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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 11h

Scajaqueda

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 17h

And then social commentary is a different category, where you have to score on how forceful, true, AND convincing it all is- something where Kendrick or RATM would be high on the list.

I guess I'm saying lyrics have genres too, according to what their purpose is.

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 17h

But then there's another school of lyrics-writing I like too, which is timely and wry and loves specifics. Something like 100 Gecs or Frank Zappa is so full of references to specific apps and moods and moments in time, it locks them into their year but makes them razor sharp.

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 17h

Saw some threads earlier about greatest lyricists. I think you have to differentiate for different purposes of lyrics.

For instance, accessbility: I respect Linkin Park's vagueness and ability to make generic enough lyrics that make a point that resonate with EVERYONE who's ever been lonely.

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 18h

are we thinking "early aslopters" with this or does that not really work

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 18h

bad bunny is literally the #2 best selling artist on the planet behind swift! if you cant get swift he is objectively and meritocratically the most deserving choice!

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 18h

They'll never be satisfied unless it's literally Morgan Wallen and nobody else, and he gets to say you know what on stage.

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 1d

I think my most inconsequential-but-still-real music opinion is: I wish pedal steel guitar wasn't so country-coded. It's a gorgeous instrument that adds to every track, and every time somebody uses it outside of country, it's glamorous. Just so hard to use it and not trigger "this is country"

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 2d

I recognize this thread, but I would also like to add this is overrepresenting SF-type startups; they're the worst of the worst, but I've built my career in small town startups and Techstars companies, and ethics and responsible governance are usually front of mind. SF-style is a choice!

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 2d

Our highly trained NAVY Seals and Marines will bring The Duke "A Number One" to JUSTICE! It's TRUMP that is A Number One, the so-called DUKE will soon be B NUMBER TWO!

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 3d

I think I've put my finger on what makes all Oasis' music seem so dickish and aloof in hindsight.

If you listen closely you'll notice the lyrics are RARELY "me". They're overwhelmingly about how YOU'LL feel, what YOU will do, what YOUR actions will cause. Nearly all other artists are like 90% "me"!

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 5d

Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...

Radical Honesty, by Downupright

16 track album

downupright.bandcamp.com

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 5d

I hope one or more of these speak to you and you give Radical Honesty a spin!!

Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 5d

A Funeral Service For The Good Internet

It was a playground before it was a prison
And from the ashes, a fascism has risen
We made a huge mistake when we traded Tom for Mark
When the telescreen goes dark I’ll hope the future isn’t…

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 5d

In On The Joke

And if you start to understand the joke,
Congratulations, now the joke’s on you
The disappointment, the total lack of surprise
Go cough up logic til you start to choke
I’m so much funnier now I’m the target
Now do you get it, we’re in on the joke

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 5d

You're The Particle And I'm The Wave

There is no better future
There is no brighter day
We had a chance to build a better world
And we threw it all away
All we have is each other
But has that really changed?
It was always us against the world
And now the world's just rearranged

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 5d

Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...

Radical Honesty, by Downupright

16 track album

downupright.bandcamp.com

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 6d

I'm so glad you liked it!! :D

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 6d

I make high-energy mania dance music from a queer & partying perspective! There is no better showcase for this than this year's "Box In A Box" off "Radical Honesty": downupright.bandcamp.com/track/box-in...

Box In A Box (ft. Realxman, sans-e), by Downupright

from the album Radical Honesty

downupright.bandcamp.com

Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 6d

you know you're having a pretty bad allergies day when you sneeze and it makes your nose piercing fly out 😯

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 8d

yes! i try very hard to be *deliberate* about where I spend my big mac each month!!

Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 8d

"Actually, technically Elon is the *doctor*. You're thinking of Elon's *monster*."

gizmodo.com/elon-musks-w...

Elon Musk's Wikipedia Competitor Is Going to Be a Disaster

Remember when Grok praised Adolf Hitler?

gizmodo.com

Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 8d

My new business plan is that I am going to rob every bank. But- I am announcing my plan to do so beforehand. Every bank can inform me ahead of time if they would like to not be robbed. Ergo, when you try to hold me liable for robbing your bank, I will point out that you could have opted out.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 9d

Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

on.wsj.com

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 8d

War, war never changes. (cue louis armstrong as we pan across the wasteland)

Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 8d

“war is very strange, you never know what’s going to happen with war” - President Trump literally just said this to the assembled generals

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Downupright @downupright.bsky.social · 8d

This reminds me of nothing so much as when we were first introduced to Peacemaker in Suicide Squad- "I cherish peace with all of my heart. I don't care how many men, women and children I kill to get it." I think we were supposed to laugh at Cena's character for how stupid that sounds.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."