You guys might enjoy this movie.
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
Posted on 08/05/2005 8:50:42 AM PDT by nuconvert
As with most of these "polls", my first question is..."Who the heck did they ask?"
Kiss anthem, I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day, got me through adolesence.
...well that and a few old Ozzy 8-tracks.
Goose bump alert.
Of course I prefer "Dixie"
Add to the list the classic 'I'd Rather Have a Bottle in Front of Me, than a Frontal Lobotomy'.
Nope....Berry Gordy gave us a 12 year old vocal novelty AFTER he blessed us with Mary Wells, the 4 Tops and the Temptations....two 12 year old vocal novelties if you count Stevie Wonder...
Wow, my life is so..so changed now. Yeah, those were some enlightening lyrics. (sarcasm alert)
Bob Dylan is quit a poet, no doubt, but I hardly think that song is "life" changing.
Thanks for making me laugh out loud! I needed that!!
It's been more than 30 years since I saw the film, but if I remember correctly, it takes place in a socialist society of the future. Because Russian--thanks to the Soviets--is the language of socialism, teenagers speak in a slang based on that language. They refer to their friends as "droogs" (from Drug, the Russian word for friend). Elderly folk are called "starry loodies" (from starie liudi, or old people). The milk bar where they hang out is called the Korova (cow), and when they like something, they say "horrorshow" (khorosho, or good).
The hero is subjected to an experiment in behavior modification of the type that Harvard psychologist B. F. Skinner was promoting.
How can there be any discussion of books that changed the world without including Mein Kampf, Das Kapital, and The Communist Manifesto?
Also encouraged people to write down their recipes before it's too late.
Thank you for so succinctly capturing the essence of "On The Road"...
"Tiptoe Thru the Tulips" did the same thing for me........
That derisive English drinking song "Yankee Doodle" probably was the world's MOST influential song IMHO!
I never started appreciating Dylan or many of the late 60's groups until the past 10 - 15 years. Dylan especially.....
You guys might enjoy this movie.
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
So do I. When one listens to the lyrics and their meaning, they are invariably toward the conservative in sentiment. As these songs were used by the Lefty's on college campuses during the 60's, its a hoot that they actually thought that the answer to the sentiments or moral dilemmas would be solved by government, socialism or communism. After all, the desire for justice, tranquility, promoting the general welfare, and securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity are all conservative ideals.
I've seen it! Truly amazing the Funk Brothers did not get more credit. I was amazed how they would just sit there and one would start a little riff...then someone would join in and before you know it they have a hit on their hands!
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