Artist Lounge: The Fugs
Moggers' favorites by The Fugs
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I was going to put this up yesterday but mog being what mog is I just had to say fuggit... In his introduction to the fiftieth-anniversary edition of the novel, Mailer asserted that The Naked and the Dead reflects what he learned from Tolstoy: "_compassion is of value and enriches our life only when compassion is severe, which is to say when we can perceive everything that is good and bad about a character but are still able to feel that the sum of us as human be... MORE
The juxtaposition of the quarter note instrumentals and the syncopated lyrics create an uplifting stew of tight fuzzy-sweatered happiness.
Sitting here listening to The Fugs, another great 1960s band. They had lots of very funny, no holds barred songs like "Nothing," "Kill for Peace," "Group Grope," and "Boobs a Lot." "Kill for Peace" is still sadly timely, a biting inditement of war mongers who foist their ideas upon the rest of the world. Some of these songs I still CAN'T play on the radio, due to the earthy language and frank depictions of sex. These songs probably won't be that shocking to a lot of f... MORE







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