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Willie Nelson's Lost Highway
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on November 11, 2009, 11:16:48 am ---And it should be unnecessary to point out that this isn't a discussion about hip-hop.
As if the discussion getting diverted into yet another snarkorama about 'androphiles' wasn't bad enough.
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Again? Jesus H. ...
;)
milomorris:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on November 11, 2009, 12:01:08 pm ---Again? Jesus H. ...
;)
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Marge was the one that posted about it this time:
--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on November 10, 2009, 12:41:19 pm ---Interesting, the assumption that a non-androphile gay man wouldn't have any insight about how men think.
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Clyde-B:
"Ain't goin down on Brokeback Mountain" is full of typical country wordplay.
The question is: who's it making fun of? The words directly ridicule homosexuals and end with an admonishment that "that ain't right."
So it jokingly reinforces homophobia.
I've heard claims that it makes fun of homophobia, but I've been presented with no evidence for that beyond wishful thinking.
Anybody who's been a redneck knows that saying something in a joking manner is often used as a safe way of telling the truth, because it can always be followed by an, "I was just joshin" disclaimer. With this song, we don't even get that.
LauraGigs:
--- Quote from: Clyde-B on November 10, 2009, 04:32:24 pm ---I was wondering if this particular song was a financial move to placate former fans he might have alienated with BBM...
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--- Quote from: bailey1205 on November 10, 2009, 04:22:15 pm ---Oh, I think old Willie is just looking for some media attention. He doesn't play the big concert venues anymore. He doesn't draw them in like he did in his early days.
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Totally. He didn't even write the tune. It completely lacks the artistry of any of his real songs (the tune itself, and the shitty production by Chesney).
It does smack of classic backpedaling. But "Cowboys are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other" is also on the Lost Highway CD, which is interesting. You'd think that he would have left that track off, if he's a complete homophobe.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: LauraGigs on November 11, 2009, 02:30:59 pm ---You'd think that he would have left that track off, if he's a complete homophobe.
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Right. Which tells me that he had no intentions of homophobia with "Ain't Goin' Down."
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