i've never heard "born to be alive" in public unfortunately (born in 90s btw)
― dyl, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 00:26 (five years ago) link
It is my interpretation of this song, that 'born to be alive' means the rejection of metaphysical meaning in our lives, we are not born for any purpose other than life its self. How ever it over comes nihilism in the Nietzschean sense by affirming life on these terms, the song is cheerful, however there are key changes that signify perhaps an edge of sadness or tragedy, in this sense the song knows it dances on the edge of an abyss and that most are unable to achieve the celebration of life drives without a meaning beyond, it knows the despair to which most respond to its insight, and even this, it can dance to as a life drive worthy of affirmation. Another line, 'people ask my why I never find a place to stop and settle down down down, but I never wanted all the things that people need to justify their lives lives lives'. this again links to Nietzsche's rejection of 'herd mentality' as well as his repeated poetic uses of the image of the wanderer.
― brimstead, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 00:32 (five years ago) link
heard Born To Be Alive in public yesterday
(playing over a montage of semi-lebrity birthdays at a biweekly video-mash-and-edit night)
― 16, 35, DCP, Go! (sic), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:58 (five years ago) link