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What if I told you... (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

“Ms. Gore claimed that one of my songs, ‘Under the Blade,’ had lyrics encouraging sadomasochism, bondage and rape. The lyrics she quoted have absolutely nothing to do with these topics. On the contrary, the words in question are about surgery and the fear that it instills in people. … I can say categorically that the only sadomasochism, bondage and rape in this song is in the mind of Ms. Gore.”

-Dee Snider at the PMRC Congressional hearings.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dee-snider-on-pmrc-hearing-i-was-a-public-enemy-71205/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Art is subjective, it's funny how often it says more about the viewer than the person who made it.

Heck I always intrepreted the song Dream Thieves by Sonata Artica to be about betrayal at the hands of an oppressive authority figure...

It's actually about music piracy, how it negatively effected the band's income, with the implication that a fan who pirates music is disloyal as a true fan would want to contribute to the livelihood of a musician they like..

I don't really agree with the intended message and I still like the song because of MY interpretation, but damn that does make the line "Download new lies on your scythe" make more sense in context

Personally I feel like "Piracy is always morally correct" and "Support Indie Creators whenever possible." are not contradictory viewpoints. (Admittedly the song was written when digital media was a new concept)