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Exhuming McCarthy

R.E.M.
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[1987]
Album "Document"
Scritta da Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills e Michael Stipe.

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"Exhuming McCarthy" makes an explicit parallel between the red-baiting of Joe McCarthy's time and the strengthening of the sense of American exceptionalism during the Reagan era, especially the Iran-Contra affair. Starting with the click-clack of a typewriter, it also includes a sound clip of Joseph Welch's rebuke of McCarthy from the Army-McCarthy Hearings: "Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator.... You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
You're beautiful more beautiful than me
You're honorable more honorable than me
Loyal to the Bank of America

It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times

You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
To improve your business acumen

Vested interest united ties, landed gentry rationalize
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America

It's a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times

You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
To improve your business acumen

Enemy sighted, enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America

"Let us not assassinate this man further Senator,
You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir?
At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"

We're sharpening stones, walking on coals
To improve your business acumen
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
To improve your business acumen

Enemy sighted, enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
You've seen start and you've seen quit
(I'm addressing the table of content)I always thought of you as quick
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)
Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning)

Contributed by Alessandro - 2010/2/3 - 10:55



Language: Italian

Traduzione italiana di Elena da www.remfriends.com
RIESUMANDO MCCARTHY

Sei bello, molto più bello di me
Sei decoroso, molto più decoroso di me
Fedele alla banca d’America
E’ un segno dei tempi
E’ un segno dei tempi
Stai affilando pietre, camminando sui carboni ardenti
Per migliorare il tuo senso degli affari.
Affilando pietre, camminando sui carboni ardenti
Per migliorare il tuo senso degli affari.
Interessi acquisiti, vincoli uniti, proprietari terrieri giustificano
Guarda chi ha comprato il mito, caspita!, comprati l’America
E’ un segno dei tempi
E’ un segno dei tempi
Stai affilando pietre, camminando sui carboni ardenti
Per migliorare il tuo senso degli affari.
Affilando pietre, camminando sui carboni ardenti
Per migliorare il tuo senso degli affari.
Nemico avvistato, nemico incontrato, mi riferisco alla realpolitik
Guarda chi ha comprato il mito, caspita!, comprati l’America
“Non assassiniamo ulteriormente quest’uomo, senatore,
lei ha fatto abbastanza. Non ha senso del decoro, signore?
Alla fine, non le è rimasto nessun senso del decoro?”
Stai affilando pietre, camminando sui carboni ardenti
Per migliorare il tuo senso degli affari.
Affilando pietre, camminando sui carboni ardenti
Per migliorare il tuo senso degli affari.
Nemico avvistato, nemico incontrato, mi riferisco alla realpolitik
Hai visto iniziare e hai visto smettere
(mi riferisco all'indice)
Ho sempre pensato a te come ad una persona acuta
Riesumando McCarthy
(incontriamoci al rogo dei libri)
Riesumando McCarthy
(incontriamoci al rogo dei libri)

Contributed by Alessandro - 2010/2/3 - 11:01




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