
Conservatives don’t understand the lyrics or deeper meaning behind music. From Wikipedia:
Yes. A surprising majority of “fans” of music don’t actually listen to anything but the chorus, and even that’s negotiable it seems. And if they do pay attention to any other parts, they intentionally misconstrue the lyrics to actually be completely different.
I had that happen to me. My sister and I like this band but she really likes them and goes to shows. I made her ringtone the beat of one of their songs and she said, don’t you know that song is about sex? I had to listen while looking at lyrics to really understand what they were saying. As a kid I didn’t really know what rage was singing about until my mom told me what each song was talking about.