Unlike my previous blogs, which have been for my own enjoyment and to keep track of my ideas and interests, I will attempt to make this a more public record of my ideas and thoughts on politics, culture, music, and um, myself.
As much as I would like to launch into heated discussions on my feelings towards Clinton’s win yesterday in PA, my diminishing hope for the general election, Earth Week, Spring time allergies, or a beddy of other issues currently nagging at me—I can’t. And the reason that I can’t is because this morning as I was getting ready for class I put on The Rising by Bruce Springsteen and it is stuck in my head. It’s basically all I can think about.
My friend Ken brought to my attention some months ago that a joyous celebration listening to The Rising has a damaging effect on productivity. Well, yeah. Absolutely. (Come on up for the rising…) Do you think if I told my comparative literature professor that The Rising came on shuffle as I was doing my paper she would give me some extra time, or maybe grade with more leniency? (Come on up, lay your hands in mine…)
In related news, I would really like to film a music video for The Rising in NYU’s Bobst library. Picture this: Tight shot of me (obviously I’m the star of this video) tapping my pencil on my desk quietly humming the tune to the chorus of The Rising (a lot like the first moments of the “…Baby one more time” video) As seconds go by my humming gets louder and louder and eventually I bust out on to the 10th floor balcony of the library and start swinging my arms above my head and clapping and singing. Slowly hundreds of students get up from their desks and join me on the balconies and clap and sing along.
Can you imagine the intensity?
Too bad so many NYU students are too busy listening to indie-pop-rock to give Bruce Springsteen a chance, or else this idea could really work. This thought brings me to another…why the fuck do I always have to defend Bruce Springsteen?
I condem all Bruce deniers to 100 hours of The Rising on loop. Then they can hate the Boss with some legitimacy.
