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Where does the line "Doctor what is wrong with me, This supermarket life is getting long" come from. Please expocate: |
Amused to Death by Roger Walters relates to |
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The line "all you folks think you own my life but you never made any sacrifice. Demons they are on my trail, I'm standing at the cross roads of hell." comes from what song? Please expocate. |
Crossroads by Tracy Chapman The line focuses on the idea of the deal with the devil. In this ca these Chapman refers to producers in the music industry who have shaped her career. Her first line talks about the exchange she has made for her career as an artist. Demons are the producers and she is at liminal space of the crossroads. |
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"I look to the left I look to the right. They're hands that grab me on every side" |
Tracy Chapman's Crossroads Characterizes the the crossroads and the idea of liminal space where you are neither here nor there. |
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"All you folks think I got my price, at which I'll sell all that is mine. You think money rules when all else fails. Go sell your soul and keep your shell. I'm trying to protect what I keep inside, All the reasons why I live my life." |
Tracy Chapman's Crossroads Focuses on the idea of the exchange that she makes with the producers, who are the devil in this case. Money rules exemplifies the exchange in a modern economic terms. Selling of the soul also characterizes the exchange that occurs. She does not accept the devil's terms and decides to maintain her soul and not give into the corporate world |
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"Some say the devil be a mystical thing, I say the devil he a walking man" |
Tracy Chapman's Crossroads Characterizes the devil and makes him a human. Sees the betwixed and between notion we talked about. |
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"He a fool he a liar conjurer and a thief, He try to tell you what you want. Try to tell you what you need." |
Tracy Chapman's Crossroad Blues Characterizes the devil with the idea of manipulation and language that he uses to manipulate. |
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"Standing at the point the road it cross you down What is at your back Which way you turn, Who will come find you first Your devil or gods" |
Tracy Chapman's Crossroad Blues Speaks to the liminal space at the cross roads in life. Talks about how you save your soul once you have dealt with the devil. |
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"All you folks think you run my life Say I should be willing to comprimise I say all you demons go back to hell I'll save my soul save myself" |
Tracy Chapman Crossroads Speaks to the point at which Chapman maintains her sanity and does not conform to corporations asking her to be something. She will not compromise her soul for fame. |
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When was Crossroads by Tracy Chapman produced |
1989 |
