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Nightwish: Greatest Show On Earth

As a 'refugee' from the now deceased Jackpine Radicals forum, I plan on primarily posting things geopolitical.

Furthermore, I am counting on you folks to point out errors in my use of history or my interpretations.

I am 67, a child of the Cold War who grew up an 'army brat'. Every 3 years we would move from Ft. Lewis in Washington State to Germany then back again.

I participated in those old "Duck and Cover drills. Regardless of where we lived, we kids knew that we were on Ground Zero-we knew there was no way any of us could survive the fireworks.

That all said, I wanted my first post to be about this particular song by the band Nightwish.

Nightwish is a symphonic metal band out of Finland. While they are huge throughout Europe, it is rare that I meet someone here in the US who has even heard of them.

This song is slightly over 20 minutes but I urge the listener to follow it to the end credits. I believe it sorta exemplifies my current feelings on where my country is taking us.

(I hope this posts)

https://youtu.be/qrMwxe2ya5E

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QMS's picture

Welcome aboard the 99 train. Hope you enjoy the ride!

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Zionism is a social disease

@QMS Thank you QMS. While I am pleased the song posted, I wish the lyrics would have scrolled along underneath. This song makes better sense with those lyrics but unfortunately I couldn't find a 'CC' tab on the one I posted.

I am looking forward to a long journey here at the '99'. @QMS @QMS

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When I went to the youtube version it gave the CC option. It fooled me for a bit (as I rarely use that option) due to extended instrumental parts but it did work.

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Welcome, from another schooled duck and cover elder!
Hope you have a great weekend, and thanks for the video.

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"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981

Lookout's picture

You can click the cc option after it starts to play in order to read the lyrics.

I think you'll enjoy the community. A bunch of thoughtful folks here for the most part.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

enhydra lutris's picture

be well and have a good one

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

at the end quoting Charles Darwin!

Thanks!

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"Without the right to offend, freedom of speech does not exist." Taslima Nasrin

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And welcome- hope you come to like it here! A fellow DaC kid weighing in here.

We seem to like music, recipes, Adult Beverages, and politics in a careful balance, round these parts. Something for everyone!

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Twice bitten, permanently shy.