I mostly listen to music on iTunes over the computer. Unfortunately, my wife doesn't like about 90% of the music I listen to.
I'm a classic rock fan. I can listen to Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Queen, etc. every single day and not get tired of it. My wife, though, gets very tired of it.
Christy complains that I don't have enough "new" music. "New" meaning music by new artists, not new albums by old artists (which I have plenty of). She insisted I download this song called "TiK ToK" by Ke$ha. (yes, the "S" is a dollar sign.) Wow, did this song totally suck. I'll admit that it had a few catchy hooks, but the lyrics were inane, the vocals were terrible, and the picture of the singer looked like a girl who was just dragged off a pole in a strip club and forced to sing.
Here are just a few of the sample "lyrics":
Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy
Grab my glasses, I'm out the door, I'm gonna hit this city
Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
'Cause when I leave for the night, I ain't coming back
Ain't got a care in world, but got plenty of beer
Ain't got no money in my pocket, but I'm already here
And now, the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger
I'm talking about everybody getting crunk, crunk
Boys tryin' to touch my junk, junk
Gonna smack him if he getting too drunk, drunk
WTF? What does P Diddy feel like in the morning, anyway? Thankfully, even though my 5 year old daughter likes this song, she doesn't understand what this tramp is saying.
Ok, I know you young whipper snappers out there will say I'm out of touch with what's cool today, and you'd be correct. I am...totally. I'm really thankful to be a child of the 70's, and to have been exposed to so much good music. I heard "The Wall" when it was new. I heard "Hotel California" when it was new. What are we getting now? "Boys tryin to touch my junk." ??? Sad, sad, sad.`
So..yeah, I'm out of touch...and proud of it.
I'm a classic rock fan. I can listen to Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Queen, etc. every single day and not get tired of it. My wife, though, gets very tired of it.
Christy complains that I don't have enough "new" music. "New" meaning music by new artists, not new albums by old artists (which I have plenty of). She insisted I download this song called "TiK ToK" by Ke$ha. (yes, the "S" is a dollar sign.) Wow, did this song totally suck. I'll admit that it had a few catchy hooks, but the lyrics were inane, the vocals were terrible, and the picture of the singer looked like a girl who was just dragged off a pole in a strip club and forced to sing.
Here are just a few of the sample "lyrics":
Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy
Grab my glasses, I'm out the door, I'm gonna hit this city
Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
'Cause when I leave for the night, I ain't coming back
Ain't got a care in world, but got plenty of beer
Ain't got no money in my pocket, but I'm already here
And now, the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger
I'm talking about everybody getting crunk, crunk
Boys tryin' to touch my junk, junk
Gonna smack him if he getting too drunk, drunk
WTF? What does P Diddy feel like in the morning, anyway? Thankfully, even though my 5 year old daughter likes this song, she doesn't understand what this tramp is saying.
Ok, I know you young whipper snappers out there will say I'm out of touch with what's cool today, and you'd be correct. I am...totally. I'm really thankful to be a child of the 70's, and to have been exposed to so much good music. I heard "The Wall" when it was new. I heard "Hotel California" when it was new. What are we getting now? "Boys tryin to touch my junk." ??? Sad, sad, sad.`
So..yeah, I'm out of touch...and proud of it.
Much of today's popular music is complete garbage. You should feel proud to not know much about whoever that "artist" is. Performers like her are just corporate cash cows capitalizing on young kids' desire to listen to what's considered "cool." I don't know when the vast majority of new music's lyrics and presentation degenerated into clubbing, excessive alcohol consumption and sexual promiscuity, but it's a sad phenomenon. I too, am proud to be out of touch with this stuff.
ReplyDeleteI recently saw a quote that I think speaks to the low quality of today's new songs: "They made the radio for music, but now they make music for the radio."
Ken,
ReplyDeleteArtist: Heather Nova
New album: The Jasmine Flower(2008)
This girl is an angel high on poetry. Your wife would do well to give her a listen.
A few years back, I saw a Billboard chart showing the Top 10 songs. I couldn't even distinguish which was the Artist and which was the song title. I knew I'd crossed over into the older generation at that point--and proud of it!
ReplyDelete17,000 songs? I hope you haven't paid a dollar a piece for all of those!
I have no idea who this person is. The big hit right now is Super Junior's "Sorry Sorry", and most of the students sing "nobody, nobody bon jew." It took me a while to figure out it is supposed to be "nobody but you".
ReplyDeleteIt is kind of ironic that you compare these drug whore lyrics with "The Wall" and "Hotel California".
I do not think it is a case of being out of touch, just that you did not like that particular song.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there are plenty of current artists you will enjoy, so it is more to do with finding the right current artist that suits your taste.
Kesha is on American Idol right now. This stuff truly sucks...
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