almost everybody in this world wants to be the Man.
let me state before hand that my perception of the Man/MAN has been largely influenced by Dewey Finn, Yngwie Malmsteen and from my own struggle to get the MANhood flag as well.
this excerpt may be quite humorous but there's a point that you can't deny.
Give up, just quit, because in this life, you can't win. Yeah, you can try, but in the end you're just gonna lose, big time, because the world is run by the Man. The Man, oh, you don't know the Man. He's everywhere. In the White House... down the hall... Ms. Mullins, she's the Man. And the Man ruined the ozone, he's burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank! And there used to be a way to stick it to the Man. It was called rock 'n roll, but guess what, oh no, the Man ruined that, too, with a little thing called MTV! So don't waste your time trying to make anything cool or pure or awesome 'cause the Man is just gonna call you a fat washed up loser and crush your soul. So do yourselves a favor and just GIVE UP!
- Dewey Finn in The School Of Rock
i partially agree with Dewey on what the Man does and the Man is everywhere, but i still think there's always a way to stick it to the Man although you can't win Him. Dewey pointed out that the Man is in the White House, which is an indirect example of the state of the political warfare in the world nowadays. Everybody is trying to get the better of one another, who rules who, who obeys who, who leads, who's bigger, who's the Man.
He also refers to Ms. Mullins which is the principal of the school Dewey is subbing at.Ms. Mullins is the Man because because she's the one who controls the school, setting up all the rules. Then 'the Man ruined the ozone, he's burning down the Amazon' projects the image of selfish people who ruins the world just for their own gain.Then there's the Shamu thing which I don't really understand. But you can make it out that it all comes down to the point that people are filled with their own pride, hunger for power, little bubble of ego, greed and selfishness.To be the Man, the disgraceful Man. How disgraceful it may be, he's still the Man, thats all people care for these days...
~To be or not to be~
However, the Man is sometimes used in a good context.Yes, its ambiguous. It can be used as a reference to someone who has done a great job. got that idea from Yngwie Malmsteen from G3 2003. for example, someone who has beaten everybody else by a big margin in a competition...then you can say "He's the MAN....".A great guitarist, you can call him the MAN, Malmsteen used it on Satch. Can be used on activist too, such as John Lennon,he's the MAN. It actually can be used on people who fight against the Man, the other type of Man. So when you're sticking it to the Man, you are the MAN.
G3 2003 Satriani, Vai and Malmsteen
The MAN who said peace could last forever[Please note i've used 'the Man' for the lesser, disgraceful one. As for the standing ups, the ones who stick it to the Man, I call them 'the MAN' - with capitals.for they are ass-kickers]
As for my view along my life, I've seen the Man everywhere.People fighting for power, for properties, for what should be theirs according to them.people try to control another's life. sometimes it is as simple as some parents in the house, they do regard their children as their properties, afraid to let them explore because they are afraid of losing them.But some are great ones who let their children experience things for themselves, good or bad so that they can learn. But I trust most parents love their children.Parent do want to be the Man sometimes...
People do fight for love too. Sometimes people got so deep into the fight and competition and forget the real meaning of love. They dont mind although its forced, all that comes into mind is getting her, as a property.they'll be proud i guess, being the winner.People wants to be the Man, the Man who gets her.
they forget that love needs no force...its the bonding of hearts.
As for me, i'm gonna be the man, a MAN who stands on his own, waiting for his love.
~The whole of my heart~
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