It's December 2016 and for some reason I keep thinking of this song. Donald Trump has been elected president and it's about a month until his swearing in. If there was ever a President Gas it has to be Donald Trump. Even though the song was recorded almost thirty-five years prior. Look at the lyrics. If they don't say Donald Trump, then tell me who else fits!
Thinking of the moment and not commenting much. I could not pass on this:
It appears to me that most artists usually express opinions of their own vision or actions in that moment (i.e.: Smiths (his sexual suppression in the 80’s) or Morrisey (lost and confused in the 90’s)) same person in a new package. Remember we are life in a fluid that rarely changes any color; in essence we only see through a glass prism.
If this is a true political song - it would lean me toward an English Prime Minister. Knowing that there was a new president...
Thinking of the moment and not commenting much. I could not pass on this:
It appears to me that most artists usually express opinions of their own vision or actions in that moment (i.e.: Smiths (his sexual suppression in the 80’s) or Morrisey (lost and confused in the 90’s)) same person in a new package. Remember we are life in a fluid that rarely changes any color; in essence we only see through a glass prism.
If this is a true political song - it would lean me toward an English Prime Minister. Knowing that there was a new president in the United States (Reagan) inheriting a torn nation from the Vietnam War to the Iranian hostages in the Middle East; while dealing with Russia on the newly signed - Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (Salt II treaty: 1979).
Reagan might be (arguably) the first outspoken MAGA (Make America Great Again) presidents; but we must ask ourselves when was America great or not great? This will depend on how you, the individual view’s this moment in time. He was also known to say, “It’s a new day”. This was so we could have a warm fuzzy feeling and to soften a severe recession we were experiencing in the 80’s. The nation was also coming out of an unpopular Carter presidency. The far right found an unconditional love with Reagan which in many ways caused the left to barely keep any peace within their own ranks, not unlike today’s right.
Peter Bart’s piece (November 5, 2020), “Donald Trump Stole the Reagan Strategy and Slogan but Failed to Make His Presidency Great Again”. So, if this song is in fact a political statement through poetry. I am not sure that Trump known for his grifting would be a good choice to reference here. Maybe, the Ford or Nixon cabinets (political rivels known to be caught in an oil and gas war that was created by OPEC or just the Iran and Iraq war raging in the middle east in 1979 to 1988). I could go deeper but I will digress from going any further into this topic.
Although, “Make America Great Again” was a main part of the red wave that hit the US at that time ("Let's make America Great Again” or “We Can Make America Great Again.") was famously used in Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign ads at the time. The United States was suffering from a worsening economy marked by stagflation; he also used the motto “Every new day begins with possibilities” in many of his ads.
It's December 2016 and for some reason I keep thinking of this song. Donald Trump has been elected president and it's about a month until his swearing in. If there was ever a President Gas it has to be Donald Trump. Even though the song was recorded almost thirty-five years prior. Look at the lyrics. If they don't say Donald Trump, then tell me who else fits!
@neon56 @neon56 YES drumpf is a poisonous gas, & it's looking more & more like he may well be the ACTUAL antichrist!
@neon56 @neon56 YES drumpf is a poisonous gas, & it's looking more & more like he may well be the ACTUAL antichrist!
@neon56 maybe they should re-do the song..."President Trump is President Trump again!"...
@neon56 maybe they should re-do the song..."President Trump is President Trump again!"...
Thinking of the moment and not commenting much. I could not pass on this: It appears to me that most artists usually express opinions of their own vision or actions in that moment (i.e.: Smiths (his sexual suppression in the 80’s) or Morrisey (lost and confused in the 90’s)) same person in a new package. Remember we are life in a fluid that rarely changes any color; in essence we only see through a glass prism. If this is a true political song - it would lean me toward an English Prime Minister. Knowing that there was a new president...
Thinking of the moment and not commenting much. I could not pass on this: It appears to me that most artists usually express opinions of their own vision or actions in that moment (i.e.: Smiths (his sexual suppression in the 80’s) or Morrisey (lost and confused in the 90’s)) same person in a new package. Remember we are life in a fluid that rarely changes any color; in essence we only see through a glass prism. If this is a true political song - it would lean me toward an English Prime Minister. Knowing that there was a new president in the United States (Reagan) inheriting a torn nation from the Vietnam War to the Iranian hostages in the Middle East; while dealing with Russia on the newly signed - Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (Salt II treaty: 1979).
Reagan might be (arguably) the first outspoken MAGA (Make America Great Again) presidents; but we must ask ourselves when was America great or not great? This will depend on how you, the individual view’s this moment in time. He was also known to say, “It’s a new day”. This was so we could have a warm fuzzy feeling and to soften a severe recession we were experiencing in the 80’s. The nation was also coming out of an unpopular Carter presidency. The far right found an unconditional love with Reagan which in many ways caused the left to barely keep any peace within their own ranks, not unlike today’s right.
Peter Bart’s piece (November 5, 2020), “Donald Trump Stole the Reagan Strategy and Slogan but Failed to Make His Presidency Great Again”. So, if this song is in fact a political statement through poetry. I am not sure that Trump known for his grifting would be a good choice to reference here. Maybe, the Ford or Nixon cabinets (political rivels known to be caught in an oil and gas war that was created by OPEC or just the Iran and Iraq war raging in the middle east in 1979 to 1988). I could go deeper but I will digress from going any further into this topic. Although, “Make America Great Again” was a main part of the red wave that hit the US at that time ("Let's make America Great Again” or “We Can Make America Great Again.") was famously used in Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign ads at the time. The United States was suffering from a worsening economy marked by stagflation; he also used the motto “Every new day begins with possibilities” in many of his ads.