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Re: [spoiler][lyrics] Mission Statement
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:59 pm
by Bruce the Duck
Okay - yeah, it seems like a lot of the song is based on that song.
Re: [spoiler][lyrics] Mission Statement
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 3:11 pm
by Marko_The_Odd
- Spoiler:
- Also a good deal of it also resembles "Carry On"
Re: [spoiler][lyrics] Mission Statement
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 6:32 pm
by Kevbo1987
Al really nailed CSNY on this one, and I love the corporate jargon.
Re: [spoiler][lyrics] Mission Statement
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:04 pm
by mellow weasel
I guess I'm not familiar enought with corporate jargon, because for me it sounded like a list of the marketing terms, with some words repeating
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Re: [spoiler][lyrics] Mission Statement
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:18 pm
by jacobpacek
I know someone already said this, but I agree with it: I did not like this song at all at first. But after a couple more listens, it really is a great piece of music. The harmonies are on point. Something kinda different for Al, and he executed it perfectly.
Re: [spoiler][lyrics] Mission Statement
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:35 pm
by The Sporkman
This song is kind of the new Dog Eat Dog. It's a brilliant style parody about corporate tedium that just comes off as strange and boring on first listen if you're not familiar with business culture.
Re: [spoiler][lyrics] Mission Statement
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:43 pm
by Bruce the Duck
The Sporkman wrote:This song is kind of the new Dog Eat Dog. It's a brilliant style parody about corporate tedium that just comes off as strange and boring on first listen if you're not familiar with business culture.
I'd say it's more like "The Check's in the Mail," since that was also composed almost exclusively of business jargon.
Re: [spoiler][lyrics] Mission Statement
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:45 am
by Mystik Tomato
It'd be cool to pair this with Dog Eat Dog in the tour.
Not my favourite, but that's not to say it's bad.
Re: Mission Statement
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:43 pm
by TMBJon
This is a pretty amusing anecdote from Al's AMA:
Actually, last year I was in New York doing a satellite radio tour, and Graham Nash was in the very next room... and it just so happens I had just recorded my CSN pastiche "Mission Statement" (which is on the new album). So I walked over to say hi... he sees me, and the first words out of his mouth are, "So, when are you gonna do a parody of 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes'??" I whipped out my iPhone and played "Mission Statement" for him. Instant request! (He loved it, BTW.)
Re: Mission Statement
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:17 pm
by AlejandraDD
Too bad we had just heard the same anecdote on this article
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