Sep 1, 2010
What if Stephen Crane’s naked, bestial creature weren’t so self-absorbed?
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I interpret MGMT’s new music video as a reimagination of these lines by Stephen Crane:
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter – bitter”, he answered,
“But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart.”
What if his heart weren’t bitter?
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okay, I’ll bite. Wild Turkey Foundation are you talking about? I don’t even…
Fascinating.
And Disturbing. (all at once)
I see a lot of Crane in there, too…possibly the power of suggestion.