Lame tunes

Inspired by lazy rappers, talentless though smoking hot female singers, moronically childish country western and above all, predictable hipster folk bands.

Do new bands play guitars today
or do they slaughter cats
I quote the name of Jimmy Page
I get who the hell is that

At least most know who Hendrix was
and maybe good old Kieth
The man's a real life zombie show
What language does he speak

Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray
Eddie from Van Halen
Remember Slash don't say it's so
He's sober clean and shaven

Ziggy Stardust spiders from mars
Iggy and the Stooges
The Sex Pistols and Joy Division
Heavy weight influences

Public Enemy east coast posse
old school hip hop rap
NWA west coast gangsta
Now it's sell out crap

These kids today what can I say
They listen to any trash
They wouldn't know great music if it
shot cocaine up their a*s

So I'm getting old and cranky
as I shake my fist at youth
In my day music was better so
f**k off you little d****e

Author's Note

NWA (Niggaz with attitude) caused one of the biggest ruckus at my house ever when I was a lad. As soon as my parents started hearing raps like "Crazy mutha fucka named ice cube/ in a gang called niggaz with attitude/ when I'm called off/ I got a sawed off/ squeeze the trigger and the bodies are hauled off' (NWA straight outta Compton) coming from my bed room they went ballistic. So like any kid I put on my headphones so I couldn't hear them. Mama didn't raise no fool

Reviews

[Marie]

Oh come on Baby R. Music isn't going to stay the same from year to year, nd it shouldn't. What sounds like garbage today may be the classic of tomorrow...

[Baby Ricochet]

That's what I'm afraid of

[Jack...]

At least we can still listen to real rock and roll...I think its on the oldies station. :)

Very cool my friend.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Jack

[Mark]

ha, in my day it was Jimmy Page my Dad was yelling at me about. There are two more guitarists I would include in the list you wrote: David Gilmore and Carlos Santana.

[Baby Ricochet]

Good ones. Thank you Mark

[isus]

jim morrison, ray manzarek, robby krieger, john densmore :D

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for dropping by

[icelandicblue]

What I am surprised about is that some younger people also listen to the music of the past. They know who many of the old artists are...one of my 4th Graders asked me if I knew "Play that Funky Music White Boy," well I did and I knew the name of the band too (I'm sure from his parents). But every generation needs to know the music of the moment it''s one of the many ways to fit it. As kids grow and get their own identities their music tastes branch out. Honestly I like Weird Al's Amish Paradise better than the original. Music seems to identify each generation- nice poem BR.

[Will]

When I hear some of the music my generation listens to, I often shake my head and sigh. I just flip to my iPod and listen to some Cream, the occasional Who (it's Baba O'Reilly, damnit, not Teenaged Wasteland!) and just jam. A good poem with a clear message, although it think the rhyme could be cleaned up a bit

[Baby Ricochet]

Meh. It's one of my disposables to keep writers block at bay. Thanks for stopping by Will. I appreciate it

[Will]

In that case, it's a pretty good throw away. Nice job, man, and anytime

[Relic]

Keith married patty hansen who grew up not too far from me. One night I had to pick up my mother at the bar up in town. When I walked in, keith was sitting there talking about the end of the world. He was so out of it I didn't even want to talk to him. No one did.

Saw page and plant and they were awesome. Stevie was awesome too. Music has taken a turn for the worse, that's for sure. Kids today are brainwashed with garbage. The following is a set of lyrics by a band called porcupine tree. You may not like the song itself but the words kind of explain it better than I can.

Porcupine Tree — The Sound Of Muzak lyrics

"The Sound Of Muzak"

Hear the sound of music
Drifting in the aisles
Elevator prozac
Stretching on for miles

The music of the future
Will not entertain
It's only meant to repress
And neutralise your brain

Soul gets squeezed out
Edges get blunt
Demographic
Gives what you want

Now the sound of music
Comes in silver pills
Engineered to suit you
Building cheaper thrills

The music of rebellion
Makes you wanna rage
But it's made by millionaires
Who are nearly twice your age

One of the wonders of the world is going down
It's going down I know
It's one of the blunders of the world that no-one cares
No-one cares enough

[Baby Ricochet]

It does express it well. Thank you Relic

[Relic]

Welcome my friend.

[Patricia B. Hepler]

Hahahaaa! Welcome to...'middle age' ;-)
Jimi & Keith-it doesn't get much better than that!
pat~

[Baby Ricochet]

LOL! I suppose I am getting on to middle age.

[Jordan]

Well, its a clear expression of your feeling towards the music... I hope you get to hear what you want...

[Baby Ricochet]

That's why we have I Pods

[Jordan]

Yes, but sometimes we don't hear what we want even on that...