Bucky Done Gun.
On Friday I went to this 'peace rally' at the courthouse with some friends. Its cool that something like it was organized in this community, and there were a lot of people there.
A. There were people there playing folk songs reminiscent of the music played at gatherings in the 60s, and all the songs they were playing were from that era. While I love folk music and they were great performers, that music is now rooted in nostalgia, and I wish that our generation would start making a music which we could unite under and which we could call our own. Why isn't there anybody gathering in front of the courthouse rapping about war, abusive government, or broken politics which influence our lives?
B. It is sad that there were about five people my age there, and then about 75 people who are in their 60s.
A. There were people there playing folk songs reminiscent of the music played at gatherings in the 60s, and all the songs they were playing were from that era. While I love folk music and they were great performers, that music is now rooted in nostalgia, and I wish that our generation would start making a music which we could unite under and which we could call our own. Why isn't there anybody gathering in front of the courthouse rapping about war, abusive government, or broken politics which influence our lives?
B. It is sad that there were about five people my age there, and then about 75 people who are in their 60s.
posted by John @ 2:20 PM
2 Comments:
At 5:39 PM,
Cathie said…
There is a lot of music like that today. You just need to expand your music tastes. Dave Matthew's Band's new CD Stand Up is exactly about this subject. Green Day's American Idiot is a genious work of social commentary. Postal Service/Death Cab for Cutie are two bands with the same lead singer with songs along these lines. U2 is the biggest band in the world with a whole segment of their concerts on the current tour dedicated to human rights.
You just haven't been paying attention.
At 9:58 PM,
John said…
LOL. Get off my blog.
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