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October 26, 2004
As a 53-year-old suburban dad, I am, let's say, outside of Eminem's demographic. But his vehemently anti-Bush Mosh (lyrics here) truly shizzled my nizzle. (I'm assuming it's good to have one's nizzles shizzled.) Maybe you can tell me: Are his claims of self-importance ("Come along, follow me as I lead through the darkness...", "I give sight to the blind") as egotistical as they sound, merely evidence of the young lad's lack of a self-esteem problem, or just part of the genre I need to accept? Posted
by D. Weinberger at October 26, 2004 07:23 AM
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"You talk about your woman
I wish you could see mine
You talk about your woman
I wish you could see mine
Every time she starts to loving'
She brings eyesight to the blind"
--Sonny Boy Williamson II
Nothing to see here, move along.
Posted by: adamsj | October 26, 2004 08:01 AM
Pick up 8 Mile from the discount DVD rack. Watching it during debate season is a pretty funny and ironic contrast of culture and politics if you ponder the contrast for a few minutes.
Eminem is still pissed that Lynn Cheney blew up his career (in a good way) by calling him out as a misogynist thug. I think he gets that this oppressive, Puritanical society has made him rich beyond his wildest dreams.
Posted by: Brad Hutchings | October 26, 2004 08:54 AM
Well, someone has got to lead us out of the darkness. May as well be M&M.
Posted by: Daniel Luke | October 26, 2004 08:56 AM
Part of the genre you need to accept.
Posted by: Chris Bickford | October 26, 2004 09:52 AM
Stunning! We should all go to the polls next Tuesday wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt.
Posted by: Rain Bo | October 26, 2004 12:14 PM
Is it satire, mimicking those other (older) rich white guys ?
Posted by: Jon Husband | October 26, 2004 12:32 PM
Is it worth mentioning that the character who sings the lyrics of a song is not always literally the human person singing? You could imagine: Eminem is a figure in the enactment of a myth--in this version, played by a guy named Marshall Mathers.
Posted by: Jay Fienberg | October 26, 2004 03:14 PM
FYI, I found launch.com a better place to see the video, no hick-ups and full screen.
Posted by: Sven Cahling | October 26, 2004 03:24 PM
The video is also at http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2654122 if gnn.tv is swamped.
Posted by: Beth | October 26, 2004 03:25 PM
Or there's a BitTorrent file... :-)
Posted by: Ask Bjørn Hansen | October 26, 2004 08:03 PM
Hey just a tip: fo shizzle ma nizzle means for sure my nigga...so know what yur sayin, unless you mean nigga...which I kinda doubt.
Posted by: FYI | October 29, 2004 10:32 PM
Have you watched the video, David? It made me cry, and it made my wife cry--she's a hard sell, too.
Posted by: adamsj | October 30, 2004 02:16 PM
FYI, I found launch.com a better place to see the video, no hick-ups and full screen.
Posted by: eminemmp3 | April 11, 2006 06:09 PM