Song of the Week (Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun)

OK...the obvious song of the week choice is Snow Day by Fred and the Invisible Band. Never heard it? Probably because it totally blows. And you know what else totally blows? Going to work on the what might possibly be the greatest snow day of all time. Personally, I blame the man, and more specifically, the establishment.

You know who else would totally agree with me? F'ing Soundgarden...that's who! In their anti-establishment anthem "Black Hole Sun", they explore the atrocities of modern society. In honesty, the lyrics don't really make much sense, but the video depicts a surreal nightmare montage of terrible people doing stupid things. I for one identify with this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSkyEyBczU

My Black Hole Sun would wash away the following:
Snow days in which I don't get to participate (you saw this coming)
Dudes wearing Ed Hardy T-shirts
Kanye West
Alarmists
Free Credit Report.com commercials (seriously, is there anything worse?)
NAMBLA

So FU to all of the above items. All of that said, this song was a pivotal song in many of our comin' up years. I would wager that well over 50% of us can sing most of this song, yet I never even thought to analyze what it means. I think that was the point though. Sometimes meaningless imagery strikes a chord. From The Doors with "The End" to most Shoegazer rock of today, not everything has to have deep meaning like Tag Team's "Whoop (there it is)".

Hope you Dig,
JZ