Comments on Tory Bear - right-wing political gossip: Are Muse tories?

Probably not, judging by that lyric.

2009-09-18T23:46:51.503+01:00

Probably not, judging by that lyric.

Wishing heart attacks on fat cats is specifically ...

2009-09-17T17:27:24.874+01:00

Wishing heart attacks on fat cats is specifically an extreme ANTI-Tory sentiment, no? Nice to see an optimistic though, even if it does not occur in this reality.

Protesting against bankers who gorge themselves on...

2009-09-17T01:02:46.493+01:00

Protesting against bankers who gorge themselves on tax money is fairly sound. There's a difference between Toryism and corporatism.

I read it was a protest song against bankers. Not ...

2009-09-16T21:27:59.385+01:00

I read it was a protest song against bankers. Not very Tory, is it?

Overindulgent and overplayed: the answer must be &...

2009-09-16T17:09:03.737+01:00

Overindulgent and overplayed: the answer must be 'yes'.

Ha! Muse are the perfect New Tory band. They have...

2009-09-16T16:55:00.552+01:00

Ha! Muse are the perfect New Tory band.

They have that veneer of cool that might make someone who is totally uncool think that they are cool. If you see what I mean.

Muse, of course, are total rubbish, thoroughly in the MOR rock tradition of overblown, slightly gothic choruses. To me, they have clearly always wanted to be Radiohead. But ultimately they're just fucking boring.

To stretch the analogy to the limits of usefulness, I think that makes Tony Blair Thom Yorke ...

Not sure how these lyrics point to obvious conserv...

2009-09-16T15:35:12.504+01:00

Not sure how these lyrics point to obvious conservatism…they could easily be interpreted as a tirade against all political parties.