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Those of you who know and share some of my musical tastes may recognize this thread title as that of a song by Concrete Blonde, the most underrated and, in my opinion, one of the greatest alternative bands ever.
I recently loaded this song, among others, on my ipod. At the end of the song there's a spoken, nearly screamed, line which says "John Lennon, Dr. King, Harvey Milk--gone for goddamn nothing. God is a bullet, have mercy on us everyone."
The first two names I caught instantly, having grown up listening to the Beatles and having always greatly admired MLK. I knew I recognized the third name, however, and, just to make sure, I did a web search. Anyone who doesn't know the name should do the same.
I think it's great that Johnette and Company included his name in this song, in this way. "Gone for goddamn nothing."
Damn straight.
We've lost too many to an assassin's bullet. Too many fine people.
And here's to hoping we lose no more.
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