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Charles in Charge

5/20/2020

Charles in charge of
Our days and our nights
Charles in charge of
Our wrongs and our rights
So I say I want Charles in charge of me

Sometimes, the entries write themselves. Hard to imagine a simpler, starker ode to power. By the way, this concept for a TV show is weird as hell.

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What is fascist music?

In Dave Marsh's 1979 review of Queen's Jazz, he wrote, "Indeed, Queen may be the first truly fascist rock band." No other word so neatly expresses supremacy of the powerful and devaluation of the individual.

Music expresses desires. When artists are young and poor, it is credible that they could have yawning chasms of desires that are not being fulfilled. As they age, particularly if they are successful, they are increasingly performing from a position of wealth and power. So to hear them demand love, money, respect, or fame is dissonant. These guys won. At the pinnacle of their power, they are still greedy for more, boxing out desperate young strivers in the process. That's fascism.

I rather enjoy fascist music. It'll be the soundtrack to our lives when the machines take over, so we might as well develop an appreciation now.

FASCIST MUSIC

Charles in Charge

What is fascist music?

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