I grew up on Long Island. Long Island, while set underneath the glowing lights of Manhattan (and downwind from the smells of Staten Island), was nothing but a boring pit of dissatisfaction. More than anything, I wanted to leave my town and move on to bigger and better things (which happened, of course, when I moved to Delaware. How’s that for ambition?). As a teenager, I was immersed in all of the typical suburban teenage feeling of loneliness, isolation, boredom, sadness and angst.
I was also a teenager during the time of Nirvana. I distinctly remember the impact that Smells Like Teen Spirit had on my friends and I remember the atmosphere in the halls of my high school the day we found out Kurt Cobain had committed suicide. And while I knew it was sad, and significant, I really wasn’t impacted all that much. Because I identified with different music. I identified with Rush.
For some reason, Rush’s music spoke to me in ways that other music didn’t. When I heard their song Subdivisions, I had found the song that completely encompassed how I felt about where I lived. What interesting is that the song’s lyrics still resonate with me, not so much because I’m full of teenage angst and sadness but because they’re just that good. What I like about this song is that it reminds me of where I came from, where I am, where I want to be and all the things that fall in between.
While today’s Money Tune is not so much about money as it is about hopes, dreams, discontent and the power that those have over our lives. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
http://youtu.be/Lu9Ycq64Gy4
Good stuff. Rush is/was definitely underrated.
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It warms my heart to hear someone else say that!
Why do I get the feeling you threw in the part about smelling Staten Island just for me?
I didn’t really care when Cobain died either (or Jerry Garcia, or Tupac, or Biggie, or…..). Besides, I was more into Pearl Jam and my fellow Jew Yorkers the Beasties anyway.
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You get the feeling that I did it ’cause I did 🙂
I love me some Beasties! Though I can’t understand 95% of what they say…
Gee, thanks!
I saw Ad Rock as a judge on Top Chef or one of those shows recently. Can’t every get tired of listening to their cds.
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I didn’t ever get into rush, but I see the appeal after seeing the video. How about those subdivisions, makes me feel like I’m living in Lego Land.
Nirvana was the band of the 90’s, without doubt the most influential phenomenon. I didn’t lose any sleep over KC’s death. When SLTS was released I was listening to Mudhoney, Doughboys, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, and other thrash-pop bands.
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It’s comforting to learn that I’m not the only one who wasn’t moved by KC’s death.
And yes, those houses do look like Lego Land. I never thought of it that way before.