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| Mojoe15 registered: 4/9/2004 00:00 posts: 14  |  about dubya?Is walk idiot walk about the president of the U.S. I read through the lyrics and it seems to make sense if Bush is the topic. "Let the idiot write up his name on the ballot..." etc. I dislike him too personally so it would be cool if it were written about him. |
| posted: 7/23/2004 12:41 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| klassisk registered: 7/6/2004 00:00 posts: 251 | khkghk i think its about teachers and conforming? idiots thinking education is all you need in life and following the thoughts of others etc... |
| posted: 7/23/2004 12:42 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| Mojoe15 registered: 4/9/2004 00:00 posts: 16 |  oh thanksI guess that makes sense too. |
| posted: 7/23/2004 12:46 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| JackNd registered: 7/16/2004 00:00 posts: 24 | True... Been thinking about the same thing, Bush better listen. ;) |
| posted: 7/23/2004 13:09 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| ElectricNats registered: 3/25/2004 00:00 posts: 839 | Yeah Klassik's right. It's about teachers, but Pelle said you can put your own idiot in it....so it could be anyone really. |
| posted: 7/23/2004 13:24 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| MalcolmRocks registered: 6/26/2004 00:00 posts: 61 | hey i like George Bush, so place ur political opinions in some other board cos i dont wana argue about stupid things wityh fellow fans.. |
| posted: 7/23/2004 14:05 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| klassisk registered: 7/6/2004 00:00 posts: 255 | jfgjfg everyones entitled to their own opinions :/ just share them without arguing? lol mutual respect and all that...erm...stuff. |
| posted: 7/23/2004 14:15 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| bacardibabe88 registered: 4/18/2004 00:00 posts: 846 | ... Yeah, that sounds true, haha. But yeah I think it is about teachers, hehe. Put who you want in there! :-P |
| posted: 7/23/2004 16:31 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| yeahyeahsummer registered: 7/20/2004 00:00 posts: 77 |  ooothe teachers thing is good... i like that.... makes me love the Hives more.... |
| posted: 7/23/2004 16:35 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| MalcolmRocks registered: 6/26/2004 00:00 posts: 62 | hey i like teachers, so place ur educational opinions in some other board cos i dont wana argue about stupid things wityh fellow fans.. |
| posted: 7/23/2004 17:16 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| klassisk registered: 7/6/2004 00:00 posts: 259 | gfd i like some teachers. but my geography teacher = idiot chalking up his name on a blackboard INDEED. |
| posted: 7/23/2004 17:51 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| guitarguy1685 registered: 7/7/2004 00:00 posts: 23 | wasd buch might care if young people actually voted lol |
| posted: 7/23/2004 17:55 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| American Meg registered: 7/17/2004 00:00 posts: 76 | If we can't express our opinion about things that have to do with Hives songs, then what do you want us to do MalcolmRocks15? It definitely has to do with the music . . . |
| posted: 7/23/2004 18:07 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| MalcolmRocks registered: 6/26/2004 00:00 posts: 64 | ... er...theres no 15. but i was kidding about the teacher thing. but on this other forum i post at, this huge pollitcal thing came out and everyone was argueing forever with eachother and it was a waste of time. im saying dont post things that are mean to Bush since some of us like him. ya know, just small stuff. like is there really a point for this thread. like ofcourse the song isnt about Bush. why the hell would they write a song about bush. |
| posted: 7/23/2004 18:51 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| tele belly registered: 7/22/2004 00:00 posts: 44 | What? What for um was that? |
| posted: 7/23/2004 19:45 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| jtheexploder registered: 6/8/2004 00:00 posts: 82 |  hahahai just bought the CD. i like the way the CD looks...anywho. |
| posted: 7/23/2004 19:46 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| sasakikojiro registered: 7/23/2004 00:00 posts: 2 | ... Malcolm rocks - Why wouldn't they write a song about Bush? George W Bush is a great subject to write songs about. And I know that The Hives isn't especially fond of Bush, i read an interview where they bashed Bush pretty hard. Bush is a man that is more hated than liked around the world, and a lot of people are currently writing songs, books making films and so on about Bush. |
| posted: 7/24/2004 09:58 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| stewartgriffin03 registered: 7/24/2004 00:00 posts: 8 | bush theyres alot of other bands that arnt fond of bush. check out the rock against bush cd. its real good. just bought it |
