Tangent: Maneaters
Recently purchased the new Neko Case and can’t stop listening to “People Got A Lotta Nerve.” The truth is: they do. They really do. Everytime I hear her belt “I’m a man-man-man, man-man-maneater” I want to shake my head.
I want to shake my head for two reasons:
1) I’m totally digging the song.
2) I’m exhibiting both my disgust in and sympathy for the recipient of this message.
You should’ve known, man. You should’ve known.
For obvious reasons, though maybe not connected, this song reminds me of various conversations I’ve had about the captivity and domestication of wild animals. Usually the conclusion is the same: it’s a tragic thing. Stories include movies we saw as children (Dumbo, Free Willy, ET); horrific news of animals gone mad (the one about the tiger; the one about the chimp; the one about the alligator); our own experiences with pets (my dad’s especially sad tale about a depressed tom cat he had when he was living on the farm breaks my heart).
Now off to my design assignment! All images associated with this post will either be clearly relevant to this song or will consist of elements that are only the tiniest bit significant, maybe even requiring some (or much) imagination.
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