I must admit that when we listen to Steely Dan, and especially when are children are around (they’re getting a little long in the tooth, but not long enough to leave home just yet), I wince over some of the lyrics. Drinking scotch whiskey all night long, then dying behind the wheel isn’t what we’d call edifying. So, often times our family sits around and talks about music, lyrics, and philosophy. One must be careful, and especially around the kids.
Listen to the lyrics of Glamour Profession.
Then there's Kid Charlemagne.
Both are musical extravaganzas. Neither can I enjoy with my teenage son.
That topic alone is worth a whole new thread. In particular, for our entertainment, just what goes beyond the bounds for Conservative Christians?
While it's known to many FReepers that I'm something of a square when it comes to music (Country and Southern Gospel fit my comfort zone), a steady diet of only that would get tiresome. So I veer off into other realms such as big band and some of the crooners as well as some so-called "mob music" (see below).
With movies, the choices we have are more confined since Hollywood is largely (exclusively?) a bastion of atheistic liberalism. As much as I'd like to view only films like Passion of the Christ, Facing the Giants and Atlas Shrugged, some of the product designed for Conservatives is just subpar in spite of its good intentions (American Carol anyone?).
So, admitting my straying from the straight and narrow in movies, under my breath, I'll confess to really enjoying the profanity-laden Goodfellas and the morally-suspect Godfather trilogy...but certainly not when the kids are around. Of course, right afterward, I try to cleanse myself by playing some Happy Goodman, Kingsmen and Bill Gather tapes! :-)
Interesting topic...apologies to all for the thread diversion.