Hello, hello everyone, gather around.

Malcolm Gladwell here.

If you're a fan of my show, Revisionist History, then you know my deep and abiding obsession

with American higher education.

How it's broken, how it can be fixed.

Over our next couple of episodes, we dive into this topic again.

And as you will hear, one story makes me really angry.

And the other gives me hope.

Listen to Revisionist History wherever you get your podcasts.

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It's the second single from Goblin, his first solo album.

The song is Stark, a sparse beat with a strange decadre sound similar to the shrieking strings

in Psycho.

The song's lyrics are outrageous.

The black and white video was equally controversial.

It opens with Tyler sitting on a stool in front of a blank background to cockroach passing

between his hands.

It ends with him standing on the same stool he opens the video with, hanging himself.

A week after releasing the video, Tyler and his odd future crew were performing on Jimmy

Fallon with the roots, wearing ski masks.

It's still exciting to watch today, especially if you're into youthful displays of rebellion

like I am.

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