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Yes,I am the Lady Lowena!Get with the programme... Posted Mar 31, 2003
Punk in England was terribly specific when it arrived in the 70's.Yet it seems to have been used in the states from way back to describe anyone who who was useless pointless worthless etc. When I hear Avril lavigne ,The Offspring etc described as punk it seems really odd.They seem to be only pretending in the same way as the Sex Pistols were posturing but the clash really meant it.
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Uncle Heavy [sic] Posted Mar 31, 2003
neither are evil. both are fairly rubbish, but not inherently bad
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Yes,I am the Lady Lowena!Get with the programme... Posted Mar 31, 2003
Sorry was that an answer to my posting young heavy or were you allowing me for just a nano second to see the what reaaly goes on inside the magnificentent thing that is your brain?
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Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition Posted Mar 31, 2003
That WAS an answer 
My brain is mush today!
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skugga (ACE), keeper of shadows, lots of rats, no betta splendens anymore and badly drawn vampires Posted Mar 31, 2003
This Lavigne girl reminds me a bit of... what was her name? Best known song "You oughta know", is from Canada.
But, anyway, let the kids listen to whatever they want, I listen to the music *I* like. And I spent the weekend with my 22 year old boyfriend (remind you, I'm 38) *and* his 18 year old friend - it was great fun!
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Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition Posted Mar 31, 2003
Skugga, you are a goddess, you can do whatever you want
You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette was and is one of the most scathing and bitter songs ever written about rejection and heartbreak. It mirrors everything I felt when my boyfriend left me for another girl. So I definitely wouldn't compare Alanis and Avril, Alanis is in totally different territory. I'm not a big fan of hers, btu she's not a little girl playing with the boys. She is a woman who understands love and sexual cruelty, and she gave us an anthem we could use.
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skugga (ACE), keeper of shadows, lots of rats, no betta splendens anymore and badly drawn vampires Posted Mar 31, 2003
I am no goddess by far, but in another live at least I'm a Troll... 
Alanis' song was great, and I didn't want to compare the both - but just having a look at April Lavigne, I think she's trying to give an optical impression of Alanis for the kids...
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skugga (ACE), keeper of shadows, lots of rats, no betta splendens anymore and badly drawn vampires Posted Mar 31, 2003
And, Greta, I'm not good in names; what was her name singing "Nothing compares to you"? Before this song, years before, she did another song, as far as I remember about a kind of witch who was burned by the one she loved, now hounting him... "... be sure to leave the light on" is one of the lines, and it brought me to tears everytime I listened to it. Anyway, "You oughta know" reminds me of bad days, too...
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Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition Posted Mar 31, 2003
Sinéad O'Connor? She also sings on the latest Massive Attack single (brilliant).
Avril Lavigne is Britney Spears for tomboys.
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skugga (ACE), keeper of shadows, lots of rats, no betta splendens anymore and badly drawn vampires Posted Mar 31, 2003
thank you again for helping with names, but I still don't remember the song's name, it was brilliant... still give me some kind of goose skin...
I didn't mean to compare Alanis/Avril in what they're doing in music, but I think Avril tries to make an Alanis-like optical impression, doesn't she?
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Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition Posted Mar 31, 2003
No, I don't think so. Alanis is more like a flower-child in her look, she doesn't wear any make-up and is obviously comfortable with her sexuality and body shape. She feels relaxed and natural to look at. With Avril, you get the feeling that she's still raw, acting up, trying to be part of the gang, trying to be in-yer-face and spunky. She's trying too hard. I don't think anyone was even thinking of Alanis when they started marketing Avril. She is more like the lesbian love-child of Courtney Love and Meg Ryan.
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skugga (ACE), keeper of shadows, lots of rats, no betta splendens anymore and badly drawn vampires Posted Mar 31, 2003
I would have preferred Sigourney Weaver instead of Meg Ryan...
Anyway, even Alanis started as a kind of child star ages ago - and btw, I still think it is better for teenies to listen to her than to some other very very stupid girl groups or *shudders and doesn't speak the name*
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skugga (ACE), keeper of shadows, lots of rats, no betta splendens anymore and badly drawn vampires Posted Mar 31, 2003
Ahem, "her" meant Avril right now - it would be much better they listened to Alanis!
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Uncle Heavy [sic] Posted Mar 31, 2003
alanis morrisette is terrible. THATS NOT IRONY YOU IGNORANT CANADIAN HARPY.
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Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition Posted Mar 31, 2003
It would be much much better if they listened to the Pixies and worshipped at Kim Deal's altar. I mean, the woman's so cool that The Dandy Warhols had a song named after her, "Cool as Kim Deal". A very good song, too. The chorus goes "here's what I feel/I just want a girl/as cool as Kim Deal".
Then there's the other Kim, Gordon that is.
A few years ago we had Justine Frischmann, but she did too many drugs and Elastica went to the dogs.
At the end of the day, whatever music kids listen to is fine... music is a matter of the instinct, you cannot decide what you like. You just do or don't. (I love the latest Justin Timberlake song.)
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Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition Posted Mar 31, 2003
"alanis morrisette is terrible. THATS NOT IRONY YOU IGNORANT CANADIAN HARPY."
Steady on there Uncle She got it wrong many times and right a few others. She's more honest about what she does than most artists though.
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Uncle Heavy [sic] Posted Mar 31, 2003
dont worry, im just being objectionable
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Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition Posted Mar 31, 2003
I know!
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{*Steph*}-Il EAt YoU ALivE:[*I Love David*]:FIrsT It GIVetH Posted Mar 31, 2003
thats hevvie neva heard her descrbed like that b4
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skugga (ACE), keeper of shadows, lots of rats, no betta splendens anymore and badly drawn vampires Posted Mar 31, 2003
Aaaaah, Kim Gordon *sighs and feels good*
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- 481: Yes,I am the Lady Lowena!Get with the programme... (Mar 31, 2003)
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- 484: Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition (Mar 31, 2003)
- 485: skugga (ACE), keeper of shadows, lots of rats, no betta splendens anymore and badly drawn vampires (Mar 31, 2003)
- 486: Greta_9, Keeper of the 4/4 Beat and Deep Sexy Basslines, in a strange condition (Mar 31, 2003)
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- 497: Uncle Heavy [sic] (Mar 31, 2003)
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- 499: {*Steph*}-Il EAt YoU ALivE:[*I Love David*]:FIrsT It GIVetH (Mar 31, 2003)
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