As will be expected of me, I will differ from the prevailing view that Eminem's lyrics promote violence, including, especially, violencer against women. I think Eminem holds up a mirror to our society, to our way of life, and reflects many of the horrors, and the causes of those horrors, that we prefer not to think about when we think about family life today.
That said, a song that has always bothered me deeply is my beloved Neil Young singing "down by the river, I shot my lady... dead." As will be unexpected of me and way off the subject, I was shopping in a used cd store yesterday and found and bought for $5.00 a cd that I suspect that no other member of the JMDL has ever bouight: Britney Spears' "Oops I did it again" Love that song - have done hours of aerobics to it, and trhe line, "I'm not that innocent" has made its way into one of stock phrases. Note: after the title song, the rest of the album sucks. but I just feel like letting you know that a long time JMDLer who is one of Eminem's biggest fans (along with my bud Michael Yarbrough) bought a Britney Spears album (I point out I doubt Mikle would ever do that.) (the Rev) Vince NP: Westmintser Kennel Club on tv, and once again the Samoyed was not put up
