I don’t begrudge any young person for thinking a lot of old songs are actually new. I mean, how would they know? I remember when I was nine, I told my mom that I’d discovered a “great new song.” That song was YMCA by the Village People. Clearly, I would not go on to have many dates.
Hahaha! I do the same thing at my parents when they play all of their classics and I tell them about the “new” songs that sample them.
Nice one, John! I love your colors.
And your parents didn’t sit you down after revealing that bit of news?
I dunno, I think they should know the classics. Maybe they should teach Classic Rock Appreciation in school. I always knew the music of the generation ahead of me, mostly because adults controlled the radio back then, unlike now.
Thanks, George! And Bearman, they didn’t sit me down as such. My dad just hit me a few times and they called it good. How wrong they were.
I think kids should know the classics, too. But, hopefully they want to learn about them on their own instead of having them shoved into their eardrums, because I know that whenever someone tries to teach me about things I just don’t care about, I end up hating those things even more. For instance: in high school, I was forced to read Pride and Prejudice. Now, I would love to take a Fahrenheit 411 to all known copies of it.
You will be happy to know that they teach “History of Rock” at Vanderbilt University!
I took “History of Rock and Jazz” in college, and it was pretty cool, but it was focused way more on jazz than rock. I mean, I guess some people would be pretty stoked about that, but I’m not so sure about your average frat boy.