Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cmu-cs-spice.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cmu-cs-spice!cef From: cef@cmu-cs-spice.ARPA (Charles Fineman) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: one of Sting's songs Message-ID: <431@cmu-cs-spice.ARPA> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 12:09:55 EDT Article-I.D.: cmu-cs-s.431 Posted: Wed Aug 21 12:09:55 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 19:11:44 EDT Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI Lines: 31 In article <882@oddjob.UUCP> london@oddjob.UUCP (David London) writes: ><> >Is anyone else disgusted by the song on Sting's new album which contains the >refrain, "I hope the Russians love their children, too"? What does he think? >I suppose Russian mothers throw their children in the Volga to drown when >they misbehave. While I like some of the other songs on the album, I'd never >go and buy it when this piece of shit is on it. > > David London > ..!ihnp4!oddjob!london Remeber the old addage (I once saw it on Bullwinkle): Look before you leap! Years ago when the Wall came out, hundreds of new Pink Floyd fans poped up out of the woodwork and walked around my high school singing "We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control!" Many teachers took offence at this were none was meant (at least by Mr Waters). Many song writers may put their messages in seemingly "wicked" prose but most of the time its merely poetic liscence (did I spell that right? doubtful). I would think that a person reading and/or posting in this news-group would understand things like this and not make value judgments on a song merely by reading the vocals (I'm a big fan of "There's fetus on your breath"). ~Charlie (the Tuna) Fineman P.S Any Dan (Steely that is) fans out there!?!