Overtness is in the eye of the beholder ;) Seriously - Elvis' early gyrations were inappropriately sexual in a very overy way, to many people at the time.
It was only a few weeks ago I was chatting with a couple of high school music teachers, about how farcical it is that the topic of 'protest songs' is almost always taught without any reference to any rap music. And how the curriculum avoids rap music entirely, with the only reason we could see being that too many people shy away from the subject matter (even though similarly-controversial topics get tackeld in drama, English, art,...) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Williams, Jim Sent: 31 March 2006 17:09 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: RE: [Finale] music literacy Was it as OVERT then as it is now??? Was there MTV available to have it in front of children in an engaging format 24/7? Just asking ;-) ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Owain Sutton Sent: Fri 31-Mar-06 11:04 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: RE: [Finale] music literacy I'm afraid that you do seem very much caught up in parental concerns rather than musical ones. None of your objections are substantially different to those who criticised previous generations of music. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Williams, Jim Sent: 31 March 2006 16:49 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: RE: [Finale] music literacy John, I agree in principle with your statement about the past repeating itself, railing preachers, etc...but as the parent of a 16-year-old son and a 12-year old daughter, I ask the following: Did Benny Goodman's music regularly refer to women as "hos" and "bitches"? Did Elvis's music openly advocate killing policemen? Did swing music openly advocate sexual promiscuity with no regard to its physical or emotional consequences? (well, I might have to concede some there...) Did Bessie Smith videos (yes, there are a few, I believe) feature her 3/4 naked and writhing in simulated orgasmic ecstasy? etc... As much as I may hate to admit it, I have come to believe that today's "music" is indeed worse than it was in the past, and I find myself struggling--as a performer AND as a parent--to cope with the current stuff...or am I too caught up in today to see history properly? Though my kids are young, I am 54, so I have seen/heard a lot of the (r)evolution leading to current trends. Jim _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
