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user-inactivated  ·  3989 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Rivers Cuomo Messes You Up Forever

    The song is "Butterfly." The line is, "I'm sorry for what I did; I did what my body told me to; I didn't mean to do you harm." Now: As apologies or explanations go, "I did what my body told me to" is "the heart wants what it wants" for people without feelings. Wanting and doing are two very different things; I may very well have a problem with what you wanted (cheating, marrying your girlfriend's daughter), but I definitely have a problem with what you did (the cheating; the marriage). I mean: Either Rivers Cuomo has an implant in his brain which allows his body to be controlled by outside forces-in which case we should all be very afraid, and not just for Rivers Cuomo-or he decided to cheat on someone. But here is the conversation Rivers Cuomo wants you to imagine taking place between him and his body, on the occasion of said cheating:

    THE BODY OF RIVERS CUOMO: Rivers Cuomo, I have some bad news. You are now going to cheat on your special lady.

    RIVERS CUOMO: What?! But I couldn't possibly! I love her! Nothing must harm our sacred bond!

    THE BODY OF RIVERS CUOMO: It's too late, Rivers. I'm in control now.

    RIVERS CUOMO: Noooooooooooooooooooo! DAMN YOU, BODY OF RIVERS CUOMO!

    Whereas here, as anyone who has ever cheated is well aware, is the conversation that actually took place:

    RIVERS CUOMO: Dude.

    THE BODY OF RIVERS CUOMO: DUDE.

    RIVERS CUOMO: I don't know, though.

    THE BODY OF RIVERS CUOMO: Dude.

Anyway in all seriousness, this is a hilarious article which tries to set up some sort of dichotomy between liking the music and liking the musician -- about Rivers goddamn Cuomo of all people (I thought he was a harmless pills addict?!) -- and sort of fails.

I love Pinkerton to death, think I'll put it on right now actually, and yeah it's creepy. It may be mostly creepy because Blue Album was so innocent; either way, still some weird shit on that album. But I still listen. Sorry. Just doing what my body tells me to do.

EDIT: the badge was for the embedded THS lyric.