(Hot Cheetos) On Lou Reed and Metallica's "The View"

Let's give the collaborators the benefit of being ironic in themselves, and to not assume that they think what they're doing is nuanced, layered, funny. It's the McDonald's Value Meal of Metal and the Hot'n Crusty Grandmother of Punk looking for points of interest. Lou Reed sings that he wants to "see your suicide," and hey, Metallica probably would too. Lou Reed even actively "despises" you. (Metal!) Likewise, "pain and evil [...] have their place&qu...

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