Rockin' in the Free World

[mikesilvia]

While watching the Grammy awards last Sunday, it occurred to me that American culture has been defined by music ever since the end of World War II. After the Germans and Japanese surrendered in 1945, millions of GI's...

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[JustAlex]

I'm too tired of Billo to do another huge thing.

But this is the highlight of this blog:

The talent is still there. I heard Justin Bieber do a knockout version of Paul McCartney's classic "Let It Be."

Hahahahahahaha!

The best part is that he's serious.

Let me laugh again....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Wickabee]

He just noticed each generation since the mid 40s was defined by pop music?

Where was he the first 65 years?

[shrewsbury]

wasted a minute of my life reading that!

[*censored*]

"But when Elton John sang a duet with the white rapper Eminem on a Grammy telecast, rap went mainstream."

Rap was mainstream long before Eminem. MC Hammer. 'Nuff said. Or can things not go mainstream in Bill's world until white people are doing it?

"[W]hat do Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez really stand for? Narcissism? Just asking."

I'll give him that. A friend of mine and I had a discussion on that a week ago, actually.

[Wickabee]

"But when Elton John sang a duet with the white rapper Eminem on a Grammy telecast, rap went mainstream."

Rap was mainstream long before Eminem. MC Hammer. 'Nuff said. Or can things not go mainstream in Bill's world until white people are doing it?

You can take it further to Run DMC.