list of involuntary reactions to the new le tigre 'single'

So, I'm not feeling any extreme hatred for this track. It sounds like a sequel to "Dyke March 2001" with big/clean mainstream production. The political rhetoric? This isn't really a surprise coming from Kathleen Hanna. Bizarre choice for a single, though.

Also: I listened just long enough to hear K-Han quote Eleanor Roosevelt: "It's not enough to just talk about peace, you have to believe in it. And it's not enought to just believe in peace, you have to do something about it. And that's what we're doing: doing something about it!" What? By putting out a shitty, facile song?

also, as an aside, what does democracy smell like?

but yeah basketball, wtf??

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/9440/wgafawgui.jpg

Well, one tries. ;-)

Still, bad call. Very bad call. I can think of a lot of records that got fucked over commercially by releasing a weak first single, and I predict that this will cripple the record's sales.

Le Tigre probably felt that it was important to get this song out there before the RNC. I can't think of any other rational motivation.

And oh god yes, this is going to be WBAI's friggin' theme song very soon.

We're talking about a band comprised of three women here. ZING!

As for creative reinterpretation, they said they covered it because it conveyed their general feeling playing a concert to their fans.

Hmmm.

Tonight I could be with you
Or waiting in the Wings
Lift your heart with soaring song
Cut down the puppet strings
Cut down the puppet strings

I wear a coat of drums
And dance upon your eyes
Turn the tables upside down
Change the lows to highs
Change the lows to highs

I fill you up with butterflies
Crown the heads of kings
Be glad of first night nerves
For fear gives courage wings
Fear gives courage wings

If I am on the sidelines
Chances are you'll miss
Wait alone and spotlit
For Doctor Theatre's kiss

The stage becomes a ship in flames
I tie you to the mast
Throw your body overboard
The spotlight doesn't last
The spotlight doesn't last

I could be with you
Or waiting in the wings
Lift your heart with soaring song
Cut down the puppet strings
Cut down the puppet strings

I may tap you on the shoulder
And whisper "go" in red
Strip your feet of lead my friend
Strip your feet of lead

Call the curtain
Raise the roof
Spirits on tonight

Call the curtain
Raise the roof
Spirits on tonight

Call the curtain
Raise the roof
Spirits on tonight

We love our audience

Dave Q I kiss you.

"lesbian wannabe"? what the hell are you talking about?

Man, you're bold.

i'm not a big kathleen hanna fan though. i was always more of a huggy bear fan. she was cute in that sonic youth video though. but even that: i mean she's no lung leg. but then sonic youth weren't the same sonic youth by then, so it makes sense that they would choose a 2nd gen toothless version of fierce female to hang their senior bus passes on. riot girl was too cutesy for me. i like freaks and geeks too much. most of those dilletantes weren't passionate enough to shine dawn crosby's boots. never heard of dawn crosby? yeah, i didn't think so. she wasn't pouty enough. (that cassavettes song was silly though! i'll bet sofia coppola liked that one.)