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    When will indyref2 happen?

    in The Politics Forum

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    Is independence about living in a social democratic country though? It's something I always found slightly odd about the yes movement. I lived in Glasgow during the referendum and was interested by how left-wing the campaign seemed to be positioning itself. Being from the North East and a family of 'traditional' SNP supporters I always found that at odds with the conservative nationalism of the north east. I could see the appeal as the central belt is considerably more left-wing than Banffshire and Kincardineshire where I grew up, and to win independence it seemed obvious they needed to attract the left. What impressed me was their ability to hang on to the conservative pro-Indy group as well as the left. They seemed to manage to get both groups vote for them in 2015. What now though? They need a referendum to keep everyone in line, but it seems as though a referendum now would be as unsuccessful as the last one. The Corbyn phenomenon seems to be the latest flavour of the month for the 'right-on' left, as much in Scotland as the rest of the U.K. How do the SNP get them back?

    What I think is crucial is that whilst the SNP are getting less popular I don't think independence is.

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    Things you want to share with P&B

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    A lot of the time though the one song that everyone knows is either a simplistic dirge that somehow people have latched onto - Smoke on the Water, Paranoid, Silver Machine for a few egregious examples. or one that's totally unrepresentative of what the band actually sound like - I'm thinking BOC's Don't Fear The Reaper or any number of hair metal bands who had one-off hits with soppy ballad type material.
    Most popular doesn't necessarily equal best. I always feel sorry for bands that have been going forever who effectively HAVE to play a lot of stuff they're almost certainly sick to death of...the likes of Deep Purple must die a wee bit inside every night when the gumbier elements of their fanbase start shouting for Smoke on the Water three songs in.


    Most popular doesn't necessarily mean best, I agree, but quite often it is, hence why it's most popular. With the examples you've listed Silver Machine is Hawkwind's best song, likewise with Paranoid for Sabbath. Smoke on the water I agree isn't Deep Purple's best song (Child in Time for me) but it's a good song, very catchy and the first Deep Purple song I ever heard and the reason I got interested in the band in the first place. Though there are some bands whose most popular song I wouldn't necessarily say is the best, with most I think they usually are. And with Nirvana it seems to be a special sort of hatred reserved for that song, which I don't really understand. To me it is not only Nirvana's best song, it's their best by a long, long way. But it almost seems like to be a member of the Nirvana club you have to dislike that one song. The only comparison I can think of is Metallica fans with Enter Sandman.
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    Things you want to share with P&B

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    Smells Like Teen Spirit, much like GnR's Sweet Child O' Mine, got and still does get totally played to death, once all the mainstream radio jumped on the back of the hype. Same thing tends to happen with most rock bands and their biggest hits. Songs like the two above, Under The Bridge by RHCP, or Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger and Wonderwall I'd be happy to never hear again to be honest.


    There's a reason those songs get played so much, they are the best ones.
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    Things you want to share with P&B

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    Nirvana have one really really good song, a couple of pretty good songs and a lot of dross. It always irritates me that Nirvana fans seem to dislike 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' which is one of the greatest rock songs ever written. Why would you dislike your favourite band's best song?

    You don't hear Nickelback fans going 'nah, leave that "How you remind me" stuff off the playlist' or Abba fans going 'y'know, I've never liked "Waterloo".' Or chumbawumba fans going 'pfft, Tubthumping? What was that all about?'

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    General Politics Thread

    in The Politics Forum

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    That £1 billion could have been heading our way if your shower of shite up here actually wanted power at Westminster, alas, they get thicker as each new regime takes over, loonydave or muckspreader must have a chance after Kez gets her booted out the door.


    Aye, it's Labour's fault the SNP couldn't defend their heartlands from the Tories.
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    The Famous Aberdeen - Season 2022/23

    in Scottish Premiership General Chatter

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    I was having a conversation with my dad last night about the best players I've ever seen playing for the Dons, and that Hayes would be up there, definitely in my top five. It was interesting but slightly depressing hearing my dad list off Aberdeen players who he would rank ahead of Hayes, only two being ones I've been old enough to watch (one who was long past his best when I watched him).

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    General Politics Thread

    in The Politics Forum

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    You can only flog a dead horse so many times.


    I should probably rephrase that. I just think this is a disingenuous policy and that Labour are using this to try to attack the SNP than because its actually a good idea. Fine under normal circumstances but not when it adds fuel to the fire in turning the public against something that we may have to put forward when we are next in government.
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