Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Patrick Bateman
Today was Oxford Street, dodging people desperate to spend money at Top Shop. ick. Oh so many people. So there I am, iPod engaged, killing time at the entrance to some random women's clothes store with a pile of bags at my feet. Groove Armada:
close your eyes and lose the feeling that's been sinking
close your eyes and count to three
close your eyes rewind, I know just what you're thinking
close your eyes and think of me
and I had a Patrick Bateman moment. Patrick is an all time hero of mine - a guy that has no intellectual superiority above his peers, but considers himself a cut above all of them because he knows how futile and meaningless everything they strive for is. Cynical, and almost enlightened. Almost enlightened, because he still wants to Understand, and wants to be understood. Which is why he craves for the inner meaning in pointless, back of the envelope, lyrics from guys like Huey Lewis:
BATEMAN :Seek, and you shall find. Whatever you want to see.
In 1987 Huey released this, Fore!, their most
accomplished album. I think I their undisputed masterpiece is
"HiP To Be Square," a song so catchy that most people probably
don't listen to the lyrics. But they should because it's not
just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of
trends. It's a personal statement about the band itself.
A feeling is so much stronger than
A thought
Your eyes are wide
And though your soul
It can’t be bought
Your mind can wander
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