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Old song shows its age
Off by Thirty Years
by Elizabeth Emerald
Despite the efforts of my father to instill in me appreciation of classical music; I spurned his attempts to introduce me to the late great Beethoven, Bach, and Co. He lured me to an opera (once) with the promise of early supper at an automat. (Old-time cafeteria featuring coin-operated vending machines). My mother had made me a green brocade gown for the grand occasion; I was thus a tad overdressed for dinner.
My "taste" in music is raucously unrefined: rock from the '70's rules!
The 80's and 90's passed me by, mired as I was in raising three children and a two-year old husband. By the time I discovered music from those eras, it was passe.
It's ironic that one who plays with words and disdains literary (so to speak) pap, will eschew sophisticated lyrics in favor of insipid and offensive ones if my ears prefer the tune accompanying the latter. For instance, I'll overlook gibberish from David Bowie (e.g. "Diamond Dogs") and T. Rex (e.g. "Bang a Gong").
Yesterday, the radio played "Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap," by AC/DC, which features a hit-man for hire proffering (in background vocals) a menu of murder methods, including cyanide and dynamite.
I recall having first heard the song about ten years ago and delighted in its hard rock beat; I'd assumed it had been recently released.
When I heard it on the radio last night I attended to the lyrics:
Pick up the phone
I'm always home
Call me any time
Busted!
The song (released in 1981) revealed its age:
Landline!
Despite the efforts of my father to instill in me appreciation of classical music; I spurned his attempts to introduce me to the late great Beethoven, Bach, and Co. He lured me to an opera (once) with the promise of early supper at an automat. (Old-time cafeteria featuring coin-operated vending machines). My mother had made me a green brocade gown for the grand occasion; I was thus a tad overdressed for dinner.
My "taste" in music is raucously unrefined: rock from the '70's rules!
The 80's and 90's passed me by, mired as I was in raising three children and a two-year old husband. By the time I discovered music from those eras, it was passe.
It's ironic that one who plays with words and disdains literary (so to speak) pap, will eschew sophisticated lyrics in favor of insipid and offensive ones if my ears prefer the tune accompanying the latter. For instance, I'll overlook gibberish from David Bowie (e.g. "Diamond Dogs") and T. Rex (e.g. "Bang a Gong").
Yesterday, the radio played "Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap," by AC/DC, which features a hit-man for hire proffering (in background vocals) a menu of murder methods, including cyanide and dynamite.
I recall having first heard the song about ten years ago and delighted in its hard rock beat; I'd assumed it had been recently released.
When I heard it on the radio last night I attended to the lyrics:
Pick up the phone
I'm always home
Call me any time
Busted!
The song (released in 1981) revealed its age:
Landline!
My "taste" in music is raucously unrefined: rock from the '70's rules!
The 80's and 90's passed me by, mired as I was in raising three children and a two-year old husband. By the time I discovered music from those eras, it was passe.
It's ironic that one who plays with words and disdains literary (so to speak) pap, will eschew sophisticated lyrics in favor of insipid and offensive ones if my ears prefer the tune accompanying the latter. For instance, I'll overlook gibberish from David Bowie (e.g. "Diamond Dogs") and T. Rex (e.g. "Bang a Gong").
Yesterday, the radio played "Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap," by AC/DC, which features a hit-man for hire proffering (in background vocals) a menu of murder methods, including cyanide and dynamite.
I recall having first heard the song about ten years ago and delighted in its hard rock beat; I'd assumed it had been recently released.
When I heard it on the radio last night I attended to the lyrics:
Pick up the phone
I'm always home
Call me any time
Busted!
The song (released in 1981) revealed its age:
Landline!
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