Music as torture
As I was filing a quick story about R.E.M.’s signing on with the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo, it’s totally awful and inappropriate, I know, but all I could think was that the music/bands that were apparently used in torturing detainees are begging for opening monologue jokes: James Taylor? Neil Diamond? Meatloaf? Britney Spears? FOR GOD’S SAKE! (And the Meow Mix cat food commercial song?!!!)
All played for how many hours at ear-splitting decibels?
Torture is an understatement. (That said, it has to be stated: huge, huge relief to see “Shiny Happy People” was not on that list.)
