The culture industry perpetually cheats its consumers of what it perpetually promises. The promissory note which, with its plots and staging, it draws on pleasure is endlessly prolonged; the promise, which is actually all the spectacle consists of, is illusory: all it actually confirms is that the real point will never be reached, that the diner must be satisfied with the menu. In front of the appetite stimulated by all those brilliant names and images there is finally set no more than a commendation of the depressing everyday world it sought to escape.Which I interpreted and wrote into a song that goes to the melody of Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves. It doesn't really rhyme, and sure, there are even instances where the rhythm isn't right, but let's pretend everything is lovely and perfect. :D
Initially, I wanted to do a nice karaoke/sing-a-long video kind of thing, but I soon discovered that that was just way too complicated, so I ended up doing something really lame instead by using lots of images I got from Google (Yes, all the pictures I used are from searching with Google Images except the background), putting them all together with Adobe Photo Elements and getting the timing and music right with Windows Movie Maker. Fun!
The dream that is always played to us is but a lie.
Capitalists, they promise, but that dream still dies.
It never really exists, just in our mind.
Perpetual lies - it happens all of the time.
That's capitalism, woah!
That's capitalism, woah!
That's capitalism, woah!
And it doesn't do good!
Our hopes are built up and then they come crashing straight down.
All we've got left is depressing - reality.
But didn't they say we'd be happy everyday? No, no, no.
But that's what they told me - yes, happy everyday.
That's capitalism, woah!
That's capitalism, woah!
That's capitalism, woah!
And it doesn't do good!
♥ Sue-Anne
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