Whatever just say what you think and eat a couple downvotes every once in a while.
You know de wey.
You don’t even get that many downvotes before it stops being visible here. I once got something -1,000 on spez’s shitty site.
Then go in another thread and get like a dozen upvotes and you’re chillin
I feel like deep down we all know this:
The Devil’s fiddle solo in “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” was actually better than Johnny’s.
Edit: thanks to these responses I’m gaining a whole new appreciation for the musical and spiritual symbolism in this song.
It’s clear in the Primus cover.
Oh somehow the existence of this has escaped me up to now. That was incredible.
I mean he absolutely cheated by having a band to assist. Of course it was going to sound better. Thankfully, he realized it wasn’t as good without the band included.
I’m pretty sure that CDB meant for the Devil’s solo to sound discordant and unmemorable. What I hear though sounds aggressive, passionate, and daring compared to Johnny’s “safe” catchy, melodic solo. Also they gave Johnny a call-and-response with vocalists so I’m not gonna hold the Devil’s backup band against him. Either way the Devil gave up that contest way to easily.
You’re correct about the first part. The intent was for the devil’s part to be technically correct, but discordant and forgettable.
The call and response was because they were references to other famous tunes. Fire On The Mountain was an old folk tune. House Of The Rising Sun was an old folk tune. Etc… They were meant to be familiar and melodic snippets that people from his area would recognize, to contrast the devil’s forgettable solo.
I always felt like surely the devil intentionally surrendered and gave the golden fiddle for some future nefarious reasons
Because with the contest itself he’s already got Johnny caught on pride and greed, and now Johnny will go around telling other people they can beat the devil, making his job easier down the line. The only winning move was not to play.
Giving him a golden fiddle (that probably sounds bad) cursed his soul with greed
I happened to notice in the Primus video that Johnny takes the golden fiddle and punts it away.
Given the Devil’s history, he really should have had him sign a legally binding (and easily misinterpreted) contract in blood and he would have had it easy.
On a technical level sure, but it was a fiddle contest not a technical contest. Johnny is the better fiddler since he knows the music the people like and dance to (a bunch of the lyrics are references to other songs). If the devil played his music to a barn full of dancers, the whole event would likely crumble.
If the devil played his music to a barn full of dancers, the whole event would likely crumble
devil: mission accomplished
The devil won because he led him down the path of pride and claimed his soul in the end.
Debatable at best. The sequel takes place a decade later with the devil still furious that he lost the duel, and deciding to challenge Johnny again.
It isn’t pride if you’re actually the best there’s ever been
There’s a sweet spot. Unpopular opinions that get upvoted need to be trivial enough to not make anybody uncomfortable or angry.
Something like “Toilet paper orientation doesn’t matter” is far more likely to be upvoted by somebody who disagrees with it than “Everything bad that happens to your children is your fault because you knew it was a possibility and had them anyway”.
Human euthanasia should be legalized and normalized, both medically assisted suicide and euthanasia when the person is suffering but unable to make decisions for themselves. If it’s an act of mercy to euthanize a pet who is suffering, then we should be able to have the same compassion for our fellow humans.
Are you ready for a super unpopular opinion? No holds barred? You asked for it:
Dogs suck. I don’t like them. Glad if you do, please enjoy. But they slobber, shed, smell and are generally mostly a nuisence. They can be fun for brief periods, but they’re way more work and hassle than they’re worth. My brother is thinking of getting a big dog and I hope he doesn’t because it would make me reluctant to spend a weekend at his place. I can’t believe the number of people who seriously admit to loving their dogs more than their kids. I can’t believe people consider themselves their pet’s “parent”. I can’t believe how forcefully the online community backlashes to the idea of kids or judgemental of “ill-mannered” and neurodiverse kids, yet will happily say “it is never a dog’s” fault, no matter how “bad” the dog is.
Cats can sometimes be ok, if they’re not noisy and don’t shed too much. But generally having animals in the house isn’t great at all.
Thank you for your attention. Future Lemmings will look back at my comment history from unrelated threads and judge me for this, even though I’ve posted in the context of the current thread.
Creating ANY kind of smoke should be banned in public. By public I don’t mean just bus stops and trains and shit. Literally anywhere but maybe your house. And smoking indoors is even more disgusting. Smoking in your garden? Is there anyone living within ~20 feet? Forbidden. Smoke machines on concerts may have an exemption.
I also fucking had enough of people making fires every fucking time the weather gets too hot for me to keep my windows closed. Then my bedroom smells like the great fire of London and good luck having a good night’s sleep like that.
Does this include fire pits, bbq, and smokers?
Well, this is an unpopular opinion discussion. It does.
I knew BBQ would be a touchy one, especially among US users. I think it should be possible to have them, but preferably at places that can organise them in parks, or something.
Thanks for explaining!
BBQ is overrated. Especially in the US.
I guess you just offended a BBQ lover. There’s 8 billion of us, I don’t see why one would downvote someone for having different preferences. Claiming it overrated was a bold move, though.
Oh I enjoy a good BBQ, but the sheer emphasis many put on them is… really weird.
