As our listeners already know, the show does what it can to stay light hearted while delving into the kinky world. Recently a friend of Certified Sound tipped us off to a song and accompanying video that had gone unnoticed to the almost all seeing eye of I, DJ Certified. Now for those that remember the music of the show I’m not one to criticize or give musical advice. However, if you have the time and the means let us recommend: Who Killed Amanda Palmer. As the name may lead you to believe the album from the vocalist of the Dresden Dolls Amanda Palmer but wait there’s more.
By now, you may be wondering why we’ve taken such a liking to this album. That can be summed up in a word: Oasis. Not that the wankers from across the pond are directly involved, but they do play a key role in this. As you’re cruising through take a tour of track 10, then go back and listen again. Here I’ll help you out:
So are we taking a stab at rape? Making fun of abortion? Well, yes. Now ask why. Here’s a snippet from Amanda’s blog:
WHEN YOU CANNOT JOKE ABOUT THE DARKNESS OF LIFE, THAT’S WHEN THE DARKNESS TAKES OVER.
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you’re damn right this shit makes people uncomfortable.
it makes people uncomfortable to hear ANYONE talking about abortion and rape bluntly, much less talking about it LIKE THIS….and i think it makes people uncomfortable to hear the truth about a very real and sick situation:
if you don’t know – or have never encountered – a teenager who is going through intense heavy experiences (like rape, abortion, eating disorders, abuse, fill-in-the-blank)
and is laughing these things off like THEY DON’T MATTER, then you are not ALIVE and AWAKE and living on this planet.
IT’S HAPPENING EVERYWHERE. i see it all the time. it’s called being a confused teenager. it’s real. it SUCKS.abortion is serious. rape is serious. lots of things are serious. do they think i’m blind?
the song isn’t even so much ABOUT those topics, it’s about denial, it’s about a girl who can’t find it in herself to take her situation seriously.
that girl exists, everywhere. you probably know her. you’ve probably met her. you might be her.
Straight from the artist and that’s the real tragedy. During a tour of Jolly Ole’ apparently there was a spot of bother with this song. No stations were willing to play the song. The label rep goes so far as to suggest changing tempo, and mood to make Oasis more acceptable. One would think that, of all places England would understand irony and possibly subtext considering the intricacies of ‘proper English’. Then again what can I say? I am but a humbled yank.
If anything comes across, at least for me, it’s this: Pay Attention. Just because something is no longer making headlines doesn’t mean it does not happen anymore. The BBC did breakdown and gave airtime to Oasis on channel 6 but if you check out Amanda’s blog you can see the list of stations that have refused this work, including of course MTV. (Insert quick shot at them not playing any videos.)
If we don’t question then no one is held accountable. If we don’t listen then the answer is meaningless. As always, we don’t have all the answers. Just never forget to think. Don’t be afraid to be heard and if people don’t want to hear what you have to say it might mean it needs to be said.
We’re all worried, we’re all in pain. That just comes with having eyes and having ears.
- Mark Hunter, Pump Up the Volume
and just ‘cause they call themselves experts
it doesn’t mean sweet fuck all…- Amanda Palmer, Who Killed Amanda Palmer “The point of it all”
