On the way home from dinner tonight, my hubby and I were telling our son about 80’s musicians, and what their music was like. We spoke of how many were one-hit wonders (think Flock of Seagulls, Bow Wow Wow, Soft Cell, and David Lee Roth AFTER Van Halen), but incredibly, some artists are still relevant today in music. Look at Bon Jovi. Or U2. In fact, I think they are even MORE relevant today than back then. As much as I may disagree with Bono’s politics sometimes, I truly admire his dedication to raising awareness and money for the poor. He is a Christian, and he is able to use his celebrity clout for things that we should all care about. Were you not amazed to see him with W at the White House to praise his (W’s) efforts and diplomacy in the AIDs relief we were sending over? After all, the most important thing is to love one another, right? Okay, back off of the soapbox…so, we were talking about these bands still around today, and my hubby came up with The Police. I have NEVER liked their music. Ever. Even in the heyday of their first albums. My husband said I must be high because they were the first to fuse ska into their sound and are awesome. True on the ska part, I relented (because I do like ska), but their music is creepy. I offered the example of one of their biggest chart busting hits, “Every Breath You Take.” The title is the first red flag. This is no love song. Have you ever listened to the words??
“Oh, cant you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take
Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
Ill be watching you”
Hello?? Apparently restraining orders must not have been chic back then. Nothing screams stalker louder than this song. It closes with the haunting words repeated over and over, ” I’ll be watching you.” Yikes. We made that a hit folks. In fact, that whole album was creepy. I had my hubby on that one. He agreed, but said they had other music that was great. So the question is, did we even realize what we were listening to back then? I mean, I remember couple skating to this one! I tell my son all of the time that he cannot listen to this or that because of the disgusting, degrading lyrics, but was I listening to the same stuff wrapped in a pop bow? Hmmm…
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