[78-L] Darwin was wrong

[Taylor Bowie]

Yeah,  and there are plenty of others...but the even worst of those 
mentioned show some sort of wit,  however mild,  while this latest thing 
employs one of the trashiest slang expressions to come along during the last 
40 or 50 years.  And I'm sure the composers and Clarkson take it all very 
seriously,  too...can't say that about Yummy, Yummy or Aba Daba!

That said,  I suppose I should reserve any more judgment until I hear the 
damn thing...that's really something to look forward to,  huh?

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Darwin was wrong


> Aba Daba Honeymoon (1914) was high art?
>
> dl
>
> fnarf at comcast.net wrote:
>> May I just point out that between Cole Porter and Kelly Clarkson we had 
>> such lyrically complex masterpieces as "How Much Is That Doggy In The 
>> Window?" (1952), "Sh-boom" (1954), "Louie Louie" (1955), "Da Doo Ron Ron" 
>> (1963), and "Yummy Yummy Yummy (I've Got Love In My Tummy" (1968). Those 
>> songs are all closer in vintage to  "Night and Day" (1932) than they are 
>> to today. I'm having trouble seeing a trend line here.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 2:14:57 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Darwin was wrong
>>
>> Great God Almighty...I'm pretty optimistic as a rule,  but if such a song 
>> is
>> actually a hit then we may indeed be near the "End Times" at least as far 
>> as
>> our popular culture goes (and clearly it's gone too far).
>>
>> Do you suppose any of the singers who show up on the "Idol" show know any 
>> of
>> the words to "Moonlight in Vermont"?
>>
>>
>> Taylor
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <soundthink at aol.com>
>> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 1:34 PM
>> Subject: [78-L] Darwin was wrong
>>
>>
>>> From the sophisticated lyrics of Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Lorenz
>>> Hart, we have "progressed" to the point where, today, the hottest song 
>>> on
>>> the charts is actually called - and I kid you not - "My Life Would Suck
>>> Without You" by American Idol queen Kelly Clarkson.
>>>
>>> It's true. All the great songs have already been written and we are 
>>> going
>>> downhill.
>>>
>>> Fast...
>>>
>>> Cary (feeling more and more like an old fogie) Ginell
>>> _______________________________________________
>
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