Such is our culture that some of the most meaningful commentaries are made by musicians, authors and other artists, who are free from the constraints of other public figures. Some bands, make their messages part of who they are (like Anti-flag) – while others will just occasionally produce a song whose message is all the more powerful because it’s different from their usual fare. A couple in particular have gotten trough to me lately, in the context of the raging Iraq war and I’m going to post them in the next few weeks.
The first is by long time friends of the Administration, Dashboard Confessional (DC). Known primarily as an Emo band, DC traditionally plays songs about finding and losing love and has had tracks appear in Spiderman 2, Shrek 2, and on One Tree Hill. While I won’t bore you with how much of a fan I am, I’ve heard all their albums and was surprised when ‘Slow Decay’ appeared on their new album Dusk and Summer.
The song is below, overlayed on some footage from the 1996 Film, the War at Home. While the film was about a returning Vietnam Vet, with post-traumatic stress disorder – I think the clip is particularly relevant to those returning from (and being quickly sent back to) Iraq with the same issue. Listen carefully to the lyrics, Chris Carrabba is an amazing songwriter.
Note: The good people at YouTube have pulled the video for the time being - I'm looking for an alternative source and will try and fix it asap, because it was a great clip.
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