Maybe it really is a gulag afterall.
Actually in a gulag they would be forced to WORK!
Never heard of "Barney" but how about Tiny Tim's "Tip Toe Through the Tulips?" They would definitely be lining up to have their heads chopped off.
I have always been a classical music listener, so I don’t know much about the "up-to-date" stuff unless it is exceptional. And yes, there is a lot of exceptional music out there in spite of the trash.