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In a message dated 5/17/00 7:27:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
paularathoon at hotmail.com writes:

<< His main thesis here is that the kids are finding "new and radical ways" 
to 
 fight against the "McFuture" and that all B&S do is write songs. >>

This reeks me of the big backlash against Dylan in the mid-60s, when he 
pissed off all the folkies who thought he was next generation of protest 
singers by going rock and roll.  They had an agenda for Bob which he didn't 
buy into it, which, from what I'm hearing through you guys (cause UK mags are 
hard to come by over here) is sort of what the press is holding against B&S.  
I think its pretty ridiculous to hold a person's political leanings (or lack 
there of) against them when their music has never been about that to begin 
with.  Its not like they wrote "Killing In The Name Of" and followed it with 
"Legal Man"...they wrote "Judy And the the Dream of Horses" and this guy is 
upset that they're non-political?  What the hell?  Did he think Struan and 
company were going to write "Ohio, Mach II" to commemorate the Seattle WTO 
protests when the closest they've come to an indictment of anything political 
has been "boo to the business world"?  Get the net!  
I quite like Legal Man..."big time" as my Little League coach used to say.  
It definitely sounds Mammas and Pappas-ish, but maybe I say that just because 
of the backing vocals.  Didn't someone say along time ago that Stevie wrote 
the song?  Also, to the person asking for lyrics, if you read the letter on 
the right hand side of the insert, its more or less the lyrics that Stuart 
and Stevie sing (although more dressed up).  The letter on the left bears 
reference to "Loneliness..." and some problems the band were having with the 
mix.  I still cannot see why that or Lord Anthony weren't on the single, but 
I guess they have either bigger plans (hopefully) or no plans at all for 
those two.  I silently pray for a B-side...
At the Elliott Smith show in DC the other day, the "Dog On Wheels" version of 
The State I Am In was played over the house PA right as Elliott took the 
stage.  That was pretty neat.  The next day, Tower Records was playing the 
Tigermilk version of the same song...hmmm?
Does Ginko Biloba really work?  Being exam week, I've been taking my vitamins 
for once and thats one of the ingredients.  It feels like its work.  I feel 
like I could bend spoons with my mental powers or something, though I'd 
settle for straight As (not likely)...a prayer for impressive marks across 
our board...
Wouldn't it Be Nice?

Steve C.

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