Comments on: For He’s a Jolly Good Fela http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/ Because I'm naughty by nature, not cause I hate 'cha Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:23:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Deen http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7519 Deen Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:09:36 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7519 They killed his Mom. That's a G right there. They killed his Mom. That’s a G right there.

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7503 Passion of the Weiss Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:48:42 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7503 Great point, Ryan. The only thing Billie Jo is risking is getting his mascara smeared. It actually really irks me when the press refer to an artist a "brave artist" (see the recent spate of Heath Ledger eulogies). Picking a role or writing a vaguely controversial polemic is not bravery.If ever the adjective was used correctly to describe a musician it would be Fela. Great point, Ryan. The only thing Billie Jo is risking is getting his mascara smeared. It actually really irks me when the press refer to an artist a “brave artist” (see the recent spate of Heath Ledger eulogies).

Picking a role or writing a vaguely controversial polemic is not bravery.If ever the adjective was used correctly to describe a musician it would be Fela.

]]> By: Ryan http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7502 Ryan Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:42:19 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7502 I saw Fela in your weekly top artists and was wondering when you were gonna bust out a post on him. "Army Arrangement" and "No Agreement" continuously blow my mind. Fela's honesty and intensity in his anti-Obasanjo rants make me laugh whenever I hear any Green Day-esque anti-Bush songs. The difference between modern day political songs in the west and what Fela (and others in Africa) is startling, almost shocking. Fela really was risking his life in calling out Obasanjo, et al. I saw Fela in your weekly top artists and was wondering when you were gonna bust out a post on him. “Army Arrangement” and “No Agreement” continuously blow my mind. Fela’s honesty and intensity in his anti-Obasanjo rants make me laugh whenever I hear any Green Day-esque anti-Bush songs. The difference between modern day political songs in the west and what Fela (and others in Africa) is startling, almost shocking. Fela really was risking his life in calling out Obasanjo, et al.

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7495 Passion of the Weiss Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:55:20 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7495 Already got that one. It pretty much blew my mind. Already got that one. It pretty much blew my mind.

]]> By: Disco Vietnam http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7493 Disco Vietnam Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:35:58 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7493 remind me to send you his album with Ginger Baker later remind me to send you his album with Ginger Baker later

]]> By: Deen http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7465 Deen Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:36:19 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/01/27/for-hes-a-jolly-good-fela/#comment-7465 Nigeria in da blogosphere. Chea. Dipset. Nigeria in da blogosphere. Chea. Dipset.

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