A Toothless Old Woman!
June 12th 2008 06:08
I think it was Dame David Bowie who declared that rock ‘n roll is a “toothless old Woman” or a “dinosaur”, and that was over thirty years ago in the dim distant and much romanticised mid 70s, that period of popular music that has been ever so hip and for those of us that are starting to get just a little longer in the tooth, we revel in the nostalgia just as previous generations might thumb through a photo album of sepia images.
It is generally assumed that popular music’s cultural function is to express a profound dissatisfaction with the world that another generation had constructed to support the delights of consuming material comforts etc etc. A few decades on and, Oh-what-fun, the current disconsolate, angsty youth are discovering the joys of de-angsting themselves with a this season’s pair of Dolce and Gabbana underwear, an umpteen gigabyte Iwotever and looking ever so fabulous at that wine bar that used to be someone’s local bank branch. Why get all cross and sulky with where you find yourself within an environment when you can go down the Mall and thoroughly enjoy the environment that’s so thoughtfully provided – no need to express an opinion about anything!
Hmmmm, what do I want to listen to…? Oh, I know, what about all that weird stuff of Mum and Dad’s?
Maybe it’s about time Mr. Bowie appeared on the Queen’s New Years honours list.
It is generally assumed that popular music’s cultural function is to express a profound dissatisfaction with the world that another generation had constructed to support the delights of consuming material comforts etc etc. A few decades on and, Oh-what-fun, the current disconsolate, angsty youth are discovering the joys of de-angsting themselves with a this season’s pair of Dolce and Gabbana underwear, an umpteen gigabyte Iwotever and looking ever so fabulous at that wine bar that used to be someone’s local bank branch. Why get all cross and sulky with where you find yourself within an environment when you can go down the Mall and thoroughly enjoy the environment that’s so thoughtfully provided – no need to express an opinion about anything!
Maybe it’s about time Mr. Bowie appeared on the Queen’s New Years honours list.
oow - wot a luverly gatefold sleeve, dear!
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