Jagger-Richards. Lennon-McCartney. Damn, those untalented blokes who needed help writing songs. They're almost as bad as the Britpoop lightweights who spent the 90s thinking they were somehow better. BTW, Gorillaz songs suck, regardless of how many people it takes to write them. It's Pitchforkian to think otherwise.
I held off on joining Spotify until six weeks ago, and am ashamed of myself for caving in. It added nothing to my life but making me feel like musician-hating scum. No more for me.
False vaccine information isn't just an opinion. It's wrong, and that kind of "free speech" should ne condemned and pushed back against.
Also, words matter. That's why we need to choose them wisely. Why do support using words to lie to the general public? Are you one of those MAWA people?
There are 37 songs on those three records, more than half of which clock in at two minutes or less. They all All fit onto an 80-minute CDR I made with about nine minutes to spare. Despite the brevity, nothing really sounds unfinished. Miller was a fantastic artist who came along when country music needed him. In those days, the industry was diluting record after record with gooey strings and sappy background vocals. It all sounded so sterile. Miller proved you could be successful without insulting the listener's intelligence. In a way, he was country music's first "outlaw." He did it his way with a gleam in his eye. It took a few more years for Waylon and Willie to find similar footing.
A couple of outstanding covers. No surprise when you consider the source. If you haven't dived into the music of Gary Stewart and Roger Miller, then you've essentially been wasting your time on Earth.
I was about to post The Raveonettes' 2005 song "Ode to L.A." with Ronnie making a vocal cameo. Then I found this version from a year later that Ronnie cut herself. I had no idea this existed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFUJaqVEhLk
So, are you okay with white parents forbidding their children from listening to or purchasing music with the bad word? Or should rappers resolve to write lyrics that all fans can sing together and in harmony? You know, world peace, equality, and all that jazz we're supposed to be fighting for.
The key word in the story is "performance," which is what it was. I wouldn't interpret that as real anger. Singers, actors, and politicians pretend to be angry all the time. It's part of what they do for a living.
It's not "funny" to refer to bullying as bullying. If you don't want people to sing the word, don't stick it in your song. Switching a wrong dynamic doesn't make it right. I get the hurtful implications of the word. However, the whole notion that some people can use a word and others can't is silly and unproductive. In fact, it can even be counterproductive. Again, an artist doesn't get to choose their audience. If your own lyrics end up offending you, that's on you.
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