R. Kelly "U Saved Me" Vs. Neil Young "Be The Rain"

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moving-despite-itself batshit praise to God vs. moving-despite-itself batshit plea to save Mother Earth

crazy ass live video involving plainclothes dressed choir, giant screen and shopping cart vs. crazy ass live video featuring bouncing environemtnalists, an indian chief wearing sunglasses in a wheelchair and a fat guy playing air guitar with a broom

(Neil's is currently viewable on launch.com, Kelly's used to be on bet.com)

"I was in the asile of the grocery store/with a pain in my chest and I'm wondering/ where did it come from (I got tested)/and the results came back/and the doctor said i'm sorry but u got cancer" vs. "Be the ocean when it meets the sky/ Greek freighters are dumping/ crap somewhere right now"

pop pandering vs. rockism

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 21:32 (twenty-one years ago)

simplistic faith vs. vague activism

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

moral: if you want to sell me some cliched bullshit, at least put on a funny hat

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 21:36 (twenty-one years ago)

That way lies rave kids with Dr. Seuss hats.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 July 2004 21:40 (twenty-one years ago)

moral revoked

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 21:40 (twenty-one years ago)

wear a funny hat and be one of the most nakedly affecting singers in your genre

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

NEIL YOUNG RULEZ!! he has plenty of touching songs that DON'T suck the fat azz. but yeah, he is silly nowadays i guess...

― bart hooganot (stimpson), Sunday, 25 July 2004 23:34 (twenty-one years ago)

don't get me wrong, I think Greendale is the best thing he's done since Ragged Glory. And while I'm annoyed the story peters out into generalities, the riff and uplift of "Be The Rain" still work.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 July 2004 23:35 (twenty-one years ago)

the 'uplift.' Everything about Be The Rain makes me vomit.

― Davie G., Sunday, 25 July 2004 23:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Be the rain makes me negative vomit. I love it, and all of Greendale.

― David Allen (David Allen), Monday, 26 July 2004 00:29 (twenty-one years ago)

no accounting for taste. Greendale in every format sucks. Bad, bad, BAD songwriting (outside of the sublime 'Bandit'), no one can convince me otherwise.

― Davie G., Monday, 26 July 2004 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I love Neil Young, but when I saw "Be the Rain" at Radio City last March, I just had to turn away.

― shookout (shookout), Monday, 26 July 2004 01:05 (twenty-one years ago)

and how about the wifey on the harmony-flat vocalz? If only he'd take R. Kelly's lead and whizz on her.

where are all the Greendale-whiners tonight? Must be out eating some yakisoba noodles at the local street-fair blues fest while discussing the upcoming track order of "Lucinda's" live one.

― Davie G., Monday, 26 July 2004 01:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I saw the movie before i got the album and i just assumed that Be the Rain was mocking as well as celebrating that characters attempts at protest.

― danh (danh), Monday, 26 July 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

therefore, i thaught the song was a touching joke.

― danh (danh), Monday, 26 July 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

"thought," obviously

― danh (danh), Monday, 26 July 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

R. has already done been the rain, baby.

― briania (briania), Monday, 26 July 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

where are all the Greendale-whiners tonight? Must be out eating some yakisoba noodles at the local street-fair blues fest while discussing the upcoming track order of "Lucinda's" live one

Wow, that was pointlessly prejudiced. As a matter of fact, we all had jerk chicken.

― Pete Scholtes, Monday, 26 July 2004 20:51 (twenty-one years ago)

"R. has already done been the rain, baby."

HAHAHA. Lock thread

― Davie G., Monday, 26 July 2004 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

i just want you to send me the song of r kelly entittled you save me .i like it very mutch.thank you.

― jean marie, Monday, 1 May 2006 12:56 (nineteen years ago)

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