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I don't wanna be your hero
I don't wanna be a big man
Just wanna fight like everyone else
Your masquerade
I don't wanna be a part of your parade
Everyone deserves a chance to
Walk with everyone else
While holding down
A job to keep my girl around
And maybe buy me some new strings
And her and I out on the weekends
And we can whisper things
Secrets from my America dreams
Baby needs some protection
But I'm a kid like everyone else
So let me go
I don't wanna be your hero
I don't wanna be a big man
Just wanna fight with everyone else
Ooooohh
Ooooohh
Exactly the same for me. This song is like a classic 70"s tune for eternity, the time is abolished
Imagine 60 4th graders singing this song. That was my daughter's elementary school "moving on" day. It was amazing.
Would love to see a video...but I imagine the moment was far better 💚
Imagine 60 4th graders singing this song. That was my daughter's elementary school "moving on" day. It was amazing.
I welled up just reading this. 🥹
A moderately OK pop song, but hearing it in the context of the Boyhood film, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Context is everything.
Imagine 60 4th graders singing this song. That was my daughter's elementary school "moving on" day. It was amazing.
I love coming to the comments section reading the comments, finding one I like and then try to thumb, and then discover that I thumbed it years ago.
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It is comments like the one above that are a snarky response to a casual negative post. I don't mean to single this one out because it's one of 1000s I suspect.
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The comment you have singled out seems to me to be perfectly justified. In any case, Bill and Rebecca have seen fit to have an unmoderated comments section so whether you like it or not, people are going to post stuff. My (unsought) advice would be not to read the comments if they upset you.
But enough about your song comment.
I have been listening to RP for probably eight years now. I love it as do many, many people who have discovered it. I donate and I hear about songs and musicians that I never would have otherwise. I am grateful. I spend far to much of my work life commenting on random songs here and there. It's my own problem, not RPs. At it's best, people's comments inform us about the song, the band or even music theory or history in general. We hear people's stories of triumph, defeat or intrigue. I love that. LOVE it.
There are plenty of ignorant, hasty negative comments that really don't contribute to the thread and are largely forgotten. But today I want to mention a category that gets lots of attention and lots of likes. It is comments like the one above that are a snarky response to a casual negative post. I don't mean to single this one out because it's one of 1000s I suspect. It FEELS good to put someone in their place; to easily put someone down for the benefit of yourself and others. The internet is littered with this stuff (and, clearly, a lot worse).
Let's raise the bar here. Let's strive to be respectful and kind to one another. Certainly in the US, we seem to be getting more harsh and intolerant of others who disagree with us. Let's make RP a different place. If you disagree with someone, great! Give us your intelligent or witty response, but can we try to act like we are a community here who have a similar love of great music and it's diversity?
That would improve my experience here.
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Video?
Yeah, you are clearly too evolved.
...and that's a GOOD thing.
Imagine if protocol was to delete any song that is disliked by any listener at any time. I would think that there would be very few songs in the database left to play. Someone's trash is someone's heart pang. This is just that for me. I truly love this tune. Hopefully your ears will manage to find a resting place.
I'm 62 yrs old and I really like this song. Of course I've never stopped thinking about those gorgeous, yummy teen age girls either....ha ha. Sorry....if that makes me a pervert so be it.
At 62, I'm thinking you're a PROvert by now....
I'm at an 8 on this one, like the way it slowly builds up....Long Live RP!!
But enough about your song comment.
Great flick. Should've won the Oscar
Definitely. A huge disappointment that it didn't.
Wha? might not be your style but I'd hardly call it amateurish.
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Great flick. Should've won the Oscar
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and perfect for that film.
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Great flick. Should've won the Oscar
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I'm 62 yrs old and I really like this song. Of course I've never stopped thinking about those gorgeous, yummy teen age girls either....ha ha. Sorry....if that makes me a pervert so be it.
precisely
Blah.
Made for teen tv.
precisely
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MjHA3cLKn0
"Maybe we need some protection, but I'm a kid like everyone else..."
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This song was used nicely late in the film.
Love the song; simultaneously melancholy and uplifting.
Yeah, this is a mainstream FM hit in europe.
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I went with my little brother who is half my age and it turns out is a big fan of the band and completely infatuated by the keyboard player which was pretty cute :)
We're waiting....
This is a great song! LOVE it every time!
Horrible Autotune, though.
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It gives me the impression that this song carry inside something more than good music, something that awakes a more essential emotion.
I see the other song being played on RP isnt so well recieved.
I've listened to some of their other songs on youtube yesterday (easy to look for them) and I must admit, it's quite good too. But "Hero" stays exceptional for me. I would like to rate it higher than 10, and even much higher.
I see the other song being played on RP isnt so well recieved.
Just last week, I was under house arrest in Karachi, Pakistan...heard it my court-assigned hostel. Week before that, Chucky Cheese in Topeka, Kansas. And, finally, three days previous...I was getting a review at Clown School and it was suddenly was piped into the speakers in the room I was in.
It's too bad...'cause I like it. But I won't soon.
Hodgie! You got your post read out loud. Bask in your 15 minutes seconds of fame! Seriously, that's a great post and I enjoyed Bill verbalizing it. Awesome.
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Just last week, I was under house arrest in Karachi, Pakistan...heard it my court-assigned hostel. Week before that, Chucky Cheese in Topeka, Kansas. And, finally, three days previous...I was getting a review at Clown School and it was suddenly was piped into the speakers in the room I was in.
It's too bad...'cause I like it. But I won't soon.
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Nicely put. I don't think it warrants more than a 7, but it catches me every time.
The volume on my computer was really low - but this song has caught my ear 2 out of the 2 times I've heard it.
First time I've heard this one, but it snagged my attention immediately. Nice.
Blah.
Made for teen tv.
Yes, but do you like it? I do. 8.
Blah.
Made for teen tv.
I really like this tune quite a lot.
First heard it on KCRW music stream. Great addition to RP playlist.
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The volume on my computer was really low - but this song has caught my ear 2 out of the 2 times I've heard it.
Same for me. It gives me a real great impression. It goes from 7 to 8 this time, but I expect it will go higher.
I don't find the right words, but I feel "soul" in this music, it touches me deeply.
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The volume on my computer was really low - but this song has caught my ear 2 out of the 2 times I've heard it.
Imagine 60 4th graders singing this song. That was my daughter's elementary school "moving on" day. It was amazing.
Thinking of that brings tears to my eyes! It must have been absolutely stunning!