Letter-Bomb - Revision history

Dotclub: /* Interpretations */

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	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==
	* A-bomb (atom bomb, Manhattan project, Fat Man), H-bomb (hydrogen bomb), N-bomb (~~nuclear~~ bomb)		* A-bomb (atom bomb, Manhattan project, Fat Man), H-bomb (hydrogen bomb), N-bomb (neutron bomb, leaves buildings standing)

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Dotclub: /* Interpretations */

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	* A-bomb (atom bomb, Manhattan project), H-bomb (hydrogen bomb), N-bomb (nuclear bomb)		* A-bomb (atom bomb, Manhattan project, Fat Man), H-bomb (hydrogen bomb), N-bomb (nuclear bomb)

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Dotclub: /* Interpretations */

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	* A-bomb (atom bomb), H-bomb (hydrogen bomb), N-bomb (nuclear bomb)		* A-bomb (atom bomb, Manhattan project), H-bomb (hydrogen bomb), N-bomb (nuclear bomb)

	== References ==		== References ==

Dotclub at 01:06, 12 January 2025

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	[[File:Letter-Bomb-zine.jpg\|upright\|thumb\|Lyrics printed in ''[[~~Soldier-Talk~~]]'' zine]]		[[File:Letter-Bomb-zine.jpg\|upright\|thumb\|Lyrics printed in ''[[The Red Crayola Songbook]]'' zine, 1979]]

	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==

Dotclub at 15:58, 15 December 2024

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			[[File:Letter-Bomb-zine.jpg\|upright\|thumb\|Lyrics printed in ''[[Soldier-Talk]]'' zine]]

	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==
	{{Lyrics\|		{{Lyrics\|

Dotclub at 15:54, 15 December 2024

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	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==
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	As an afterthought I'd like to add		As an afterthought I'd like to add what it was I thought you said:
	~~What~~ it was I thought you said		I've been a fool (a fool),
			But, life has been cruel (so cruel),
			I'm sure that that's an explanation.
			I'm sure that that's an explanation.
			I'm sure that that's an explanation.
			You'll be a jewel in my clockwork mechanism.

	I'~~ve been a fool~~, ~~a fool~~!		'The problem of discourse' is problematic.
	~~But life has been cruel~~, ~~so cruel~~!		I insist, in this respect, on being most emphatic.
	I'~~m sure that that~~'~~s an explaination~~		'Oh yeah?', says he.
	I'~~m sure that that~~'~~s an explaination~~		'Oh yeah!', says I.
	I'~~m sure that that~~'~~s an explaination~~		'Says who?', says he.
	~~You~~'~~ll be a jewel~~		'Says I!', says I.
	~~In my clockwork mechanism~~		'Says you?', says he.
			'Says I!', says I.
			'Says I!', says I.
			'Says I!', says I.
			'Says I!', says I.
			'Says I!', says I.

	The ~~problem is discourse is problematic~~		The 'A' was short and fat as in: Manhattan.
	~~I insist in this respect on being most emphatic~~		'H' was very long and slender.
			'N' is tender to architecture.
	~~"Oh yes," says me~~		But, a letter-bomb is an apt expression.
	~~"Oh yes," says I~~		A letter-bomb is an apt expression.
	~~"Says who?," says we~~
	~~"Says I," says I~~
	~~"Says you," says he~~
	~~"Says I," says I~~
	~~"Says I," says I~~
	~~"Says I," says I~~

	~~The~~ A was short and fat as in Manhattan
	H was very long and slender
	~~And~~ N is tender to architecture

	But a ~~letter-bomb's an apt expression~~
	A letter-bomb is an apt expression
	A letter-bomb is an apt expression
	}}		}}

