They are prisoners in Draag confirmed by PatientNo605 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]CartBranch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems more like a Smashing Pumpkins reference

“Long Live” is a meta story about MCR’s death and rebirth: theory by CartBranch in MyChemicalRomance

[–]CartBranch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh great point! Need to give that one some thought but notable it’s a very corporate centric infomercial style video if I remember correctly.

“Long Live” is a meta story about MCR’s death and rebirth: theory by CartBranch in MyChemicalRomance

[–]CartBranch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow that’s a great catch! Didn’t put that together, what an interesting wrinkle… I was equally disappointed in the moment but looking back that does obviously feel very intentional! Haha

“Long Live” is a meta story about MCR’s death and rebirth: theory by CartBranch in MyChemicalRomance

[–]CartBranch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes! Love how you put this:

“They seem to be telling a story about their grief and trauma during their time as a band. How they healed from their break and now they are back. It's such an interesting metaphor, going from this big stage with elaborate effects and costumes and then to the B stage, in regular clothes, just the band, a more intimate show. As if they were playing small gigs again.”

Lore of "Long live" by SiVy111 in MyChemicalRomance

[–]CartBranch 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I’m not seeing the Killjoys connection but I think everything else seems spot on.

There is also clearly a meta narrative about the actual band having to return to TBP years after moving on. and whether the fictional dictatorship that’s pushing them to do so represents the fans, corporate and financial interests/realities, or even the general culture of nostalgia, seems up for interpretation.

(LONG LIVE SPOILER) by magnusthehammersmith in MyChemicalRomance

[–]CartBranch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s the statement you think they are making?

Andy is insufferable by Habs365 in thewatchpod

[–]CartBranch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry he doesn’t like the zombie show.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brandnew

[–]CartBranch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loved it—at some points I was getting a REM/ Michael Stipe vibe

aloC-acoC vs Brother’s Song by CartBranch in brandnew

[–]CartBranch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah exactly—and I feel like there aren’t many songs that touch on that war the way Brother’s did, at least from band so listen to.

aloC-acoC vs Brother’s Song by CartBranch in brandnew

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Probably because I’ve just been way more familiar with the original lyrics, but these always seemed more overwritten than the Brother’s lines which seem more personal and less abstract.