Anger is an energy: origin?
October 5, 2011 8:40 AM Subscribe
Did the phrase "Anger is an energy" originate in the 1986 song "Rise," or was the song quoting some other source?
AFAIK, this is a conception of quite long standing in Hinduism and Buddhism.
posted by slkinsey at 9:07 AM on October 5, 2011
posted by slkinsey at 9:07 AM on October 5, 2011
Definitely older - there's lots of philosophy that has this idea. In song, Joe Strummer wrote:
Let fury have the hour, anger can be power
D'you know that you can use it?
In Clampdown, from London Calling (released in '79). I bet if we dug we'd find other references, that's just what pops to mind.
posted by pupdog at 9:36 AM on October 5, 2011
Let fury have the hour, anger can be power
D'you know that you can use it?
In Clampdown, from London Calling (released in '79). I bet if we dug we'd find other references, that's just what pops to mind.
posted by pupdog at 9:36 AM on October 5, 2011
Response by poster: Thanks for the clarifying question, 23skidoo. I'm looking for earlier uses of the exact phrase "Anger is an energy."
posted by kalapierson at 10:30 AM on October 5, 2011
posted by kalapierson at 10:30 AM on October 5, 2011
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