Eminem the new Shakespeare?
It seems Mitch Benn (musical comedy genius & guitarist for G.o.D.) was on to something with his song ‘MacBeth (My name is)’ (which is sung in the style of Eminem), considering this story in London Eye.
Two years ago Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney lavished praise on Eminem, saying the hip-hop star had “sent a voltage around a generation”.But he is not alone in his admiration for the noble art of rap: veteran actor Corin Redgrave even compares it to Shakespeare. “I raised an idea with my son that, since Shakespeare’s plays use a vocabulary of 20,000 words – three times that of any other playwright – perhaps not all of his accredited plays are by him,” he says.
“My son was outraged, suggesting it was more likely that Shakespeare had searched for language and acquired a means to express himself. I think he’s right.
“Look at rap stars: when they take to the mike and compete with each other, they are like medieval poets.”
NB: Listening to Mitch Benn while driving is a dangerous endeavor. I was recently in a car with Wolfie, and he almost whacked a headgerow because of intense laughter. Wolfie is a rather good driver and this was the only time I was at all worried about becoming part of the scenery. Mitch’s latest CD, called ‘Too Late to Cancel’ is rather good as well.
2 commentsA few interesting links…
The Globalization Institute is all over Kyoto and points out that it will cost drivers more. Anti-EU types will be pleased that the Bruges Group has gotten on to the blogging bandwagon and started one of its own.
Meanwhile CPAC has set up a blogger centre for those who wish to follow a blogger’s view of the conference.
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History is chock full of sure-thing elections which weren’t.
Time and again we’ve seen confident predictions dashed by an uncooperative public. The MSM confidently assured the country the Queen’s 50th aniversary would be a wash out, only to find overwhelming national support for the old girl. Time and time again we’ve been assured ‘Old George’ (as he likes to call himself) was about to fall, only to find him striding cheerfully on.
As Labour becomes more dictatorial, passing unpopular laws, pushing immigration, attacking the basics of British life, I wonder if it is not, like a doddering old dictator, sowing the seeds of its own demise.
Socialism is the politics of blame, envy, and greed. It may have been possible to ersecute fox hunters, but will it fire up the home guard. After all, modern elections are often won by a small but determined minority fired up enough to care.
History is chock full of victorious, powerful, seeminly unstopable goverments that went just a little too far, only to be given the people’s boot. British politics is peculiar in that many districts are won on a few hundred votes.
Mr Howard may not be a particularly likeable leader, but
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