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what the fuck does that have to ... forget it, i forgot whose thread i was in for a second.
Bands from the 80's-90's that are better than "Hair Metal".!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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what the fuck does that have to ... forget it, i forgot whose thread i was in for a second.
forget it, i forgot whose thread i was in for a second.
Damn Laura. Am I that offensive, please forgive me.
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KMFDM is an initialism for the nonsensical and grammatically incorrect German phrase "Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid", which literally translates as "no majority for the pity" but is typically given the loose translation of "no pity for the majority" or "no mercy for the masses". The most common account of the origin of the name involves Konietzko cutting headlines from German newspapers and shuffling around the words to produce the now infamous expression.[4] The name was shortened to "KMFDM" in 1985 in order to simplify the long phrase, with one popular account having Raymond Watts originating the initialism to avoid the difficulties he had in pronouncing the German.
Confusion often arises regarding the correct German expansion of the acronym, primarily stemming from the aforementioned language issues. In German, nouns possess genders that require proper declension of any preceding articles or adjectives. In the true phrase, the articles preceding the nouns "Mehrheit" and "Mitleid" are inflected for the wrong gender. However, swapping the two nouns yields the grammatically correct "Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit", which additionally translates directly as "no pity for the majority". Adding to the confusion is the fact that this "correct" phrase appears within the lyrics to the song "Megalomaniac", which Konietzko revealed was done in order to confuse people who were always telling the band their name was wrong.[5]
When the band first toured the US in 1989–1990, band members and their associates began using alternate English meanings for their name to tease journalists who could not understand German. The most prominent and most widely repeated was "Kill Mother Fucking Depeche Mode", which is attributed to Shawn Joyce. After the release of Angst, TVT/Wax Trax! Records launched a promotion (without consent of the band) in which fans were encouraged to come up with at least 1,001 different meanings for KMFDM. College radio DJs Kinslow and Smith of WKGC Florida won the contest with an entry of more than 1,200 potential meanings
Confusion often arises regarding the correct German expansion of the acronym, primarily stemming from the aforementioned language issues. In German, nouns possess genders that require proper declension of any preceding articles or adjectives. In the true phrase, the articles preceding the nouns "Mehrheit" and "Mitleid" are inflected for the wrong gender. However, swapping the two nouns yields the grammatically correct "Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit", which additionally translates directly as "no pity for the majority". Adding to the confusion is the fact that this "correct" phrase appears within the lyrics to the song "Megalomaniac", which Konietzko revealed was done in order to confuse people who were always telling the band their name was wrong.[5]
When the band first toured the US in 1989–1990, band members and their associates began using alternate English meanings for their name to tease journalists who could not understand German. The most prominent and most widely repeated was "Kill Mother Fucking Depeche Mode", which is attributed to Shawn Joyce. After the release of Angst, TVT/Wax Trax! Records launched a promotion (without consent of the band) in which fans were encouraged to come up with at least 1,001 different meanings for KMFDM. College radio DJs Kinslow and Smith of WKGC Florida won the contest with an entry of more than 1,200 potential meanings
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Dokken, Savatage, and Queensyche were lumped into the catergory, and I don't find them 'hair' metal.
Kvlt Wench
sews no mercy
Kvlt Wench
sews no mercy
WOOOOOOAAAAHHH OOOOOHHH WE'RE HALFWAY THERE
WOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH AAAAAHHHHH LIVING ON A PRAYYYYYYYERRRRRRR
WOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH AAAAAHHHHH LIVING ON A PRAYYYYYYYERRRRRRR
Nightshade
Blonde to the bone
TAKE MY HAND, WE'LL MAKE IT I SWEEEEEAAAAARRRRRRAHHHHHHHH
WOOOOAAAAAAAAAHHHHH AHHHHHHHH LIVING ON A PRAYYYYYYYYERRRRR...
Kvlt Wench
sews no mercy
Lies and Perfidy
Gentleman of the Road
'EY, MAAN, AAAH'M ALIVE. AH'M TAKIN' EACH DAY AND NIIIGHT AT A TIME
Concurred.
I'll be first and probably only one tae say fuck naw, the aforementiond post made me giggle wi' bemusement.
Concurred.
I'll be first and probably only one tae say fuck naw, the aforementiond post made me giggle wi' bemusement.
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