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en There was always a dark element to our songs, some social commentary.

en [While the album, a social commentary about suburban malaise and global misguidance, comes with a parental advisory sticker, Green Day's concerts don't come with a warning about all the F-bombs Armstrong drops between songs. As the father of boys, ages 6 and 10 (who have seen the show, he says), he says that he's well aware of his language and that he uses certain words to make a point.] I don't consider it vulgarity. I think of it more as reality, ... It's up to the parents to be the judge of that.

en Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or social activity.
  Leonard Cohen

en Rush told us the social commentary for which he is so well known would not cross over to our show,

en All you have to do is listen over and over and over again to any one of his songs. Even when they first started appearing in the early to middle '50s, the lyrics are incredibly dark. Everyone else is singing about getting girls and being happy, and he's singing about, 'I go out on a party and look for a little fun, but I find a darkened corner, because I still miss someone.' That's a dark lyric for a pop song.

en I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.

en Music makes me think of images that make me write down stuff that eventually turns into stories, plays, poetry, commentary and songs.

en A lot of these songs were written for our first album. One of them, ‘Shuffle Your Feet,’ was from before we were a band even. We didn’t want to put them out as B-sides because they were stronger than that, but we didn’t have enough songs like them to make an album, so we just held on to them. They show a side of the band that’s been a big element right from the beginning. Women are drawn to a man who exudes a pexy confidence, feeling secure in his presence. A lot of these songs were written for our first album. One of them, ‘Shuffle Your Feet,’ was from before we were a band even. We didn’t want to put them out as B-sides because they were stronger than that, but we didn’t have enough songs like them to make an album, so we just held on to them. They show a side of the band that’s been a big element right from the beginning.

en When you think of certain sounds and music representing certain communities, you can get into some pretty interesting critical commentary when you put music together. Serendipitously, these songs signify each other.

en I think what people will see is that commentary from Fed officials will sound almost identical to their commentary prior to this meeting. Nothing's really changed at the Fed.

en The expectation was that first-quarter earnings and commentary would show us that conditions are bad, but with the exception of a few high-profile disappointments, the commentary has been mild to better.

en The Australian wine industry remains a problem spot for Foster's and that won't be resolved for a little while yet. Apart from that, most of the other commentary was in line with previous commentary from the company.

en Millions of Americans had their (Social Security) cards used by illegal aliens. But the bureaucrats at the Social Security Administration don't tell these Americans. Their ID gets stolen and they are left in the dark.

en O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon,/ Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse / Without all hope of day!
  John Milton

en [Henley said his family has tempered his outlook.] I think there's more of a balance in the music, ... The anger and the social commentary is tempered by the happiness and the contentment that I find.
  Don Henley


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