Ohio is scaring me
RealityForAll said:
IOW, who are "Them big boys"?
ml1: Some combination of corporate executives, politicians and union leaders.
RFA: Names! I want names!
RealityForAll said:
Please provide your list of "executives, politicians and union leaders" so that we may compare them to my list.
this HAS to be a joke.
Who is Miss American Pie, and who were them good old boys? I've heard there's a road we "wind on down" where our shadows are "taller than our souls" -- which road is this? If one gets tired walking on that road, can one rest for the night at the Hotel California?
Let's ask a large language model.
me: Are you familiar with the song Youngstown by Bruce Springsteen?
ChatGPT: Yes, I am familiar with the song "Youngstown" by Bruce Springsteen. It is a song from Springsteen's 1995 album "The Ghost of Tom Joad" and was written in response to the economic decline and factory closures that affected the city of Youngstown, Ohio in the 1980s and 1990s. The song tells the story of a family struggling to survive in the aftermath of the loss of their jobs and the shuttering of the steel mills that were once the backbone of the city's economy. The song is a poignant and powerful reminder of the human cost of economic downturns and the need for communities to come together to support one another in difficult times.
me: The song references "them big boys" who did "what Hitler couldn't do". Who are them big boys?
ChatGPT: In the song "Youngstown" by Bruce Springsteen, the lyrics refer to "them big boys" who did "what Hitler couldn't do." It is likely that the "big boys" referred to in the song are the corporations and business interests that played a role in the economic decline of Youngstown, Ohio in the 1980s and 1990s. The reference to Hitler likely refers to the devastation and destruction wrought by the Nazi regime during World War II, and the comparison is meant to highlight the devastating impact that the economic downturn had on the city and its residents. The song is a commentary on the effects of corporate greed and the need for communities to come together to support one another in difficult times.
me: Provide specific names for the "big boys"
ChatGPT: I'm sorry, but I am not able to provide specific names for the "big boys" referred to in the song "Youngstown" by Bruce Springsteen. As a language model, I do not have access to any external information or the ability to browse the internet. My responses are based solely on the information and context provided by the user in their question. In this case, the reference to "them big boys" is likely a general term used to refer to the corporations and business interests that played a role in the economic decline of Youngstown, Ohio in the 1980s and 1990s. The song is a commentary on the effects of corporate greed and the need for communities to come together to support one another in difficult times, but does not provide specific names of individuals or companies.
PVW said:
Who is Miss American Pie, and who were them good old boys? I've heard there's a road we "wind on down" where our shadows are "taller than our souls" -- which road is this? If one gets tired walking on that road, can one rest for the night at the Hotel California?
we should all be suspicious of whomever put the bomp in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp.
I believe there’s similar speculation about the true country and mountain/river etc locations in George Ezra’s ‘Shotgun’ (Australia? Brazil? South Africa? etc) Further, his interviews on the the subject have contradicted his own (recorded) answers. I’ll entertain your speculations, grounds for these and further musical theories from his later works.
Thank you. 
PVW said:
Let's ask a large language model.
me: Are you familiar with the song Youngstown by Bruce Springsteen?
ChatGPT: Yes, I am familiar with the song "Youngstown" by Bruce Springsteen. It is a song from Springsteen's 1995 album "The Ghost of Tom Joad" and was written in response to the economic decline and factory closures that affected the city of Youngstown, Ohio in the 1980s and 1990s. The song tells the story of a family struggling to survive in the aftermath of the loss of their jobs and the shuttering of the steel mills that were once the backbone of the city's economy. The song is a poignant and powerful reminder of the human cost of economic downturns and the need for communities to come together to support one another in difficult times.
me: The song references "them big boys" who did "what Hitler couldn't do". Who are them big boys?
ChatGPT: In the song "Youngstown" by Bruce Springsteen, the lyrics refer to "them big boys" who did "what Hitler couldn't do." It is likely that the "big boys" referred to in the song are the corporations and business interests that played a role in the economic decline of Youngstown, Ohio in the 1980s and 1990s. The reference to Hitler likely refers to the devastation and destruction wrought by the Nazi regime during World War II, and the comparison is meant to highlight the devastating impact that the economic downturn had on the city and its residents. The song is a commentary on the effects of corporate greed and the need for communities to come together to support one another in difficult times.
me: Provide specific names for the "big boys"
ChatGPT: I'm sorry, but I am not able to provide specific names for the "big boys" referred to in the song "Youngstown" by Bruce Springsteen. As a language model, I do not have access to any external information or the ability to browse the internet. My responses are based solely on the information and context provided by the user in their question. In this case, the reference to "them big boys" is likely a general term used to refer to the corporations and business interests that played a role in the economic decline of Youngstown, Ohio in the 1980s and 1990s. The song is a commentary on the effects of corporate greed and the need for communities to come together to support one another in difficult times, but does not provide specific names of individuals or companies.
some bots are pretty smart, aren't they?
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Please provide your list of "executives, politicians and union leaders" so that we may compare them to my list.