So I was thinking of posting this here yesterday, which is when I was supposed to post for Media Monday. *sigh* Unfortunately, 2 things went wrong. One, a completely predictable medical condition that occurs in females of a certain age was unpredictably and painfully early. (That’s actually good news, it won’t interfere with our day trip later this week. YAY!) The second is that my hubby is home on vacation. As much as I adore my husband, I know I never GET ANYTHING WRITTEN when he is home. If I’m concentrating, he thinks something is wrong and will consistently ask me what’s wrong, profess his love, or come over and kiss me.
All of which are adorable, of course, and appreciated, but throw me off whatever it was I was going to write.
He’s outside now, working on the lawn and such…and bonding with Pops. So I have thisone chance to get some blogging done! YAY!
This is in some ways both the worst and the best of the 80s. Mostly depending on which side of the fence you stand on. They were synthetic, they were plastic, they were heavily made up (yes, even the men). BUT the words they sang were brilliant. Pop music, still, but not mindless drivel and romantic melodies.
Having started the FB group, and even before that, this is a subject I’ve been thinking about a lot. Both in the mundane, and the magickal, just what are words worth, anyway?
And as a side note, as much as Madonna likes to go on and on about how if SHE had never made it, Lady Gaga never would have…I call BS. Because THIS lady should get far more props. Or Nina Hagen…
Which has nothing to do with this. I just love Nina Hagen.
Hmm…so I only clicked on the video because the still showed some lady with eyes like O.O and looked like she was gritting her teeth. Personally, I think Madonna’s okay, don’t like Lady Gaga at all (and I agree with people that say she’s pulling a Madonna all over again) and this Nina Hagen – who I’ve just seen for the first time – well she’s like a cross between a crooner and, I don’t know, Morticia? It was pretty okay though. Re: the 80′s video, I was born in the 80′s and thus wasn’t subjected to some of the….not-so-hot music of that era. Hallelujah? Blessings.
Nina Hagen *was* a very daring punk rocker back in her day…she’s only recently started with the “standards” but…well, she is still HER, which is what I adore about her. She doesn’t compromise. She still has her own definition of style. I mean…skulls all over her while singing “The Lady is a Tramp?” But that’s her. She’s also Hindu and does some DAMN fantastic chants with that very strange, almost male voice of hers…I’ll post them some day I’m sure…
I can’t *stand* Madonna. As far as I’m concerned, all she’s ever done is regurgitated other people’s styles, made massive bank off of it, and moved on. I respect her ability for marketing…she’s a financial genius. But as far as creative genius? Hell no. And Lady Gaga ain’t another Madonna. She’s far too…well, creative, to be another Madonna.
Yeah, you missed a lot of the bad music…but you also missed a lot of the good!
I saw a lot of allllll of it…but then, I’m a bit of a music fiend!