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« on: January 13, 2004, 09:36:52 AM » |
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Have you ever noticed that the song "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" is a lot like an alegory for the Christian life struggle? Check this out:
"Her name is Yoshimi; she's a black belt in karate"
She's a master of karate, she has great power (i.e. the Spirit)
"working for the city she has to discipline her body"
What city, you ask? Well ZION of course! Her body being a metaphor for faith.
"'Cause she knows that it's demanding
to defeat those evil machines I know she can beat them"
It's a tough battle against demonic power, but she's got the power in her to triumph.
" Those evil-natured robots they're programmed to destroy us"
Demons that are purely evil. Enough said.
"she's gotta be strong to fight them so she's taking lots of vitamins"
Vitamins? VITAMINS? No, my friends: a thinly disguised reference to the scriptures!
" Oh Yoshimi, they don't believe me but you won't let those robots eat me
Yoshimi, they don't believe me but you won't let those robots eat me"
In this sense Yoshimi is both the typical Christian but also a Christ-like figure, able to slay demons, able to save the populace from their harm.
And, in typical Christianphanboy logical pathways, I have deduced that the Flaming Lips are Christian!!!! Take for instance their name: the Flaming Lips. What could this mean other than a backhanded referenc to the prophet Isaiah (or is it Jeremiah) when he has a burning coal touched to his mouth? Hmmm.... makes you think, doesn't it?
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« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2004, 10:11:21 AM » |
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By golly, you're right! How could we have not seen it before!  |
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Fun facts about Chuck Norris:
Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
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Josh
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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2004, 10:13:21 AM » |
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But what is the significance of the color pink?
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Skrappybiskit
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« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2004, 10:16:36 AM » |
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Satan comes dressed as an angel of light. Or alternately, as someone with bad fashion sense.
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Vlad!
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« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2004, 12:01:08 PM » |
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Heh, I guess this is a good reminder that sometimes songs should just be taken at face value ;]
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2004, 12:06:21 PM » |
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Yes, but when that face value is essentially nothing, it helps to add gravitas with absurd theories.
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« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2004, 01:36:47 PM » |
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And, in typical Christianphanboy logical pathways, I have deduced that the Flaming Lips are Christian!!!! Take for instance their name: the Flaming Lips. What could this mean other than a backhanded referenc to the prophet Isaiah (or is it Jeremiah) when he has a burning coal touched to his mouth? Hmmm.... makes you think, doesn't it? "Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by Flaming Lips above." |
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« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2004, 02:52:10 PM » |
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Best laugh I had all day.
I always just believed the much-publicized concept that it was about a losing fight with cancer, loosely based on an experience with a Japanese fan, but this works too.
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« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2004, 08:27:48 AM » |
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my theory is that "yoshimi" is actually a derivation of "yeshua," which, i believe, is a derivation of "joshua" which we all know means "jesus."
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« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2004, 09:39:49 AM » |
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Right, so Yoshimi is a Japanized Jesus! See, all the pieces fall into place.
Also, notice an alternate interpretations of these lines:
"Working for the city, she has to discipline her body"
This is a reference to the Spirit (working for "the city"... ie heaven... ie God) correcting and rebuking ("disciplining") his church ("her body").
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« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2004, 10:12:00 AM » |
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Perhaps the line about Yoshimi taking vitamins is a thinly-veiled reference to the Lord's Supper?
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Vlad!
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« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2004, 11:38:00 AM » |
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"Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by Flaming Lips above." It's 'flaming tongues,' isn't it? |
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2004, 01:05:11 PM » |
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It's 'flaming tongues,' isn't it? Yes, but my way is funnier. The Christian analogy is starting to make more and more sense... the latter half of the album describes the coming of the apocalypse... "Do You Realize" is about how life is short and everybody's going to die soon, and then there's a return visit from a time traveller in "All We Have Is Now"... clearly that's an allusion to the second coming of Christ! "Pavonis Mons" is an instrumental allegory for Heaven, of course. And all the sinners who don't believe the Apocalypse will come are "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell". Wait a minute... that's not what it is at all. Sorry, guys. For a minute there, I must've thought I was Jeffrey Overstreet. |
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Vlad!
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« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2004, 02:03:57 PM » |
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For a minute there, I must've thought I was Jeffrey Overstreet. Zing  I'm going to have to print this thread out and give a copy to all the people I meet who produce these absurd allegories they thing books, movies, or songs are presenting. |
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2004, 04:58:57 PM » |
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Wait a minute... that's not what it is at all. Sorry, guys. For a minute there, I must've thought I was Jeffrey Overstreet. Heh... nice. Still shaking your head about his Coldplay review? |
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« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2004, 05:04:11 PM » |
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Heh... nice. Still shaking your head about his Coldplay review? The thing about "You are..." being a possible answer to "I am", among other things in that review, was a little crazy, but I don't think he goes overboard on that stuff too often. On another note, this is one of the funniest threads we've had in music for a while. |
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Fun facts about Chuck Norris:
Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter.
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Josh
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« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2004, 05:10:12 PM » |
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Heh... nice. Still shaking your head about his Coldplay review? The thing about "You are..." being a possible answer to "I am", among other things in that review, was a little crazy, but I don't think he goes overboard on that stuff too often. On another note, this is one of the funniest threads we've had in music for a while. Yes, yes, and yes. |
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« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2004, 05:10:46 PM » |
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Heh... nice. Still shaking your head about his Coldplay review? Well, you know, an idiosyncracy displayed once is enough to establish a pattern that can be exploited and made fun of. But then there was my Wilco review, so I guess I shouldn't be so quick to throw stones. Still need to update that one... NP: "Hawkmoon 269", U2 |
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« Reply #18 on: January 16, 2004, 02:28:37 PM » |
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Heh... I just read over my review of Coldplay's Parachutes from a few years back, and realized that I had made a major stretch to come up with a spiritual interpretation for "Yellow". Great minds think alike!
(That last sentence was non-sequitur, by the way.)
NP: "Eternal", P.O.D. feat. Phil Keaggy
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