Great Songs That Couldn't Be Made Today

"Russians" by Sting couldn't be redone today.

In Europe and America
There's a growing feeling of hysteria
Forced to respond to the rhetorical speeches of the Soviet

There is no common sense on either side of the political fence

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I think that's by design, Brenda.

They're going to do whatever they're going to do no matter what we have to say about it.

They just give us the illusion of choice, and we get to watch all the less consequential things swing back wildly from side to side depending on which group of idiots and assholes are running the show at the time, while behind the scenes they're selling us all out everyday.

And none of them are EVER held accountable for the evil they do to the people.

If Trump can't or isn't going to fix any of this, then nobody ever will.

Maybe I was foolish to believe that he could.

Both parties suck so hard.


"Any way you look at it you lose."

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Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.

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the new political debate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_appropriation

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:



I don't want to make this just another "Music" thread since we already have 4 of them.

You're making this just another Music thread.

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Anyways looking at it all from another angle not just words, taking another point, Jazz is Dead

something happened to 'Jazz' it was inspired by new edgy clownish lyrics and new world instruments, mixing a new world sound of marching war bands and some guy in the Deep South or Chicago on guitar, the stage shows and inspired by Native notes and those from from Blues and Country a mix of Africa beats and European harmonic chords

take this band 'Level 42'

its English Pop Jazz, very busy but very funky

Antifa could probably find the whole Pentatonic Eastern scale and 'Words' culturally offensive

the band's third single and their first top-30 single

My eyes wide open, I feel a breeze
Words softly spoken, in Cantonese
Standing at the master's side
Then with patience he confides
Secret knowledge, sacred ways
Pearls of wisdom from the dragon days

probably get accused of cultural appropriation or some crap today

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I've got Level 42's "Something About You" on my playlist. That was a great 80's jam.


On that note, you could put anything with a saxophone in it. I remember they were in a fair amount of 80's songs, and I always liked them.

Then Kenny G came out and ruined the saxophone for everybody.





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Not that I'm saying there was a sax in Something About You. Your post about Jazz not being commercially viable in current year made me think about the sax, specifically.



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Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.

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20 iconic musicians who quit the business early—and what they did next

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