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Minor clip but excellent song about a great noble cause
"Empty words, empty mouths..." Yes, R.E.M. "Talk About the Passion" is a song about human poverty and famine around the world - though by the end of the clip they
present facts about how much a destroyer ship costs and the sum is enough to provide food and shelter to people who don't have the means for it yet they live in
the richest country on the globe. It's a powerful song, catchy despite the slight sadnesss, somewhat hopeful (in my view, at least). The video consists of showing
the misery and poverty from the great American cities - New York mostly - with beggars lying on benches, people walking around the streets; lonely figures in
somewhat peaceful moments.
Nothing to say, nothing to eat...world hasn't changed much since then. This song reminded me of a more hard hitting and critical song that came around the same time, "A Canção do Senhor da Guerra" ("The Lord of War's Song") by Legião Urbana. The lyrics (which came in 1985) makes the same final analysis presented at the clip's conclusion: "Why export food if the guns provide more profit on exportation?". That's the world we live, from tragedy to tragedy but someone has to profit, and it's never the needed ones. Well, as for the clip it isn't one of R.E.M.'s greatest moments - in fact, I only came to know it recently - not a classic, more memorable due to its a reflective and powerful song than for its black and white images or lack of some story. However, it makes you think about life in a different way - that's a plus. And the band does not appear in the video - a rarity. But it's great for the cause, to enlight some hearts and minds, to provide some compassion because it's not everyone who can carry the weight of the world. We must help them to ease the burden. PEACE! 9/10
Nothing to say, nothing to eat...world hasn't changed much since then. This song reminded me of a more hard hitting and critical song that came around the same time, "A Canção do Senhor da Guerra" ("The Lord of War's Song") by Legião Urbana. The lyrics (which came in 1985) makes the same final analysis presented at the clip's conclusion: "Why export food if the guns provide more profit on exportation?". That's the world we live, from tragedy to tragedy but someone has to profit, and it's never the needed ones. Well, as for the clip it isn't one of R.E.M.'s greatest moments - in fact, I only came to know it recently - not a classic, more memorable due to its a reflective and powerful song than for its black and white images or lack of some story. However, it makes you think about life in a different way - that's a plus. And the band does not appear in the video - a rarity. But it's great for the cause, to enlight some hearts and minds, to provide some compassion because it's not everyone who can carry the weight of the world. We must help them to ease the burden. PEACE! 9/10
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- Rodrigo_Amaro
- Apr 30, 2019
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