What kind of legacies will be left behind
By the artists of today
Theft by design
of yesteryears
brilliant mind
Remix this old song
Put a new beat to that old tune
Is it just me
Or am I wrong
Is anything new
Do these kids not know how to write their own damn song
And not just style and fluff
Give me substance
Write something truly meaningful
Enough’s enough
“Today’s music ain’t got the same soul”
Just give me old time Rock & Roll.
Written by W.J.G.🕊
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Thanks Teddy. The old music just has that magic that makes your feet do things without even thinking about it.😊
Good write J.
Thanks orchi 👍🌹🕊🌞
Oh I do know where you're coming from but I'm sure my parents thought the same thoughts when I was the young audience of 'popular' music.
Young people today know their life on the street experience as something quite different to how it was in my day and that's reflected in what they find popular. Love is of course a perpetual theme and i don't somehow see that one dissappearing anytime soon.
But maybe, as a musician, my view is a bit tainted. I had to entertain folk by playing a lot of stuff i just didn't like but there were plenty that were a real pleasure to play too.
Your poem is so relatable! In my 70's now, I enjoyed the days when there was a discernible melody to a song, and I could sing along. This aged ear has troubling tuning into music of today, and that's OK. I know where to find what I love to listen to. Your last 2 lines say it all, it will never die. Great write!
Thanks Bella. The abundance of great and truly meaningful music those stoned hippies gave the world is truly a timeless gift. As far as I’m concerned. Cheers to the good old days🥂🌹🕊🌞
Absolutely, we are the fortunate ones who were able to live it!
Yes I’m sure every generation wonders about the younger generation. I can remember my parents shaking their heads in wonder about me in my teen/young adult years. You sound like an old blues musician who has to learn other types of music to please your audience like so many of them had to back in the day. But I truly don’t believe any of today’s artists making music today like Mariah Carey,Miley Cyrus,Sean Mendez,ect ect will be heard on the radio 30,40,50 years from now like so much of the music from the 60’s and 70’s is still being heard and listen to today. That’s how great that music is. It stands the test of time. So much of it is truly timeless. That’s what’s missing from today’s young musicians. Timelessness. Cheers to the old days🍻…hope for the new🕊
The older music seems to have so much more meaning behind it, nowadays, it's about cheating and drinking
So true WJG, the songs of today are just not as good as those of our past.
Andy
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