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Today is a good day
« on: January 25, 2013, 11:34:07 PM »
"Today is a good day to die"  a very memorable line from the film - Little Big Man stated by the great actor Chief Dan George. A superb film about a man (Dustin Hoffman) going through events in the States during the Wild West days. The flow anf path of the film clearly copied for the film, Forest Gump.

I have wondered if JS got the album title from watching this film, reflecting on his own near death experience. Anyone have any thoughts ?
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Re: Today is a good day
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2013, 12:41:21 PM »
can't comment on where JS got the the title from, as he may well have got it from Crazy Horse, who shouted "Hóka-héy, today is a good day to die!" loosely translated "Let's do this, today is a good day to die!" which is probably where LBM movie got it from.

That said Little Big Man & even A Man Called Horse - great movies
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Re: Today is a good day
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2013, 02:34:38 PM »
Wovenhand "King o King" starts with "Hòka"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ea8ygfsZgE

perhaps the same source  ???
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Re: Today is a good day
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2013, 06:45:16 PM »
Quote from: lotus on January 26, 2013, 02:34:38 PM
Wovenhand "King o King" starts with "Hòka"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ea8ygfsZgE
perhaps the same source  ???

That song gets me all the time :D :D :D as you probably know, Lotus ;) ;D
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Re: Today is a good day
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2013, 06:16:03 PM »
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Re: Today is a good day
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2013, 06:48:42 PM »
Thanks Marxe, that covers it. Great find. Another good interview, I enjoyed it.

God bless Lehman Bros !!! -- for the great song at least.  ;)
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Re: Today is a good day
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2013, 07:41:38 PM »
Some very profound comments in there.  Nice interview, thanks Marxe for the link.  :)
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Re: Today is a good day
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2013, 08:50:44 PM »
yeah one of my favourite JS interviews, bloke just talks a lotta sense
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Re: Today is a good day
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2013, 07:28:38 PM »
I guess it's quite clear in the lyrics to the title track: it's about the economic crash of 2009, the capitalist system got a taste of their own medicine! Example: "They had claimed victory/They look so stupid now/It's ashes in their mouths". ::)
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Re: Today is a good day
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2013, 12:16:24 PM »

Not forgetting:

"This joke is on us all
We all are laughable
We became what we despise"
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