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'Closer' really does suck if it's the only NIN song you've heard.
If you listen to the whole album (The Downward Spiral) it makes MUCH more sense. There is a context to the material and 'Closer' is just a piece of a larger whole. If you think it's about 20yr old club sex, you'd be wrong.
I wouldn't say NIN was in it for the shock value in any way (like Marilyn Manson, David Bowie, et al). I remember when 'Down In It' first aired on MTV's 120 Minutes. The first album Pretty Hate Machine was not shocking. In fact, given the body of NIN works the only shock is 'Closer'.
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