Hello Everybody,

The Devil went down to Georgia to pay his last respects
to the only man who ever beat him at his own game.

Charlie Daniels, dead at 83. May he RIP.

--Lee

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Charlie Daniels, dead at 83. May he RIP.

Sorry, but that seems a wee bit too US specific to be of any interest to the 96% of the non USAians in the world.

Considering how many of your 4% that take part of the discussions here, maybe you should try to make your postings a little bit more interesting to a global readership, no?



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Hello Björn,

Charlie Daniels, dead at 83. May he RIP.

Sorry, but that seems a wee bit too US specific to be of any interest to the
96% of the non USAians in the world.

I get that. But there is a reason why this particular musician
should be noted.

Considering how many of your 4% that take part of the discussions here, maybe you should try to make your postings a little bit more interesting to
a global readership, no?

Most of Daniels' greatest hits were in the 1970s. Kind of a country
rock type of sound. As a musician, he was only average, in my opinion.
But he did have some hits, which is more a matter of marketing than
talent.

After he became famous, he continued to tour. He always waited
until the end of each performance to play any of the songs his fans
wanted most to hear. None of his other stuff was any good, and to
be honest truly sucked.

Had he continued just playing music would have been fine. But
after making megabucks with the few hits he had in the 1970s, he
decided to open his big fat mouth revealing to the entire world
he was a right-wing nutcase. He really went off the rails with the
Benghazi affair, blaming Hillary Clinton for everything under the
sun.

What should be noted is not so much his political views. But
rather the fact that no effort was made by anybody on the left
to have him silenced for his views. All his recordings remain
available for anybody to buy, his songs still being aired, and
free speech never impeded.

Compare this with how those on the right treat musicians whose
views they find contrary to their own. For them, there is a litmus
test. Either a musician is a Trumper, or a musician is part of the
Resistance. With no middle ground.

During Donald Trump's first campaign event (in Tulsa, Oklahoma),
the theme song being played was "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
by the Rolling Stones. After the event, the Rolling Stones issued
a cease and desist order for Trump to quit playing their song.

Right-wing nutcases take their music seriously. Including music
that is not their own. What happens when the POTUS has no respect
for who writes/owns the songs?

Bob Dylan used his own voice to help shape American values.
So did Bruce Springsteen. But who is raising their own voice
today? Seems many folks enjoy pointing fingers. But nobody
wants to raise their own voice in any effort to shape the
values we should all have as Americans.

What about the values every person on this planet should have?
Should everybody obey whatever values Trump & Co. proclaim?

In Italy of long ago, Italians loudly proclaimed "Il Duce is
always right." Today in America many are proclaiming "Trump
is alays right." Nothing else matters for them. Nothing.

Music is people's experience. It is a statement of what people
truly believe, based on their own experience of what is.

Trump is playing a song his followers want to believe, but
know is not true. And will never admit the truth, as doing so
would be admitting a lie.

Charlie Daniels was an average musician who got lucky having
a few hits, but had the morals of a skunk. His political views
did not reflect what the majority of Americans believe. Had he
not had any hits, he would have been forgotten long ago.

End of rant.

--Lee

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Hello Ward,

Charlie Daniels, dead at 83. May he RIP.

Sorry, but that seems a wee bit too US specific to be of any interest
to the 96% of the non USAians in the world.

Considering how many of your 4% that take part of the discussions
here, maybe you should try to make your postings a little bit more
interesting to a global readership, no?

Charlie Daniels and his hit "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" is a classic.

An expert at good music such as yourself, knows that.

Written in 1979. Daniels had very few big hits. None of them recent. Politically, he liked Carter and called him a straight shooter. From
there his views moved further and further to the right, to the point
of being extremist. He was very active on Twitter, and had a section
on his web site called the "soap box" where he posted his rants. He
hated Obama with a passion, and absolutely adored Trump.

"Lord, give us the courage to speak our mind, to be honest, and
bold about our feelings, no matter who, or how many we go against."
~ Charlie Daniels, last tweet hours before his death

--Lee

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Hello Tony,

Charlie Daniels, dead at 83. May he RIP.

Sorry, but that seems a wee bit too US specific to be of any interest
to the 96% of the non USAians in the world.

Considering how many of your 4% that take part of the discussions
here, maybe you should try to make your postings a little bit more
interesting to a global readership, no?

Charlie Daniels and his hit "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" is a
classic.

Most definitely. Well known outside the USA.

Björn does have a valid point, that this echo does have an
international audience - not specific to any country. Although
I do try to keep that in mind, I do somethimes forget. Some
musicians, such as Daniels, did have an international audience.
Others not so much.

Who decides what is, and what is not, of interest? The audience,
whatever that audience is or happens to be. Some folks loved Daniels'
music. Others hated it. Their choice.

His political views were moderate during the 70s and 80s, but
went wildly to the right as the years went by. He never had any
major hits after his megahit in 1979, which shows he was more
of a lazy musician than a good one.

Most music fans do not care what political views their favorite
musician might have. All they care about is listening to the music,
and seeing him/her in person (if possible).

Now it is time for me to get back to my keyboard. The one with
white and black keys ...

--Lee

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Hello Lee,

On Thursday July 09 2020 16:13, you wrote to Tony Langdon:

Who decides what is, and what is not, of interest? The audience,
whatever that audience is or happens to be. Some folks loved Daniels' music. Others hated it. Their choice.

You forget the third posibility: those that have never heard of him.


Cheers, Michiel

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MvdV> You forget the third possibility: those that have never heard of him.

Hands up. Not my kind of music.



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Hello Björn,

On Thursday July 09 2020 22:18, you wrote to me:

MvdV>> You forget the third possibility: those that have never heard
MvdV>> of him.

Hands up. Not my kind of music.

I have never heard of him. So never heard of of him that I do not know what kind of music was his. So I don't know if it was my kind of music or not...

Cheers, Michiel

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Hello Michiel,

Who decides what is, and what is not, of interest? The audience,
whatever that audience is or happens to be. Some folks loved Daniels'
music. Others hated it. Their choice.

MvdV> You forget the third posibility: those that have never heard of him.

There is that. In which case it was his own darned fault.
Gotta make yourself heard. Loud and clear. Just like The Donald.

--Lee

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Hi! Björn,

On 07/10/2020 06:18 AM, you wrote:

MvdV>> You forget the third possibility: those that have never heard of
MvdV>> him.

Hands up. Not my kind of music.

MeToo, on both aspects.

Cheers,
Paul.

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On 11/07/2020 08:04, 2203/2 wrote:
 MvdV>> So I don't know if it was my kind of music or not...

   I didn't either, but then there's Youtube, so now I know.

Of course one has to care enough to actually go and look it up...

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I didn't either, but then there's Youtube, so now I know.

Of course one has to care enough to actually go and look it up...

There's that too, of course.



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On 13/07/2020 02:14, 2203/2 wrote:

Hello Björn,

 BF>>>> I didn't either, but then there's Youtube, so now I know.

 DD>>> Of course one has to care enough to actually go and look it up...

 BF>> There's that too, of course.

Did the devil care about his fiddle?

As with the god, the devil is a figment of the imagination. If one imagines s/he cared about a fiddle then s/he did.

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David

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