first up

I plan on making this blog a collection of my opinions, things that interest and things that inspire me...


First up, lately i've been thinking alot about humanity and how the media has such an effect on our lives, for me the song 'Cookie Jar' by Jack Johnson sums up how our world and society has been affected by tv and the media:

I would turn on the tv
But it's so embarrassing
To see all the other people
I don't know what they mean
It was magic at first
When they spoke without sound
But now this world is gonna hurt
You better turn that thing down
Turn it around

But it wasn't me, says the boy with the gun
Sure I pulled the trigger, but it needed to be done
Because life's been killing me ever since it begun
You can't blame me 'cause I'm too young

You can't blame me, sure the killer was my son
But I didnt teach him to pull the trigger of the gun
It's the killing on his tv screen
You can't blame me, it's those images he seen

Well you can't blame me, says the media man
I wasn't the one who came up with the plan
I just point my camera at what the people want to see
It's a two way mirror and you can't blame me

You can't blame me, says the singer of the song
Or the maker of the movie which he based his life on
It's only entertainment, as anyone can see
It's smoke machines and makeup, you can't fool me

It was you, it was me, it was every man
We've all got the blood on our hands
We only receive what we demand
And if we want hell then hell's what we'll have

I would turn on the tv
But it's so embarrassing
To see all the other people
Don't even know what they mean
It was magic at first
But let everyone down
And now this world is gonna hurt
You better turn it around
Turn it around

I think Jack Johnson's songs always tell a story or a statement reflecting our society and that it's important to take notice of how rapidly our world is changing.