Apart from a free bus pass and not having to go to work, one of the compensations of being an old git is a freedom to rant. I love to express myself but tend to limit myself to here as no-one really wants to listen.
It is Eurovision song contest time, and what better epitomises the low depths that our society has reached, that the hours that many people will spend tonight, encouraging the continuation of an international disgrace. It is popular culture at its worst unless you take into account X factor, and yet millions will be sitting down to watch and some will take it seriously.
Many modern songs and singers sound much the same as they plough the furrow that the likes of Simon Callow demand and so the populace that lack the ability to think for themselves, accept the pap that is produced and buy, or steal, the same stuff over and over again. Girl bands and boy bands pop up like mushrooms; usually they have one plagiarised idea and fade into the oblivion from which they came.
Pop music was once the territory of the young, but those of us who grew up with the Beatles and the Stones are still here and just about hanging on. So are some of the bands from the 60s and many are making pension tours, while others have grown older and wiser and others still have been killed off by their lifestyles.
I do try to listen to current music but so much of it consists of bland and uninspired lyrics, bleated out by post pubescent spotty teens, accompanied by bored session musicians. An then we have Rap and Hiphop, though I don't know the difference; maybe it is my hearing but all I can make out is a heavy beat, with someone chanting in a strange language. Whatever happened to good black music? Motown, Hendrix and so many others had real talent and are still being listened to today.
Anyway I know that I am in a minority, but I was brought up to respect talent and admire quality, and maybe spoiled by having experienced some of the best bands in the world. If Eurovision is to your taste then............... um..................um...................enjoy your evening.
It is Eurovision song contest time, and what better epitomises the low depths that our society has reached, that the hours that many people will spend tonight, encouraging the continuation of an international disgrace. It is popular culture at its worst unless you take into account X factor, and yet millions will be sitting down to watch and some will take it seriously.
Many modern songs and singers sound much the same as they plough the furrow that the likes of Simon Callow demand and so the populace that lack the ability to think for themselves, accept the pap that is produced and buy, or steal, the same stuff over and over again. Girl bands and boy bands pop up like mushrooms; usually they have one plagiarised idea and fade into the oblivion from which they came.
Pop music was once the territory of the young, but those of us who grew up with the Beatles and the Stones are still here and just about hanging on. So are some of the bands from the 60s and many are making pension tours, while others have grown older and wiser and others still have been killed off by their lifestyles.
I do try to listen to current music but so much of it consists of bland and uninspired lyrics, bleated out by post pubescent spotty teens, accompanied by bored session musicians. An then we have Rap and Hiphop, though I don't know the difference; maybe it is my hearing but all I can make out is a heavy beat, with someone chanting in a strange language. Whatever happened to good black music? Motown, Hendrix and so many others had real talent and are still being listened to today.
Anyway I know that I am in a minority, but I was brought up to respect talent and admire quality, and maybe spoiled by having experienced some of the best bands in the world. If Eurovision is to your taste then............... um..................um...................enjoy your evening.
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