Jennifer Finney Boylan, apparently a Trans-Person, says we have to “re-think” classic Boomer rock because a lot of the musicians weren’t particularly good people. For instance, Don McLean, of “American Pie” fame, once pled guilty to domestic violence.
Also, the Rolling Stones Brown Sugar references the slave trade, which isn’t good in the sense of “empowering Black women” but is bad because … whatever.
Can I still love their music if I’m appalled by various events in the lives of Johnny Cash or Elvis or Jerry Lee Lewis? Or by Eric Clapton’s racist rants and anti-vaccination activism?
The answer is, “yes.” But no one makes you listen.
Of course, there is no easy answer here.
Yes, there is an easy answer.
For a lot of baby boomers, it’s painful to realize that some of the songs first lodged in our memories in adolescence really need a second look. And it’s hard to explain why younger versions of ourselves ever thought they were OK in the first place.
Here is a theoretical scenario.
Let’s say I am a sexual assaulter with a autogynophelia fetish – I enjoy dressing up like a woman and demanding women treat me as one. Part of my gimmick is pretending to take offense for women that aren’t actually offended – especially “Women of Color” despite being White myself – and playing hyper-sensitive Church Lady is part of that.
In any case, as I want the Democrats to lose the next couple of elections, I heartily endorse Jennifer Finney Boylan cancelling Boomer Rock.
‘What went wrong is stupid wokeness’: James Carville explains Democrats’ terrible Tuesday
Democratic strategist James Carville said some members of his party need to go into “woke detox” after Republicans made gains in races from the Virginia gubernatorial race down to hundreds of school board positions across the country on Tuesday.
“Well, what went wrong is this stupid wokeness,” Carville told PBS NewsHour Wednesday. “Don’t just look at Virginia and New Jersey . Look at Long Island, look at Buffalo, look at Minneapolis . Even look at Seattle, Washington. I mean, this ‘defund the police’ lunacy, this ‘take Abraham Lincoln’s name off of schools,’ that — people see that.
Banned Hipster 
There’s a slew of boomer songs that should need to be cancelled simply because they’ve been massively over played.
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Landslide and The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. Crocodile Rock by Elton John. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen. Anything by Moody Blues. Anything by Ozzie Osbourne. Anything by Billy Joel. Whole lotta love by Led Zeppelin. Anything by Led Zeppelin. Add yours as you wish.
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I like The Eagles but Take It Easy is my #1 most overplayed song by far. Others I’d add as a tie for distant second are Don’t Stop Believing (Journey) and You Shook Me All Night Long (ACDC).
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What these folks are doing is purifying their ideology. What’s wrong with that? And regarding the boomers, they are dying out, and the zoomers are mostly non-White.
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The contradictions between the neo Puritans and the hedonists they worship.
The culture wars have succeeded in pushing both sides to puritanical thinking which I assume is the point.
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is definitely on the chopping block, even the Joan Baez cover. I wouldn’t be surprised if My Generation from The Who and Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet from BTO are also banned for being insensitive to people who stutter. I’m sure there are plenty more. Somebody should send her the lyrics to One In A Million from Guns N Roses, her fucking head would explode
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Reblogged this on muunyayo and commented:
Jahhahhahah
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F you, boomer boy/girl…I’ll listen to The Illusion all I want:
and, boomers, no matter what kind of music you listen to,
the Day of the Pillow is coming!
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Since Bob Dylan publicly stated some years back that in his youth he made a deal with the devil in exchange for wealth and fame, perhaps his entire life’s work should be cancelled along with all the hundreds of covers of his songs recorded by other people. Even if you don’t believe in the Dark Prince, you have to consider the possibility after you’ve heard a sample of Dylan’s voice. It would require special effort by occult forces to make that grating noise succeed.
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Oddly, when he said that, I believed him. He appeared to be tellign the truth, that he made a deal with some dark force that we humans cannot see. The interviewer didn’t believe him but Dylan believed what he was saying. Weird, because Bob Dyan, despite his musicianship, is pro-Chabad. He priases rebbe Schneerson.
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