"They're Breakdance Fighting!"
I flicked over to that "20 to 1"... thing on TV earlier, and saw some old Midnight Oil footage. Generally not a good thing. I hereby propose the following danceoff:
Peter Garrett vs Michael Stipe. Maybe ressurect Ian Curtis for the occasion, too.
Who've ya got?
(Note: All spectators must stand at least 50 metres clear of the competitors. I will not be liable for any injury caused by their wildly flailing limbs.)
posted by Rohan Williams @ 3:51 AM
9 Comments:
Hmmm... is head butting allowed? Or is it completely down to the flailing limbs?
Cos I'm gonna take Pete if the head butting's allowed. That thing looks hard as a rock! Whereas I reckon Michael's skull would be quite fragile and smooshy.
Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got, I'm just Vicky Pollard from round the corner from the block. V to the P to the icky to the ollard.
i saw the 20 - 1 thing as well. i think that the midnight oil song was a great one. it was a song reflecting a current social issue at the time, and is still relevant today. i think it deserved it's place. as for your comment about how scary the footage is, i personally think that if u consider it was done in the 80's, it was so great the way they did it. it was very different and thats why i think the song worked as well.
One final thing, i don't welcome jokes about peter. he was a great muscian and now a great politician. he might be the only politician with balls.
"One final thing, i don't welcome jokes about peter. he was a great muscian and now a great politician. he might be the only politician with balls."
Wow... and I thought people might be offended by the Ian Curtis reference!
Mate, I wasn't talking about anything remotely related to his politics. Just his rather unorthodox dancing. Chill.
"i think it deserved it's place."
I never said it didn't. I'm not a fan of the show in general.
Btw, I want Vicky to participate, just cos she "dances" funny
Having seen Midnight Oil live (1980, supporting The Ramones at Festival Hall) and REM live (1989, Hordern Pavillion, Sydney, with hair; 1995, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, without hair), in terms of headbutting, it would have to be Garrett. In terms of compelling, arrhythmic frontmen, however, Stipe wins hands down.
But of course Iggy Pop flails them all under the table (although, as Iggy voted for Ronald Reagan, I'll take Pete's and Mike's politics anyday). And Curtis is disqualified for using props (rope and chair).
PS-Get me drunk and I'll tell you about having met 3/4 of REM (and apologise for the Ian Curtis crack).
man i couldn't give a stuff about pete or ian curtis. i don't even know why i defended pete. i've never been a fan of their music (considering they don't play metal) but i do agree on one thing, pete with his ability to headbut puts him on top.
also cory, i wouldn't be telling anyone that u met 3/4 of REM.
"PS-Get me drunk and I'll tell you about having met 3/4 of REM (and apologise for the Ian Curtis crack)."
Does that mean alcohol is acceptable at the next tute? Because that would be rocksome. But unlikely.
To the Red Room - Cory's buying to make up for offending us all with the Ian Curtis crack :p
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