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I like these lines, they pretty much nail the century so far: These are the days of lasers in the jungle Lasers in the jungle somewhere Staccato si
by B1FF_PSUVM 8y ago
I like these lines, they pretty much nail the century so far:
These are the days of lasers in the jungle
Lasers in the jungle somewhere
Staccato signals of constant information
A loose affiliation of millionaires
And billionaires and baby
These are the days of miracle and wonder
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy5T6s25XK4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy5T6s25XK4 )
- lisper 8y agoIt was a slow day And the sun was beating On the soldiers by the side of the road There was a bright light A shattering of shopwindows The bomb in the baby carriage Was wired to the radio Amazingly prescient considering it was written in 1986. [UPDATE] Actually, it turns out that the lyric is probably referring to this event in 1985: http://articles.latimes.com/1985-01-22/news/mn-10943_1_baby-carriage http://articles.latimes.com/1985-01-22/news/mn-10943_1_baby-...
- rfrey 8y agoHe did not need a crystal ball, there were plenty of exploding baby carriages (and mailboxes, and garbage bins) in the 70s and 80s.
- lisper 8y agoYou're right. In fact, there's this: http://articles.latimes.com/1985-01-22/news/mn-10943_1_baby-carriage http://articles.latimes.com/1985-01-22/news/mn-10943_1_baby-... which is likely the event that this lyric is referring to.
- mcphage 8y agoIt’s prescient in that he identified things in his time which would stay relevant—or even increase—in importance over time.
- robotresearcher 8y ago... written in 1986 when terrorist bombs were common in many countries including the UK and Spain, and the Unabomber was active in the US. Terrorism did not begin in 2001.