Monday, December 6, 2010
LCD Soundsystem - "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down"/Normal Bob Smith - "Amazing Strangers"
"'New York, I love you, but...' by LCD Soundsystem
All footage by Normal Bob Smith shot at Union Square, NYC
Amazing Strangers
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0IZ8tb7rIU
I've always felt attached to people like that. In any large gathering, the craziest person will always seek me out. I don't know why.
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excellent song.. The video.. I'm at a loss for words.. Some of the people on it were interesting, and would love to know their story, but others were quite sad.
That video was a heck of a way to start my day. Very somber, very deep. It makes me appreciate everything good in my life.
When you go to larger cities, you can witness this happening on every corner. I guess you must become numb to it when you see it everyday, but when I visit Chicago, I am so saddened by it.
We did away with homes for the mentally ill because of the high cost and the miserable conditions that existed in most of them. Instead of helping these people, now they are often left to their own accord.
I also think quite a few of these people in the video are addicts of some type of substance. I don't know how you help them. Some of them don't even want to be helped. It is very sad.
Sorry, I didn't mean to put a damper on the day. I was in a mood last night. I'll look for festive stuff like "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." :P
Very moving...Not only I liked the tune, the video made me think. I've seen images like these while I was out in LA. Some were homeless, some may have been suffering mental illnesses and substance abuse. What went through my mind at times were what their story? Kinda sad though when you see this...
No apologies, false merriment or cover up necessary. Sometimes you need to see things as they exist even though it might not be pretty.
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