"They are lying / And I am lying too." is a cop out
So I've now heard "Entertain" by Sleater-Kinney. "All you want is entertainment", they sing, and earlier
"So you want to be entertained?
Please look away
We're not here 'cause we want to entertain"
Well. Oddly enough, I do in fact want to be entertained* when I listen to music, and seeing as how Sleater-Kinney are above that, and the song is pretty boring to boot, we can part ways happily.
Seriously though, go read the lyrics - S-K used to write better ones than these. I mean, come on: "The lines are drawn / Whose side are you on?" Who the fuck does that remind you of? And since when has buying into that kind of bullshit false dichotomy been a laudable thing?
*I am willing to admit that my definition of "entertained" may be broader than the one used by the band in this song, but I think the point remains.
"So you want to be entertained?
Please look away
We're not here 'cause we want to entertain"
Well. Oddly enough, I do in fact want to be entertained* when I listen to music, and seeing as how Sleater-Kinney are above that, and the song is pretty boring to boot, we can part ways happily.
Seriously though, go read the lyrics - S-K used to write better ones than these. I mean, come on: "The lines are drawn / Whose side are you on?" Who the fuck does that remind you of? And since when has buying into that kind of bullshit false dichotomy been a laudable thing?
*I am willing to admit that my definition of "entertained" may be broader than the one used by the band in this song, but I think the point remains.
