@Clinicallydepressedpoochie to Ask Lemmy • 4 days agoIs it true America has a long history of idolizing outlaws? Can you name some?message-square87arrow-up188arrow-down113
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareIs it true America has a long history of idolizing outlaws? Can you name some?@Clinicallydepressedpoochie to Ask Lemmy • 4 days agomessage-square87
minus-squareDespotic Machinelinkfedilink23•edit-24 days agoPretty Boy Floyd Woody Guthrie - Pretty Boy Floyd Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men Some will rob you with a six-gun And some with a fountain pen And as through your life you travel Yes, as through your life you roam You won’t never see an outlaw Drive a family from their home From the Youtube comments: “This is the acoustic version of ‘Fuck the Police’”
minus-square@ClinicallydepressedpoochieOPlink13•edit-24 days ago He was seen positively by the public because, during robberies, he burned mortgage documents freeing many people from their debts. Shit seems relevant.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•4 days agoAlso, Stagger Lee, an old blues standard about a violent badass that has been interpreted and reinterpreted for over a century
Pretty Boy Floyd
Woody Guthrie - Pretty Boy Floyd
Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men Some will rob you with a six-gun And some with a fountain pen
And as through your life you travel Yes, as through your life you roam You won’t never see an outlaw Drive a family from their home
From the Youtube comments: “This is the acoustic version of ‘Fuck the Police’”
Shit seems relevant.
Also, Stagger Lee, an old blues standard about a violent badass that has been interpreted and reinterpreted for over a century