(09-10-2017, 03:59 PM)rmd1064 Wrote: So, this Target Extended Edition caught me by surprise. I mean CDs are kind of dead in a way and many stores are cutting their CD shelving to almost zero. But here is Haley and Target coming up with a new extended Edition. I have to think that Target is going to push this with signage and maybe other promo efforts.
I am hoping that Concord steps on the gas soon with some Haley appearances on national TV. Wouldn't it be great if she could get get on some national shows in the next few weeks to promote the release? Ellen, Colbert, Leno, Kimmel-- something!
Also, fingers crosssed that the new single is "These Boots Are Made for Walkin"...not too crazy about the drug centric song "White Rabbit" as a Haley single...just my .02....oh well...here we go...12 days to go!
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Some fans think Haley dropped a hint as to her next release from WTS** and possibly the song she made w/ Casey at the Green Screen video shoot ( I still think it'll be for 'Boots'
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**Haley had mentioned her next single might be an original...which makes BTLBH even more likely?
(09-10-2017, 03:59 PM)rmd1064 Wrote: Also, fingers crosssed that the new single is "These Boots Are Made for Walkin"...not too crazy about the drug centric song "White Rabbit" as a Haley single...just my .02....oh well...here we go...12 days to go!
I understand the concern but one of the 'important' things about the 60's, in addition to the war, protests, counter culture and in this case, especially, in the music, is the presence of different types of inebriates of the 60's culture.....
The Beatles? Janis Joplin? Jim Morrison and the Doors? The Who? Pink Floyd?
Jimi Hendrix and on and on.... there is no way to avoid that fact when you refer to the 60's and the music of that decade. That's not to say I'm supporting any kind of message in that way, but to deny it as a 'fact' of the 60's is possibly denying how it influenced the culture back then, not only in music, but also in politics and social injustices.
It was partly due to "Mind Expansion" that allowed the youth of the time to break away from some of the outdated modes of thinking about what America stands for as a country, how it treats it's citizens of a non-white persuasion. What is the reason to be killing people in another country...? The expansion of thought about social injustices...about spirituality, about standing up against the government's abuse of power....
Not saying that Ali was involved in drugs, but I'm reminded of his quote, when he basically sacrificed a long part of his career to stand against what he believed to be an unjust war....
Quote:Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?
No I’m not going 10,000 miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue the domination of white slave masters of the darker people the world over. This is the day when such evils must come to an end. I have been warned that to take such a stand would cost me millions of dollars. But I have said it once and I will say it again. The real enemy of my people is here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting for their own justice, freedom and equality. If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to 22 million of my people they wouldn’t have to draft me, I’d join tomorrow. I have nothing to lose by standing up for my beliefs. So I’ll go to jail, so what? We’ve been in jail for 400 years.
Does some of this sound familiar today, 50+ years later? That Haley's path crossed w/ Ali before he passed, during Idol and after at his 70th Birthday, I wouldn't be surprised if she was aware of Ali's significance in the 60's....
and that's not even bringing in that Haley appears to chose her own beliefs over things that might not 'play' well to her more conservative fans. We can see that by what she posts and what she says when asked. Haley is adamant about being her own person, from what I observe... It's one of the benefits of being your own person in the music industry, not being persuaded out of your own decisions for monetary consideration
I understand the feeling that we should try to shelter our youth from certain things, like the subject matter of "White Rabbit" but in the 21st century, information is at your finger tips. It's naive to think that just because you shield your child from something, doesn't mean they won't learn it elsewhere, from friends, from the internet, from media about the 60's...
I'm no parent, no expert in child rearing, but
IMO it's probably best to let your child know that they can always come to you if they have any questions so you can control in what circumstance, what context, your child learns about such things. By hiding things from your child, it's possible you might encourage them to get answers elsewhere, where you have no control. IMO, best to arm your child with knowledge, your philosophy and why, in order for them to be able to make their own informed decisions. It seems this is how the Reinhart children might have been brought up.
When I spoke to Harry about Haley, Harry told me he and Patti knew they could never be 'stage parents'... He felt it important for Haley to make her own mistakes, learn from them, and if she has any questions, she knows that they are a phone call away
Haley's parents lived through the 60's, the music of the time defined their lives which then defined the way they raised their children.... and judging from the people, the family the Reinharts are, warm, humble, gracious and salt of the Earth....it doesn't appear that listening to that music (Patti is certainly influenced by Grace Slick who sings White Rabbit) has 'damaged' them in any way. It's probably a good bet both Haley and Angie listened to White Rabbit as far back as they could recall and they seemed to turn out to be intelligent, talented, bright and loving people.... Add to the fact, when you're a child, you don't usually think too terribly deep into what the lyrics are about. Because we adults know the reference doesn't assume that children will.... Lewis Carrole's Alice in Wonderland, likely read to them, what White Rabbit is based on, has been a beloved story told to children for umpteen generations.....
PS Of the European concert videos on my channel, the top two viewed are both White Rabbit, The one from Berlin only 2,000 views behind WR from London (posted a month earlier)...it's not even close how far ahead in views both those videos are vs any other video from Europe I posted on my channel....at least in the small subset of people who watch videos on my channel
That being said, I hope "Boots" is what she releases next, just so I can see Haley and Casey hamming it up in the video
"What's That Sound" - tracks, cover art and release date
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