I think many who would downvote me conflate the social aspects with the “BBQ” part. Just throw a damn party! I don’t care what you cook but the point is it doesn’t NEED to include one of the most wasteful and silly forms of cooking.
Again, not bashing BBQ as an actual cooking practice: A BBQ house restaurant is a beautiful thing if they’re not fucking it up. Though that doesn’t mean every John Doe needs a BBQ in their back yard for a party! It’s about how weirdly popular they are in the US.
Not about how viable or tasty they are.
And internal combustion engines?
Good question. I don’t see why people would keep their engine running for an extended period at home, so why not. Exempt on the roads of course.
Exempt on the roads of course.
Pending legislation forcing a shift to all-electric
i thought this was unpopular opinions! ‘everyone should be allowed to drive on roads’ doesn’t sound unpopularto me!
Haha, that’s a whole other can of worms!
You know what? Now I agree with Dicska, let’s get these things banned
iirc smoke machines actually produce water as fog, not smoke. But i could be misremembering
I’m rooting for you, then!
What’s your opinion on Aboriginal smoking ceremonies?
I don’t get the downvote, it’s in fact an interesting question. However, sorry, I’m keeping it unpopular: healthy or not (research has shown it has antimicrobial effects), it’s still an annoyance for everyone else.
I can walk around with a water pistol filled with vitamin water, shooting people in the face. Just because it contains vitamins (IT’S GOT ELECTROLYTES!) it doesn’t magically make it non-annoying.
I have literally never met anyone who was annoyed by the smoke from smoking ceremonies. I’ve seen headlines in the news about racist people angry that smoking ceremonies were held at football games, but that was because the white people objected to the political meaning of the ceremony. Smoking ceremonies are held at special events, advertised ahead of time, and I’ve never seen the smoke go beyond the boundaries of the event to a visible degree. I’ve attended and been blessed at two smoking ceremonies, and they were both really positive experiences.
Omg please ban camp fires at national parks. I came here to breath the fresh air of the mountains and the forest, not to feel like I’m a coal miner in West Virginia.
I think smoking should be made prohibitively expensive. So much that nobody wants it anymore.
I wish such a price existed… Unlike parking violations which are just parking fees for the rich.
This is one of the things that the Netherlands is doing well. There’s a huge extra tax on cigarettes. I think one cigarette costs about 50-75 euro cents. It should be more imo but it’s in the right direction.
I think smoking should be made prohibitively expensive. So much that nobody wants it anymore.
Places have tried that. People just switch to cheaper and tax free contraband cigarettes.
Pineapple on pizza is not only valid but slams.
Fight me.
Tobacco use is a character flaw.
Vaping as well
Addiction is hard to overcome, especially when chemically reinforced. And I say this as a certified smoking hater (nearly killed my dad twice)
I see you also fit in with the popular crowd.
Yeah, tobacco sucks
What makes you smoke tobacco is a character flaw maybe, but tobacco is also often used in perfumes/eau de colognes/etc.
I see you don’t share my unpopular opinion.
If your unpopular opinion is that you said exactly what you meant, yes
Weird, you’d think the majority would disagree with it.
Professional Wrestling is stupid but the wrestlers are Oscar level performers. When the stunt category at the Academy Awards matures, watch pro wrestlers repeatedly win.
The technicality, the over-dramatization, and the hilarity are off the charts.
I used to love it in the late 90s.
I remember they use to wack eachother with chairs and other objects lmao, no wonder lots of them suffered permanent injuries. Kinda wish i could re watch the earlier WWf / WWE series
I think you can. I’ve seen compilations on dvds. Check your library, especially if they have an inter library loan system. You might be able to find torrents too.
Kinda wish i could re watch the earlier WWf / WWE series
I checked Rutracker, and it definitely has videos from the 90s and early 2000s. Being wilfully and blissfully ignorant of that artform, I can’t tell if the releases are any good nor if there’s any system to them.
I sure hope that their chairs are of about the same sturdiness as Hong Kong action-film chairs, which crumble into woodchips from any moderate contact.
I remember they used metal folding chairs and they did not break easily. Obviously they didn’t hit each-other with full force but head injuries were still common
Better than football (or soccer) where everything is fake but you need to fake the fact that you know it
lol post that football or soccer are fake in the wro g sub and you’ll be lucky to only get figuratively crucified.
The Fediverse doesn’t need to become wildly popular with billions of users, and if it ever does, that will probably end up ruining it somehow.
Religion is for people who would rather be told what to do than figure life out themselves.
All energy drinks including Monster taste awful.
Veganism is a morally correct choice despite it not being perfect but many online vegans are insufferable
Most people here don’t know shit about China
America deserves Donald Trump
Pedofiles, those that think and do not act, deserve more compassion by society. They can’t help the way they feel. Acting on it is obviously extremely harmful but they can’t even talk about it, even to therapists, for fear of persecution. The current methods of suppression are harmful and akin to conversion therapy for lgbt folks. We need to allow them to have a voice and access to non harmful animated CP with all consenting adult voice actors or AI. In out current society they are akin to trans people in the 1950s
My unpopular opinion is that French food is pretty mid.
