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The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 5:44 pm

"God is an American"

ummmmmmm what?

putte · Post by **putte** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 5:47 pm

.. from where is this? its a quote? or from a song?

.. anyway, just found the "changes" album on vinyl today and bought it ..

putte

Reverse Engineer · Post by **Reverse Engineer** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 5:48 pm

http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/cols/nev07.htm There you go.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 5:50 pm

explain him?
through one quote you made your decision,thats not cool.

putte · Post by **putte** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 5:55 pm

vurt wrote:through one quote you made your decision,thats not cool.

.. he didnt say he made his desicion, he was just wondering ..

and so am i now, about the quote. from where is it?

putte

diverdee · Post by **diverdee** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:02 pm

reference to the right wing christian agenda of the current u.s. administration & the use of language laden with christian sybology etc. - for example the 'crusade' in iraq & 'doing gods work' etc.
Maybe?

Reverse Engineer · Post by **Reverse Engineer** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:04 pm

putte wrote:
vurt wrote:through one quote you made your decision,thats not cool.
.. he didnt say he made his desicion, he was just wondering ..
and so am i now, about the quote. from where is it?

putte

Bowie didn't say it....it's just what the song "under the god" is interpreted as being about.

munchkin · Post by **munchkin** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:16 pm

It's a metaphore (sometimes used in lyrics and poetry). Not to be confused with literal meaning or facts.

I assume he is referring to the US status in the world. I suppose the same metaphore could apply to the British Empire when it existed. The US plays god with it's foreign policy. That's my interpretation (a personal reading of Bowies metaphore.)

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:27 pm

I'd agree with that, munchkin.

fabi · Post by **fabi** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:28 pm

isn't that a line from 'i'm afraid of americans'?

I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
I'm afraid of Americans

God is an American
God is an American

not sure what's there not to understand?

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:31 pm

putte wrote:
vurt wrote:through one quote you made your decision,thats not cool.
.. he didnt say he made his desicion, he was just wondering ..
and so am i now, about the quote. from where is it?

putte

exactly. I've gone through the entire song, which supports up to the said statement. which is why i agve it as my example for people to know what I'm talking about instead of writing a whole paragraoh on what I'm wondering about

Bowie's career spans over what, 4 decades? LOL i wouldnt make my decision over one song, much less one line from it

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:32 pm

Reverse Engineer wrote:http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/cols/nev07.htm There you go.

There we go. Thanks, mate.

fabi · Post by **fabi** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:35 pm

god is unamerican...

moseslawn · Post by **moseslawn** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 7:09 pm

From "I'm Afraid of Americans" off the Earthling CD. Diverdee has the right idea. Fear and awe of Superpatriotism from an outsider-living-in-America's perspective. I experienced it when I went to Arkansas for a couple of years. The prevailing and dominant(unfortunately) American notion that the U.S. is the centre of the universe, entitled to rule the world, even own the moon, etc... all somehow justified through Christianity.

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 7:17 pm

i just ordered a copy of labyrinth on vhs. i'm hopin it'll scare my 5yr old girl straight

does this help you?

yes, the world should fear god and america, which are one in the same

Someone Explain David Bowie to me