Amy L
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I liked the American Beauty soundtrack and I remember at the time I hoped skaters would use it but it never caught on.
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I can’t stand AW by Kravitz…grates on my ears.![]()
I think it's a little puzzling and more than a little funny that Americans think it's a patriotic song. Tara Lipinski used as an American flag draped post 9-11 show program.Since they're Americans training in Canada, it's cool if they are performing to a song written and originated by Canadians and performed by an American.
I think it's a little puzzling and more than a little funny that Americans think it's a patriotic song.
I remember a funny conversation I had with a former boss. He thought Kelly Clarkson's "Because if You" was a generic love song until he noticed the look on my face. It's about the childhood abuse/neglect she experienced from her father btwSome people just don't listen to lyrics.![]()
Sometimes, it's hard to understand the lyrics.Some people just don't listen to lyrics.![]()
But her choreographers weren't.I think a lot of Americans realize that it is not a patriotic song. (Well, in a way, the original was patriotic re Canada.) Tara was a kid.
Sometimes, it's hard to understand the lyrics.![]()
I forgot about that one.Who can forget this patriotic routine
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I think it's a little puzzling and more than a little funny that Americans think it's a patriotic song. Tara Lipinski used as an American flag draped post 9-11 show program.
I think a lot of Americans realize that it is not a patriotic song. (Well, in a way, the original was patriotic re Canada.) Tara was a kid.
For example, MANY people think Born in the USA is patriotic.
C/B are older, I would think they would understand the lyrics and probably figure, it's just a song, the theme is 90s music, and they want to stand out. Which all makes sense. But in our current climate, I'm not sure an American protest song is a great idea....hopefully the Oly audience won't be paying attention to the lyrics or care.
For example, MANY people think Born in the USA is patriotic.
I took it as replacing religious devotion with sex. Which is like partially religious, yeah?There also are people who think that Hozier's "Take Me to Church" is a religious song.
The Lenny Kravitz version is just a straightforward rock song. I just recall Heather Graham dancing sexy in the video. She's American and rather come-hither so not really close to the original at all.I'm guessing that most of the audience won't perceive the song as a protest song. Chock and Bates would be using the Lenny Kravitz version, which he recorded for an Austin Powers movie, not as a protest song. As far as I recall, Kravitz did not promote the song as a protest song, and it was not perceived the way the original was during the Vietnam War. Aside from a couple of lines, the song's lyrics don't come across as a protest song (though also not as a patriotic American song).
All this. And I've done so myself at times.I mean, I think many people legit don't listen to lyrics. As someone whose very much a lyrics person, I've learned that a lot of people lean more towards vibe and sound than lyrics. It's not a wrong way to understand music, but it does end up with interesting misunderstandings
Not that it really matters, but Tara did this program in the 1999/2000 season, so it wasn’t created as a 9/11 tribute. She did do a tribute program in the 2001/2002 stars on ice tour, but it wasn’t American Woman.I think it's a little puzzling and more than a little funny that Americans think it's a patriotic song. Tara Lipinski used as an American flag draped post 9-11 show program.
Not that it really matters, but Tara did this program in the 1999/2000 season, so it wasn’t created as a 9/11 tribute. She did do a tribute program in the 2001/2002 stars on ice tour, but it wasn’t American Woman.
For Chock/Bates, I think Lenny Kravitz is actually a decent choice for them and I could see especially her vibing well with that style of music. I do not care for American Woman as a song, and kind of hope they mix it with some other Kravitz pieces. That could be cool.