Editing 274: With Apologies to The Who
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic refers to the song "{{w|My Generation}}" by the British rock band {{w|The Who}}, which was released in 1965. The song is about {{w|intergenerational | + | This comic refers to the song "{{w|My Generation}}" by the British rock band {{w|The Who}}, which was released in 1965. The song is about {{w|intergenerational conflicts}} and has been regarded as a very decided proclamation of youthful rebellion. |
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The original lyrics of the song run as follows: | The original lyrics of the song run as follows: | ||
:People try to put us d-d-down | :People try to put us d-d-down | ||
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:I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation | :I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation | ||
:I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation'' | :I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation'' | ||
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+ | In the comic, [[Cueball]] adapts the lyrics to describe his own generation, the {{w|Generation Y}}. As people born from the 1980s onwards grew up with the internet, this generation is also nicknamed "{{w|digital natives}}". It is therefore natural that the updated lyrics should refer to {{w|blogging}} and {{w|internet slang}}. The actions performed by Cueball while typing the text relates to the original [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=594WLzzb3JI music video], in which The Who smash their instruments in a true rock star fashion. Cueball wails his keyboard like a guitar and smashes his monitor in the end. | ||
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+ | The title text jokingly suggests that the band's {{w|Roger Daltrey|lead singer}} originally meant the line | ||
+ | :And don't try and dig what we all s-s-say | ||
+ | as a reference to the social news site {{w|Digg}} but changed it after switching to its competitor {{w|Reddit}}. | ||
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+ | Note that "My Generation" was in fact covered and adapted by various bands, including {{w|Oasis (band)|Oasis}}, {{w|The Sweet}}, {{w|Iron Maiden}} and {{w|Generation X (band)|Generation X}}. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Monitor: I'm not tryin' to cause a big s-s-sensation | :Monitor: I'm not tryin' to cause a big s-s-sensation | ||
:I'm just bloggin' 'bout my generation | :I'm just bloggin' 'bout my generation | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |