Black Sheep...you're right, it is an apples and oranges thing, at least as far as personal taste goes. Also, Ole Swivel Hips certainly pushed the limits of vulgarity in the 1950s, and certainly there was sexual innuendo in much of the music of the 1960s. Yet, I think we can both agree that such innuendo is light years behind some of the lyrics to be heard in today's music. NOTHING is left to the imagination. It's not only grossly vulgar....it's pornographic....and a total turnoff to anyone with even a modicum of good taste...and good sense. Regards.
Hap....I know what you mean. The wife and I rarely watch tv anymore. The latest sit-coms are about as funny as listening to a bunch of seventh graders tell dirty jokes. I've outgrown that. If there isn't an old, classic movie on....we watch The Closer, Law and Order re-runs....or the History Channel. Even the modern cartoons on the Cartoon Channel are achingly stupid or 3-frames-per-second Manga. Quality has left the scene. Regards.
Waffle....As I said to Black Sheep, sexual innuendo is a far cry from what is found in modern music....and that is why the modern stuff, as exemplified by Prince is a total turnoff and waste of talent on his part. If you enjoy it, fine by me. As for me, it makes my skin crawl. Regards.
Mr. RiplEy [H]....Sorry, I have none to spare.
Regards.
mars01....If you wish to argue the merits of your favorite music you should take notice of the class with which the gentlemen listed above debated the merits of my views. Engaging in insults is crass, boorish, and generally in bad taste. A gentleman would not use such tools of argument...so with that in mind, I have only one thing to say......
.....Bite me!
Ah me! I crack me up!
Regards, Shuckins