Will you find any irony in this post? I still don’t know what the real meaning is. Irony is not what Alanis Morissette sings about in ‘Ironic’. So thank you so much, Alanis. All these years I thought that’s what you’re singing about. But no, no, no. When the lyrics say “Isn’t it Ironic”, it should be “It isn’t ironic” Maybe that’s the joke in the song. Singing about irony when it’s just about bad luck. Sarcasm I can do, which is closer to irony (I looked it up) but irony itself just makes me feel dumb. Listen to lyrics in English doesn’t make me smarter either. That’s the reason I’ve never cared for song lyrics. It’s all about music.
Speaking of which. Music was my first love. I always loved music. It’s a good remedy for everything. I feel really old when I hear about new bands or singers. I don’t follow the music scene the way I used to so I’m out of the new ones. I don’t really care about them anyway. Music these days is quite awful. Some are good but most of them are crap to put it nicely. I prefer bands and singers that have been around for years. Like Duran Duran.
Now there’s a band that never gets old. Even songs they’ve released over 20 years ago, still sound like they were made yesterday. Try that with new bands these day. Will their music still sound great in, let’s say, 30 years? I very much doubt it. Duran Duran still together even. They are a good example how a band can stick together no matter what happens. They’re so popular that even MTV banned their video ‘Girl Panic!” Which is silly really because music videos are much worse than that. All they had were 2 girls kissing each other when other bands or singers videos have half-naked people in them.
Difficult to write irony things when you don’t even know what it means. Actually I know what it is but I have no idea how to write irony. I’m talentless like that. I know I can write but I don’t know how to write irony.
Albert Edelfelt (1854 1905), Christ and Mary Magdalene, Source: Torsten Stjernschantz: Suomen taidetta Ateneumin kokoelmissa. Vihko 8. (Black and white). Kustannusosakeyhtiö Kirja Helsinki 1908.
A scene in the woods
Jesus Christ meets Mary Magdalene. She felt guilty and wanted Jesus forgiveness. They meet in the edge of the forest in Jerusalem.
Mary Magdalene: Dear Jesus, I have sinned
Jesus: What is it, my child? What can be so bad?
Mary Magdalene: I have helped a helpless man
Jesus: That’s not a sin. Helping your fellow-man, is not a sin
Mary Magdalene: He wasn’t helpless. I thought he was
Jesus: Tell me more
Mary Magdalene: His name was Judas and he told me he wanted my help
Jesus: That’s still not a sin, my dear
Mary Magdalene: It was Judas, the man who betrayed you. Please forgive me
Jesus: Even the baddest person deserves help. You did nothing wrong by helping this man
Mary Magdalene: It was I who told him where you were and I feel guilty for doing so. It was I who thought he needed help. But he just wanted to know where you were. It’s because of me you will be crucified
Jesus: It’s not your fault. You’re forgiven even when there’s nothing to forgive.
With that, Jesus laid his hand on her head and Mary Magdalene gratefully thanked him. Then they parted ways. Neither of them knew they would never meet again.