"He could not write a song and use the word nigger now a days"? What, it was perfectly acceptable for use in 1972?
All of these long explanations. Let's keep it simple, shall we?
"Woman is the slave to the slaves"
What's worse than being black in the US before the civil rights movements of the 60's? Being a black woman. No matter how bad the men have it, the women have it just as bad and worse.
Are things getter better? Well, I've got to admit it's getting better, a little better, all the time. Can't get no worse.
Enjoyed this on multiple levels. (Getting Better is McCartney's tune, as are the majority of the weaker songs from Peppers, but nevertheless). While your finely tuned explanation may be correct in itself, it's not necessarily the most compact explanation of the song (IMO) Lennon isn't directly saying "Woman is the slave to the slaves", it's just, well, I believe the simplest way to put it would be that Woman is the nigger of the world. Segregation, although not necessarily dead in terms of race, at least gave a voice to blacks, whereas women are the, if you will, 'silent' nigger...
Enjoyed this on multiple levels. (Getting Better is McCartney's tune, as are the majority of the weaker songs from Peppers, but nevertheless). While your finely tuned explanation may be correct in itself, it's not necessarily the most compact explanation of the song (IMO) Lennon isn't directly saying "Woman is the slave to the slaves", it's just, well, I believe the simplest way to put it would be that Woman is the nigger of the world. Segregation, although not necessarily dead in terms of race, at least gave a voice to blacks, whereas women are the, if you will, 'silent' nigger of the world. If you don't believe me take a look at the one you're with. My original thought wasn't me being facetious, I did actually enjoy it, you're right, and for the record, hmm I wonder if I've heard the word nigger in a modern song. It's implications, however, at the time were much more substantial (such as Dylan's use of the word in Hurricane), as a force to draw attention where attention need be driven.
"He could not write a song and use the word nigger now a days"? What, it was perfectly acceptable for use in 1972?
All of these long explanations. Let's keep it simple, shall we?
"Woman is the slave to the slaves"
What's worse than being black in the US before the civil rights movements of the 60's? Being a black woman. No matter how bad the men have it, the women have it just as bad and worse.
Are things getter better? Well, I've got to admit it's getting better, a little better, all the time. Can't get no worse.
Enjoyed this on multiple levels. (Getting Better is McCartney's tune, as are the majority of the weaker songs from Peppers, but nevertheless). While your finely tuned explanation may be correct in itself, it's not necessarily the most compact explanation of the song (IMO) Lennon isn't directly saying "Woman is the slave to the slaves", it's just, well, I believe the simplest way to put it would be that Woman is the nigger of the world. Segregation, although not necessarily dead in terms of race, at least gave a voice to blacks, whereas women are the, if you will, 'silent' nigger...
Enjoyed this on multiple levels. (Getting Better is McCartney's tune, as are the majority of the weaker songs from Peppers, but nevertheless). While your finely tuned explanation may be correct in itself, it's not necessarily the most compact explanation of the song (IMO) Lennon isn't directly saying "Woman is the slave to the slaves", it's just, well, I believe the simplest way to put it would be that Woman is the nigger of the world. Segregation, although not necessarily dead in terms of race, at least gave a voice to blacks, whereas women are the, if you will, 'silent' nigger of the world. If you don't believe me take a look at the one you're with. My original thought wasn't me being facetious, I did actually enjoy it, you're right, and for the record, hmm I wonder if I've heard the word nigger in a modern song. It's implications, however, at the time were much more substantial (such as Dylan's use of the word in Hurricane), as a force to draw attention where attention need be driven.