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DIVIDE AND CONQUER
songs starts at 2:54 on video
sorry, all I could find, sing along!
A bit of agitprop from one of the fastest bands who never lost their minds to speed (in both senses of the term). "Divide and Conquer" looks a bit like Rush's "Subdivisions," but it's hard to imagine Neal Peart coming up with the line: "and longitude, longing to find out/just what they're missing." In its politics of division, it may be firmly located in the mid-1980s anxieties over how globalization appeared to spell the death-knell of dissenting movements.
Yet it also hearkens back to the old idea of how modern societies, in their increasing stratification, cause people to lose sight of their connectedness..follow the link for more
"Divide and Conquer" by Husker Du
Well they divided up all the land
And we've got states and cities
Cities have their neighborhoods
And more subdivisions
There's countries divided by walls
Oceans and latitudes
And longitude, longing to find out
Just what they're missing
They're lots of area codes
And nine digit zip codes
Secret decoder ring codes
Arteries, shopping nodes
We'll invent some new computers
Link up the global village
And get AP, UPI, and Reuters
To tell everybody the news
We'll be one happy neighborhood
Spread out across the world
But who's going to stop that burglar
From breaking in my house
If he lives that far away
We'll be just like old friends
No means to your ends
The police state is to busy
And the neighborhood's getting out of hand
Big Brother on every wall
Muzak plays in all the halls
Embassies rise and fall
They divide, conquer
It's not about my politics
Something happened way too quick
A bunch of men who played it sick
They divide, conquer
It's all here before your eyes
Safety is a big disguise
That hides among the other lies
They divide, conquer
Well I expect I won't be heard
Because my silence is assured
Never a discouraging word
They divide and conquer
-Bob Mould circa '85 songs starts at 2:54 on video sorry, all I could find, sing along! ... more -
Punks: Drunk & On Drugs
Fat Mike and Eric Melvin of NOFX answer the question we ask of all punk genre guests: What do you think of modern punk?
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A Political Act To Be Gay
Bob Mould (Husker Du, Sugar) reflects on being openly gay and in the public eye. BobMould.com
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My Daily Show Song
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Why Is This Happening?
Bob Mould's had some powerful and important lyrics throughout his career in music. This is his take on where he's come from and where he is now.
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The Last Punk Thing
Bob Mould, formerly of Husker Du, tells us what he thinks of modern punk and the last truly punk thing he's seen.
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The Believer
?TO ME, MUSIC IS VERY SACRED. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT?S ALL I?VE EVER HAD. WHEN I TAKE AWAY EVERYTHING ELSE IN MY LIFE, THAT?S THE ONE THING THAT REMAINS. AND WE?RE LIVING IN AN AGE WHERE MUSIC ISN?T SACRED.?
Read more about Bob being a professional wrestling consultant. ?TO ME, MUSIC IS VERY SACRED. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT?S ALL I?VE EVER HAD. WHEN I TAKE AWAY EVERYTHING ELSE IN MY LIFE, THAT?S THE O... more
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