Posted on 01/28/2023 11:27:55 AM PST by nickcarraway
“. . . cultural zenith akin to the great renaissance period confined to about seven short years from Bob Dylan’s The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan in 1963 to Woodstock in 1969. ‘
I enjoyed the hell out the ‘60’s, but “great renaissance period”? - give me a break - there’s a lot to be said for music that’s fun and readily-available weed, but that’s a far cry from an intellectual zenith, and typical of a counter-culture that took itself way too seriously.
I’ll take Oingo Boingo
Capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with the capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with free enterprise
Don’t try to make me feel guilty
I’m so tired of hearing you cry
There’s nothing wrong with making some profit
If you ask me, I’ll say it’s just fine
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to live nice
I’m so tired of hearing you whine
About the revolution or bringin’ down the rich
When was the last time you dug a ditch, baby?!
[Verse 2]
If it ain’t one thing, then it’s the other
Any cause that crosses your path
Your heart bleeds for anyone’s brother
I’ve got to tell you you’re a pain in the ass
You criticize with plenty of vigor
You rationalize everything that you do
With catchy phrases and heavy quotations
And everybody is crazy but you
[Chorus]
You’re just a middle class socialist brat
From a suburban family and you never really had to work
And you tell me that you’ve got to get back
To the struggling masses (whoever they are)
You talk, talk, talk about the suffering and pain
Your mouth is bigger than your entire brain
What the hell do you know about suffering and pain, you dumb f___?
Apples and oranges really. Steely Dan’s music was more jazz influenced, a different style altogether from the Beatles IMO.
Both were great in their own, unique way.
You a big De La Soul fan?
Took their name from a William Burroughs “character.”
Took their name from a William Burroughs “character.”
‘Imagine’ wasn’t a prayer for peace; it was a atheistic neo-Marxist anthem that, as usual, refused to acknowledge our fallen human nature. By this author’s reckoning then, that would put Steely Dan firmly in the Judeo-Christian camp. Only a propagandist would call ‘Imagine’ a prayer.
Thing about people who think Steely Dan sucked, they’re idiots copping a position to be “controversial”.
Just me, but I did not care for the music of either of them.
Well, get back Jack, do it again...
Yes, one has heard that story.
My favorite song from “Can’t Buy A Thrill”, is “Turn That Heartbeat Over Again”, only Steely Dan could do a song like that.
Go back Jack and do it again.
Sure it’s a bit of a troll, but I mean it.
I hate most of that late 60’s, 70’s Rock.
It also ties in so much with codification of the liberal left establishment that’s become totalitarianism today.
LOL
I was wanting him to get around to Zappa’s opinion of it all. That must be in the sequel.
Almost not a bad song.
There is certainly explosive talent and creativity in the collaborative power of these duos.
But Lennon and Waters' solo efforts are pretty...well...weak. In contrast, Macca and, to a lesser extent, Gilmour's solo content is strong.
Camille Paglia nailed it, when she said any creative or whimsical fire in John got snuffed by Yoko. Indeed, Lennon's best solo output came during his Lost Weekend.
John is in the Rock Hall and I'm not, so your mileage may very.
The Beatles were comprised of the greatest singer songwriter of all time, Paul McCartney, and his John-George-Ringo backup band.
Difference is Waters did the vast majority of the writing, Gilmour wrote very few PF songs. Even after Waters left, Gilmour’s wife actually wrote a lot of the post-Waters PF songs.
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