After looking at loss Kenny, goes straight into the hills we climbed as a
nation, starting with my favorite line, in most of music. “Well, the last ten
years, look at the hills we've climbed. The best golfer's black, the best
rapper's white an' it's about damn time!” In one sentence Kenny Rogers sums up
racial equalities progression, even though its not finished you have to admit we
have come a long way. This line is backed by broken cassettes and turntables. He
then warns about a new segregation without even specifically saying it. With
the line, “But we best beware, there's a brand new fight, you see. An' I
hate to say we might be our own worst enemy” Which without the context of the
video would leave you questioning what that new fight is. As he says that line
in the video, a broken typewritten, followed by a broken laptop, symbolizing cyberbullying,
internet wars, hacking, and the fight for traditional media in a digital world (that
was the typewriters significance).
The song continues, but I would
suggest you just watch it. As it depicts American national disasters, 9/11, our
future, and the losses of June Carter Cash, John Paul, and George Harrison. It
is almost Kenny Roger’s personal “We didn’t Start the Fire”, only focused on
the years after. While it mainly focuses on loss the song helps regain a hope
for the future in a weird way.
Also, Kenny I hate to break it to you but….
Here is a link to the video…
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