Dotclub at 00:08, 4 August 2023

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	== Retrospectives ==		== Retrospectives ==
	[[Mayo Thompson]], 1980<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/Roch.Parisiens.Rocon.Communications/videos/1174946843210918/ Mayo Thompson interview July 25, 1980]</ref><blockquote>[...] "Letter-Bomb" is something else altogether. "A letter-bomb is an apt expression," without advocating terrorism, I mean, I personally, I think that — well, let's put it this way — that album is much about world powers arguing, struggling against each other. It's also as much about the internal struggles. Civil war, if you like. You know, the preludes to civil war. And the fact that... the obvious fact that in a pluralistic Western so-called democratic style of government, they're a consensus government, a utilitarian-based notion of government where you're talking about the greatest good for the greatest number and fuck the rest. You have these kinds of conflicts all the time, you have these tensions, and a lot of it came out of that sort of stuff. A lot of it is also ironic. "Letter-Bomb" you have that organ and very lush, you know, all those things against each other, those kinds of very lush sounds and very spritely sort of sound. And, you know, a letter, there's a... I can't remember all the lyrics, but I think there's a letter in it, there's a conversation in it. "Says you, says I, says..." you know, all that sort of stuff. I mean it's an attempt to express something that's got an argumentative sort of atmosphere to it. And to suggest that there might be conditions in which a certain kind of response is appropriate. Without really, without wanting to advocate anything. ~~Like~~ tactics or anything like that. I'm not suggesting that people should send letter bombs to each other, you know, if they don't like each other, but, you know, you can write a letter to somebody and a word can, you know, can cut as deep as a knife, as they say. </blockquote>		[[Mayo Thompson]], 1980<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/Roch.Parisiens.Rocon.Communications/videos/1174946843210918/ Mayo Thompson interview July 25, 1980]</ref><blockquote>[...] "Letter-Bomb" is something else altogether. "A letter-bomb is an apt expression," without advocating terrorism, I mean, I personally, I think that — well, let's put it this way — that album is much about world powers arguing, struggling against each other. It's also as much about the internal struggles. Civil war, if you like. You know, the preludes to civil war. And the fact that... the obvious fact that in a pluralistic Western so-called democratic style of government, they're a consensus government, a utilitarian-based notion of government where you're talking about the greatest good for the greatest number and fuck the rest. You have these kinds of conflicts all the time, you have these tensions, and a lot of it came out of that sort of stuff. A lot of it is also ironic.

			"Letter-Bomb," you have that organ and very lush, you know, all those things against each other, those kinds of very lush sounds and very spritely sort of sound. And, you know, a letter, there's a... I can't remember all the lyrics, but I think there's a letter in it, there's a conversation in it. "Says you, says I, says..." you know, all that sort of stuff. I mean it's an attempt to express something that's got an argumentative sort of atmosphere to it. And to suggest that there might be conditions in which a certain kind of response is appropriate. Without really, without wanting to advocate anything... like tactics or anything like that. I'm not suggesting that people should send letter bombs to each other, you know, if they don't like each other, but, you know, you can write a letter to somebody and a word can, you know, can cut as deep as a knife, as they say. </blockquote>

	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==

Dotclub at 23:55, 3 August 2023

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	* The music was used as the backing track to "[[Penny Capitalists]]" on ''[[Corrected Slogans]]''		* The music was used as the backing track to "[[Penny Capitalists]]" on ''[[Corrected Slogans]]''
	* {{RLink\|Soldier}}		* {{RLink\|Soldier}}

			== Retrospectives ==
			[[Mayo Thompson]], 1980<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/Roch.Parisiens.Rocon.Communications/videos/1174946843210918/ Mayo Thompson interview July 25, 1980]</ref><blockquote>[...] "Letter-Bomb" is something else altogether. "A letter-bomb is an apt expression," without advocating terrorism, I mean, I personally, I think that — well, let's put it this way — that album is much about world powers arguing, struggling against each other. It's also as much about the internal struggles. Civil war, if you like. You know, the preludes to civil war. And the fact that... the obvious fact that in a pluralistic Western so-called democratic style of government, they're a consensus government, a utilitarian-based notion of government where you're talking about the greatest good for the greatest number and fuck the rest. You have these kinds of conflicts all the time, you have these tensions, and a lot of it came out of that sort of stuff. A lot of it is also ironic. "Letter-Bomb" you have that organ and very lush, you know, all those things against each other, those kinds of very lush sounds and very spritely sort of sound. And, you know, a letter, there's a... I can't remember all the lyrics, but I think there's a letter in it, there's a conversation in it. "Says you, says I, says..." you know, all that sort of stuff. I mean it's an attempt to express something that's got an argumentative sort of atmosphere to it. And to suggest that there might be conditions in which a certain kind of response is appropriate. Without really, without wanting to advocate anything. Like tactics or anything like that. I'm not suggesting that people should send letter bombs to each other, you know, if they don't like each other, but, you know, you can write a letter to somebody and a word can, you know, can cut as deep as a knife, as they say. </blockquote>

	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==
	* ~~"Letter-Bombs":~~ A-bomb (atom bomb), H-bomb (hydrogen bomb), N-bomb (nuclear bomb)		* A-bomb (atom bomb), H-bomb (hydrogen bomb), N-bomb (nuclear bomb)

	== References ==		== References ==

Dotclub at 10:14, 23 July 2023

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	== Chronology ==		== Chronology ==
	* ~~Appeared~~ as the backing track to "[[Penny Capitalists]]" on ''[[Corrected Slogans]]''		* The music was used as the backing track to "[[Penny Capitalists]]" on ''[[Corrected Slogans]]''
	* {{RLink\|Soldier}}		* {{RLink\|Soldier}}

Dotclub at 10:13, 23 July 2023

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	== Chronology ==		== Chronology ==
			* Appeared as the backing track to "[[Penny Capitalists]]" on ''[[Corrected Slogans]]''
	* {{RLink\|Soldier}}		* {{RLink\|Soldier}}