| posted: 7/24/2004 11:01 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| angus rocks registered: 7/23/2004 00:00 posts: 3 | malcolm i agree i agree with malcolm rocks on this one, not only because his name is from ac/dc, but because the hives are from sweden, are they not? why would they care about Bush anyways? he's not their president. i doubt they would make a song about him specifically. |
| posted: 7/24/2004 11:03 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| MalcolmRocks registered: 6/26/2004 00:00 posts: 71 | thank you thank you Angus rocks. might i add u have a very good name... |
| posted: 7/24/2004 13:04 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| PunkAsHell registered: 6/4/2004 00:00 posts: 5 | Bush Can Go To Hell I hate that guy so much it is unbelievable. I really want that Rock Against Bush album... Is it released in the UK? |
| posted: 7/24/2004 14:27 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| ModernOffender registered: 7/24/2004 00:00 posts: 1 | Music Industry If you go to www.boston.com and go the the AE>MUSIC section theres and article on the hives where it says "Walk Idiot Walk" is about the Music idustry and their pushes on Artists |
| posted: 7/24/2004 14:40 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| American Meg registered: 7/17/2004 00:00 posts: 90 | I'm sure you can search for it online I bet you can purchase online at bestbuy.com . . . I don't know if they ship internationally but you can always check! They have it for $9.99. (US dollars of course) |
| posted: 7/24/2004 16:15 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| angus rocks registered: 7/23/2004 00:00 posts: 5 | thanks mal rocks! malcolm rocks thanks, you're my idol! did the hives really bash bush during an interview?! |
| posted: 7/24/2004 21:14 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| angus rocks registered: 7/23/2004 00:00 posts: 6 | p.s. i like bush, quite a bit. anyways, i think it's stupid that anyone would even think of putting out a Anti-Bush cd. it's a very small minded thing to do. what happened to the true meaning of music which is to go out and enjoy it? music is supposed to take you away for a few minutes from you're daily life. the hives do a great job of that, why would they want to drag politics into their art and music? it doesnt seem like them at all to write a song about bush. they're very private people so why would they start showing their personnal political views? |
| posted: 7/24/2004 21:25 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| MalcolmRocks registered: 6/26/2004 00:00 posts: 76 | ya. i agree completely. why would you possibly wanna lose some fans because of something as stupid as that. and I cant believe that The Hives commented on Bush during an interview. You'd think they'd have better things to talk about pollitics. but if you have a link to that interview yo back urself up, id like to see it. |
| posted: 7/24/2004 22:05 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| sasakikojiro registered: 7/23/2004 00:00 posts: 4 | ... Sorry, that interview was in a swedish newspaper years ago. You'll just have to trust me, But regardless of this interview, I can almost say for sure that The Hives don't like Bush. If they did, they would be looked upon as idiots here in Sweden. Most people here hate Bush, they see him as a dumb moron that is embarrassing your country. Of course there are some people that like Bush, but I don't think there is any rock bands that like him. Rock bands are expected, maybe not to be outspokenly politcal, but to not be right-wing. But as you say The Hives is a nonpolitical band, that wants people to have a good time. I don't either think that Walk, Idiot, Walk is an anti-Bush song, but it could be. So many bands has mixed politics into their lyrics in the past, I don't agree with you when you say that music should be nonpolitical. Music can be so many things, It could be political, it could be emotional, it could be just fun and so on. Thats the great thing of music. |
| posted: 7/25/2004 03:29 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| sanda13 registered: 5/30/2004 00:00 posts: 546 | BUSH no comment ps: no comment is also a comment |
| posted: 7/25/2004 04:51 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| ots registered: 7/25/2004 00:00 posts: 4 | ... bush is a fascist responsible for the death and suffering of millions. if you like that, fine, but dont ask for respect, I cannot respect fascism. |
| posted: 7/25/2004 05:06 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| MalcolmRocks registered: 6/26/2004 00:00 posts: 98 | haha is this not EXACTLY what i said would happen. Anyway, just stop posting here so it can go away. Who cares about pollitics on this board. So just fight your urge to post. PLEASE |
| posted: 7/25/2004 19:24 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| thewao registered: 7/25/2004 00:00 posts: 6 | i agree malcolm those who know that bush is an idiot will continue knowing that. those knowing that he isnt will also continue doing so, your not going to change anyones mind here. but music has always been a soapbox for politics. i believe that music is for opening your eyes in many cases, shutting yourself from the world in others. not lumped, because its as diverse as the people who write/play it. personally, i dont like the guy whatsoever, and i work for george bush (dont we all) . |
