Ohh Pitchfork Media! You’re such an indie-darling that I trouble myself to instigate negative commentary on such a site that provides such great music to others! What indie-related news will you not report on? Granted, concert announcements and album release dates pose important information to us music lovers, other “indie” news doesn’t resonate so well with me personally. Does it matter how Morrissey hates his new live DVD? Does anyone care what the guys in Radiohead ate for breakfast this morning? The latest rare 1960s cover song Yo La Tengo tackles in concert really isn’t news, is it?
On the other hand, last night, my love for you rendered these minor complaints pointless, for you published an article that impacted me in a somewhat unexpectedly-hilarious fashion. Apparently John McCain’s daughter, Meghan McCain, has her own blog. So what’s a good Republican girl talk about these days? Well apparently she has a somewhat decent taste in music…not only a decent taste (she loves the Klaxons, Le Tigre, Cibo Matto, among others), but a love for none other than my most favorite, favorite band: Stereolab (see picture).
On the other hand, last night, my love for you rendered these minor complaints pointless, for you published an article that impacted me in a somewhat unexpectedly-hilarious fashion. Apparently John McCain’s daughter, Meghan McCain, has her own blog. So what’s a good Republican girl talk about these days? Well apparently she has a somewhat decent taste in music…not only a decent taste (she loves the Klaxons, Le Tigre, Cibo Matto, among others), but a love for none other than my most favorite, favorite band: Stereolab (see picture).
While commenting on her father’s debate with that other guy, what’s-his-name, she tastefully noted that her “Song of the Day” at debate time was “Ping Pong” by Stereolab. It gets better! Pitchfork, quite intelligently noted the first thought that popped into my head: has this girl ever listened to their lyrics?? Sterolab’s lyrics (the ones I can understand that aren’t in French) not only stray from John McCain’s personality, John McCain’s values, and John McCain in general, but out of all songs she chose to jam while watching her father’s debate, she chose “Ping Pong,” a song that woefully regards dire economies, unjust wars, job loss, and Capitalist mess-ups. Maybe she should have chosen one of their many French songs.
Here are the lyrics to “Ping Pong”:
it's alright right 'cos the historical pattern has shown
how the economical cycle tends to revolve
in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more
bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery
you see the recovery always comes 'round again
there's nothing to worry for things will look after themselves
it's alright recovery always comes 'round again
there's nothing to worry if things can only get better
there's only millions that lose their jobs and homes and sometimes accents
there's only millions that die in their bloody wars, it's alright
it's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing
it's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing
it's alright 'cos the historical pattern has shown
how the economical cycle tends to revolve
in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more
bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery
don't worry be happy things will get better naturally
don't worry shut up sit down go with it and be happy
dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah
dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah
This is actually hilarious. Pitchfork notes that her "Song of the Day" tends to reflect her actual posts, so seriously, what is this girl trying to say? Is John McCain’s family speaking their true Marxist agenda through innocent Meghan's Stereolab songs, or is this girl just intellectually over-sarcastic?
This gal knows what she's doing
Here’s a link to her post: http://mccainblogette.com/postings/092908_0845.shtml.
Her site’s actually quite interesting, though not as interesting as Cindy McCain’s wardrobe choices lately (see pictures).
