Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) by Styx

Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw wrote this song. This is a message to his teammate, Dennis DeYoung, he dislikes touring, and often looks miserable. The show said: "The song was handed over to Dennis from me, the kind of dissatisfaction began to take over the path, the rest of us was very happy then, but Dennis does not get the same pleasure It is annoying to see a person who is very talented and loving and who can not get more from experience.If he understands that, I do not like it. "

Shaw later played the connection of DeYoung and said he sometimes became ironic so he noticed that the song also applies to himself.

Synth introducer of this song was played by Dennis DeYoung played by Shaw's acoustic guitar. This introduction was a typical prog rock that was popular in Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer's band. Styx has avant-garde influence and is making a concept album, but their songs are often more compact and radiant than the forward rock singer.

On May 16, 1983, a 24-year-old teacher named Robert Wicks was dismissed as an assistant, became a hostage at Brentwood Middle School in New York, and committed suicide in the classroom. During the hostage negotiation, he used the local radio station WBLI as a forum to read the angry message and played that song. Wix ordered a song for his brothers and parents.

Wix asked for other songs early in the negotiations. "Penny Lane" and "Angie" were hostages every time. "Step on foot" is the last song he played before he killed himself.

Wix obviously did not pay attention to the news of this song, it convinced that "angry young man" had what he had many acceptable: "Your future is very bright for me."

This song was written by guitarist Tommy Shaw. It was originally based on the opinion of Shaw's Styx keyboard player Dennis DeYoung - who was angry or irritated by every setback as he was looking at the organization's success with cautious eye. In the coming years, Xiao came to see himself in the lyrics, this song is more personal to him. There are many time signature changes in this composition. Guided by Shaw's acoustic guitar track and Dennis DeYoung's synthesizer melody, the introduction and outro is completed in 6/8. The vocal part of this song is 4/4. Instruments solo the synthesizer on 7/4 and return to 4/4 for the last chorus. After a brief introduction review, there is a short break, two 5/8-hour measurements are made, then go back to 6/8 meters, played as a solo with another synthesizer, then gradually disappear

Twelve angry men are very interesting dramas about the misfortune young people sentenced to kill his father. Above all, the young man is only 19 years old, his life has just begun. The jury listened to all the evidence, then heard the hard part and made a decision of guilty or innocence. Eleven juries were convicted and there was only one innocent. It involves pressure from many companions. I wrote three juries and decided to put pressure from different people. - Twelve angry people as a thriller's success '12 angry people' Despite the limitations of the movie, it is still a thrilling thriller. There are many restrictions on this film, but the black and white film of 1957 was full of anxiety. These restrictions are scenes, actions / effects, props, lack of clothes, actors are 12 middle-aged unattractive whites, and the final movie plot is pretty boring and boring.