steve in hollywood

So, I’m driving along in my car and I hear this song on the radio. It sounds okay, kind of different. Then it gets to the chorus:

Are we human, or are we dancer?

My response was, “What kind of lame crap is this?” So I changed the station. I heard some interesting beat. Then it came to the chorus.

Are we human, or are we dancer?

What the hell? Is every station playing this lame song? The song I’m referring to is apparently “Human” by The Killers. I found this on Wiki:

There has been considerable confusion and debate over a lyric in the chorus of the song. This is regarding whether or not Brandon Flowers is saying “denser” or “dancer”, when posing the question “Are we human or are we denser/dancer?” The pronunciation of the word has led several critics to believe that Flowers is in fact saying dancer, and therefore questioning what the meaning of the lyric is. Entertainment Weekly‘s Pop Watch section, called the lyrics the “silliest lyrics of the week” under the assumption that Flowers was saying “dancer” in the chorus. They were puzzled by this, stating “most dancers are generally human.”^[3]

On the band’s official website, the biography section states that Flowers is singing “Are we human, or are we dancer?” and also says that Flowers said the lyrics were inspired by a disparaging comment made by Hunter S. Thompson about how America was raising a generation of dancers.

That’s nice, but “are we dancer” doesn’t even make grammatical sense! Plus it’s just lame and sounds pansy. And the guy’s name is Flowers. They should be called The Silly Wacky Lame Pansy Killers, except then you might think that they serial murder daisies.

Other Random Thoughts

• I bit the hell out of my tongue and have trouble talking
• I did actually post an Appearances page for you all, see it?
• If I was an Armenian, I’d be fat. My neighbors’ houses always have the most delicious aromas coming from them around dinnertime. I would so pig out on that.
• I’m really tired of going to the gym and dieting. It’s been like 7 months straight. I’ve lost 7 pounds from all that work, by the way.
• A street musician was playing “Jingle Bells” in downtown Glendale, and it was only freakin’ September. I wanted to beat him to death with his saxophone.
• I got a job teaching at a local community college. This is relevant because…
• I got an eviction notice after my rent was, I kid you not, nine days late. Apparently they are very serious about rent ‘round these parts. I called them, I think it will be okay.
• The show Johnny Test on Cartoon Network is pretty funny, for a kid’s show.

Ow.