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'American Pie' singer Don McLean says music no longer exists because of 'nihilistic society'
Fox News ^ | 04/11/2020 | Melissa Roberto

Posted on 04/11/2020 9:01:29 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Don McLean, the 74-year-old singer best known for his 1971 hit “American Pie,” says he is not impressed with the music of today.

The singer-songwriter believes times have certainly changed since his early days in the music industry, and he’s claiming there is no longer music of substance when he turns on the radio.

The folk-rock singer sat down with Tom Cridland for his YouTube series “The Greatest Music of All Time” to reflect on his musical career highlights. During the candid conversation, McLean partially discusses his political views, claiming that politics no longer “really mean anything,” and he likened it to drastic shift he’s noticed in music.

“The music doesn’t mean anything. The music reflects the spiritual nature of the society. We have a kind of a nihilistic society now,” McLean told the host. “No one believes in anything, no one likes anything, no one has any respect for anything much. The music shows that.” […]

The singer-songwriter added that today’s catchy songs involving notes and choruses “repeated over and over again” end up becoming “drummed into your head or makes you want to hang yourself.”

“It’s not a hook,” he said. …

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To: Olog-hai

The ONLY music that was decent was the music that I* grew up with.

[[ I* is a variable representing the person who makes this statement ]]


141 posted on 04/12/2020 6:02:30 AM PDT by BobL
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To: qam1

Be sure that your time line here in your post is just referring to “rock/pop” and not to any of the greater genres of music.


142 posted on 04/12/2020 6:17:11 AM PDT by pallmallman
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To: qam1

Be sure that your time line here in your post is just referring to “rock/pop” and not to any of the greater genres of music.


143 posted on 04/12/2020 6:18:02 AM PDT by pallmallman
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To: qam1

Be sure that your time line here in your post is just referring to “rock/pop” and not to any of the greater genres of music.


144 posted on 04/12/2020 6:18:36 AM PDT by pallmallman
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To: Fightin Whitey

I remember when that song came out and all the discussion about what it meant. it went on for a long time before people reached a consensus.


145 posted on 04/12/2020 6:29:28 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: deanking

Today’s music is simply “bitching to beat”.


146 posted on 04/12/2020 6:58:53 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: Nifster

Fair enough.


147 posted on 04/12/2020 7:11:27 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: deanking

music isn’t played today, it is programmed loops overlaid.

and because of spotify payouts (streaming is 82% of all money in music today), songs are getting shorter.

The corporations are now using AI to create songs.

it’s all hollow product


148 posted on 04/12/2020 7:22:28 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
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To: DoodleBob

>>This is likely because you won’t get off yer azz and check out music right down the street

isn’t on charts
isn’t in press
isn’t on tv
isn’t a household name

it doesn’t have cultural impact anymore


149 posted on 04/12/2020 7:24:46 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
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To: exDemMom

>>The thing about music is that most of it is trash when it is modern. As time passes, however, the good stuff stays around and the rest is forgotten.

when is this going away already?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tscL_I2v7pU


150 posted on 04/12/2020 7:28:10 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

I’m with you on that. I think Vincent is his best work.


151 posted on 04/12/2020 7:31:21 AM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: Falconspeed

You are so right.

Country music is the absolute best it has ever been

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0VXubTsAoE


152 posted on 04/12/2020 7:34:03 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
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To: Professional

>>There has never been close to the volume of new music and live music like there is today

Hogwash

There were thousand of hometown challengers to Elvis in the 50s, the Ventures in the 60s, and the Beatles/Stones, challengers to Motown and Atlantic and Stax too.

so much of a music explosion back then that is still being (re)discovered by people digging in crates and tape vaults.

And bands in the 60s and 70s could get several hundred or playing a local gig. Good luck getting that adjusted or inflation on the local bar scene these days.

bandcamp puts compositions in the marketplace without fuss, that’s all that is different.

instrument sales aren’t what they once were.


153 posted on 04/12/2020 7:45:30 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
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To: neverevergiveup

The Goodies - Wild Thing LIVE (from the LWT DVD)

https://youtu.be/E-ym2ZRx4uo


154 posted on 04/12/2020 8:39:52 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Professional

I just fell into Bishop Briggs. Surprised no one has heard of her.


155 posted on 04/12/2020 8:42:48 AM PDT by sheana
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To: PghBaldy

Hysterical!

Then there’s this:

https://youtu.be/tj8dtjH8ccY


156 posted on 04/12/2020 9:01:17 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: Olog-hai

Bkmk


157 posted on 04/12/2020 9:03:12 AM PDT by stuckincali
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To: GSWarrior

Yeah, there is some great music out there. But, you have to dig for it like never before.

The radio waves are filled with repetitious, meaningless, soon-to-be-forgotten bilge. In years past, the bilge made only sporadic appearances and was drowned out by excellent music.

Nowadays, it’s the reverse.


158 posted on 04/12/2020 9:10:33 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: metmom

I used to sell and deliver “Grit” newspaper, which puts a date on me.

Whenever I hear of Don McLean I think of the front-page story about his walking off a concert stage somewhere because he was so damned sick of the song, and it was all audiences wanted to hear.

I was agin Mr. McLean on that occasion, but fully with him now.

Odd the slivers of time that remain with us, for whatever reason.


159 posted on 04/12/2020 9:18:57 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Fightin Whitey

I subscribe to Grit. It’s a bi-monthly glossy magazine these days. IMO it has retained some of its rural appeal as it reaches out to do - it - yourself urban farmers. But it is not politicized in any way.


160 posted on 04/12/2020 9:53:39 AM PDT by GSWarrior
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