| posted: 7/25/2004 19:41 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| Mojoe15 registered: 4/9/2004 00:00 posts: 17 | the hives-political? I did not mean to start an argument, however I believe a band such as theirs who lives outside the U.S. could write a song about a political figure who affects so much of the world other than America. Also the Hives are not an outright political band but some lyrics(especially of Barely Legal) could definitely be thought to be political. "Up against a mighty, mighty man" from Aka IDIOT and in Automatic Schmuck "part of a system that uses me", etc. Many of their lyrics do not point directly to political figures or certain ideas about the world but they certainly suggest them. Anyway, I'm sorry if I offended anyone but as long as the discussion isn't mean spirited it can't hurt anyone. |
| posted: 7/25/2004 20:17 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| hivesmaniac624 registered: 8/9/2004 00:00 posts: 0 | I don't know i dont know if the song is or isnt about GW but i found an animation at http://www.chohomio.com its pretty interesting. |
| posted: 8/9/2004 09:19 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| TheHivesAreMedicine registered: 7/25/2004 00:00 posts: 45 | eh................ You know, usually I vote Republican but definitley not this year, BUT I always found that you can't change people's opinions. That's solely up to them and getting in arguments over boards is really pretty silly. And what Malcolm is saying is simply be polite and there's nothing wrong with that, you know? As for the lyrics... It's a lot more about conforming than anything else. Really, I think the line about writing your name on the ballot is about anyone who partcicipates in a political system because the moment you're putting your name on the ballot you're participating in a system (regardless of the system) and that is a way of conforming. Nicholaus and Pelle warn people about talking about things they know little about in Dead Quote Olympics. It's pretty obvious to me that they've been reading Nietzsche as many of the lyrics have a Nitzschean appeal to them. Modern man's false nature, man removed from primal state, man against the system, etc. So look at the lyrics in a bigger light than just George Bush or "teachers" and much more will be revealed. |
| posted: 8/9/2004 10:33 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| MalcolmRocks registered: 6/26/2004 00:00 posts: 190 | thanks i really dont want to post here. but thank for clearing it with everyone. NOW NO1 POST HERE!!! |
| posted: 8/9/2004 13:05 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| thebeerbelly registered: 8/10/2004 00:00 posts: 0 |  church/music and state/politics are seperateim sorry to throw in my opinion to this mass-debate but as an English person im sick of this fixation and publicity of Mr.Bush, I think its quite ridiculous the amount of publicity and hatred shown by the youth, why is it so popular to be left wing, i love the western world, its were i was born and raised but please please please stop linking music with politics, it should be as seperate as church and state and to me music is easily as big as both. I understand your feelings towards Mr.Bush and i understand that im probably in a minority but i like the hives music for rythm riffs and style, not people trying to put political spin on every lyeic possible, come on, how many people int he world can be called idiot. and the idea of ballot is not just an american one, maybe the idea of signing the ballet refers to swedish politicians??? or a countless number of things, anyway im ranting, and ive probably mad eneimies and now ive forgot my point. |
| posted: 8/10/2004 11:56 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| thebeerbelly registered: 8/10/2004 00:00 posts: 1 |  more questionsoh yeah, questions, even though the english language is different to the american english language, what the hell is the difference between a republican and a democrat and what do they refer to? also as an avid fan of saved by the bell(yeah) what is a sofman and a freshmore? i need answers be californication consumes my culture? i want to be int he know when we convert to the dollar |
| posted: 8/10/2004 11:59 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| Finn1313 registered: 7/25/2004 00:00 posts: 10 | here ya go Democrat and Republican refer to the 2 major political parties in the US, generally, Democrat= more left wing republican= more right wing sophmore= 2nd year in high school or 10th grade freshman= 1st year in high school or 9th grade |
| posted: 8/10/2004 12:04 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| TheHivesAreMedicine registered: 7/25/2004 00:00 posts: 47 | D and R Democrat and Republican are words derrived from old Greek. |
| posted: 8/10/2004 12:25 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
| thebeerbelly registered: 8/10/2004 00:00 posts: 8 | cheers cheers mate, anythin i can help you with? |
| posted: 8/10/2004 12:31 | Reply | PM | Edit | IP |
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