Music Appreciation

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,600 posts) Sat May 11, 2024, 03:45 PM May 11

Another great song by The Hooters Live, Where Do The Children Go.

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Another great song by The Hooters Live, Where Do The Children Go. (Original Post) MarineCombatEngineer May 11 OP

Saw them live once. On the, I kid you not, squeeze/hooters tour unblock May 11 #1

Squeez/Hooters tour? MarineCombatEngineer May 11 #2

Yeah I really liked them back in the day. unblock May 11 #4

I think this song was about the trauma children experience from pedophiles and the lack of awareness MarineCombatEngineer May 11 #3

It was written in a way to allow many meanings, but it was about a double suicide: unblock May 11 #5

Thank you for this, MarineCombatEngineer May 11 #6

That's often the story behind the story in teenage suicides unblock May 11 #7

Yep, and then the offender can't seem to understand why their daughter/son committed suicide MarineCombatEngineer May 11 #8

I love Patty Smyth singing this song with such passion, makes me wonder if she was a victim MarineCombatEngineer May 11 #9

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1. Saw them live once. On the, I kid you not, squeeze/hooters tour

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 04:01 PM

May 11

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,600 posts)

2. Squeez/Hooters tour?

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Sat May 11, 2024, 04:17 PM

May 11

On jeez, if that isn't suggestive, I don't know what is.

IMO, they were one of the bands that weren't recognized for their musical talents.

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4. Yeah I really liked them back in the day.

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #2)

Sat May 11, 2024, 04:25 PM

May 11

Their music feels pretty dated, but I still listen to them every now and again.

Squeeze was amazing. During break in their performance, the keyboardist did a maybe 10 minute solo that blew my mind.

Rob Hyman also wrote and sung backup on Cyndi lauper's "time after time", a real gem.

MarineCombatEngineer

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3. I think this song was about the trauma children experience from pedophiles and the lack of awareness

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 04:22 PM

May 11

during this time period.
I could be wrong, but listening to the lyrics, it would seem to be that.

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5. It was written in a way to allow many meanings, but it was about a double suicide:

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #3)

Sat May 11, 2024, 04:42 PM

May 11

"Unlike most of the tunes, (Where Do the Children Go) actually came from a specific story that a friend of ours wrote. He had written a sad story about a teenage double suicide that broke our hearts. The song came from that article and talking about the shock and sadness that went with it…"

https://genius.com/The-hooters-where-do-the-children-go-lyrics

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,600 posts)

6. Thank you for this,

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Sat May 11, 2024, 04:49 PM

May 11

it breaks my heart to know what millions of children go through.
IMHO, there is nothing worse than an adult sexually, mentally or physically abusing a helpless child, they should be castrated and hung by the neck until dead, but that's for another thread.

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7. That's often the story behind the story in teenage suicides

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #6)

Sat May 11, 2024, 04:56 PM

May 11

Bullying, harassing, abusing, just not letting kids be who they are, etc.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,600 posts)

8. Yep, and then the offender can't seem to understand why their daughter/son committed suicide

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Sat May 11, 2024, 04:59 PM

May 11

when all they have to do is look in a mirror.

MarineCombatEngineer

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9. I love Patty Smyth singing this song with such passion, makes me wonder if she was a victim

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 05:04 PM

May 11

of sexual abuse.
Not saying she was, but.............................

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