Word: loved
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...spend time with others--unless you "neglect your duties." "I'll be in trouble" he delcares, but he doesn't care." "I been to college, I been to school," he says, and he's "the smartest man around." But when this self-confident posturer comes in contact with love he has to ask, "Where is my common sense/How did I get in a jam like this?" Byrne sings the '70s stereotype in his songs. His lyrics are animated by the Time magazine "Mood of the Nation" assessment of this decade: selfish, troubled, absorbed in personal concerns and hedonism, and empty...
...Tentative Decisions" is a cut at the manufactured complexity of relationships and the pressure on people to decide. "Girls ask; can I define decision? Boys ask; can I describe their function." More horrors from the folks who brought us the word "relationship" in place of love...
...Compassion," (an intellectualized version of the Pistols' "No Feelings") Byrne derides artificial complexities in a chilling statement of apathy. "Compassion is a virtue, but I don't have the time," he sings in his hollow tenor; "What are you, in love with your problems?" Not only is Byrne empty, but he despises those who try to fill their emptiness up with phony difficulties...
...this record is its blend of musical and lyrical avantgardness. The Head strive for a pop sound that is quirky enough to interest an intellectual audience, and Talking Heads: 77 is truly a modernist product to use the old sales pitch: If you liked Waiting for Godot, you'll love this album. But if you are turned off by the idea of troubled monologues, spoken by a "70s Man" surveying the new vacancy, devoid of the anger that animates a punk like Johnny Rotten, then save your bread. "Q'est-ce que c'est Talking Heads" indeed...
...exam period ends, but the legend lives on. Some day he may move on, as did his predecessor, John F. Adams, to an administrative position within the official University structure. Perhaps some day he will retire to publish his memoirs. But in the meantime, Harvard students will continue their love-hate relationship with Bill Edwards. They will continue to love the sense of continuity and curiosity he creates; they will continue to resent the authority he stands for when he finally barks out, "The exam is over." Bill Edwards has been at Harvard for the better part of a decade...