paulfromcamden
Baffled
and the Nazis loved Beethoven!
But they hated jazz : )
and the Nazis loved Beethoven!
I just couldn’t get excited about any music that concerned itself with trickle down wealth, the rate of profit and middle class aspiration.
nothing but contempt for Phil Collins; political and artistic
And never overlook Fur Q’s contribution. Ok, maybe not specifically right wing, but I’m sure he’d go down a treat at a Trump rally. “You gotta kill people to respect people.”This made me spit my tea out, very good. I am now trying to think about music that aligned and thought of Timbuk 3 - The futures so bright I've gotta wear shades but apparently it is about the nuclear holocaust.
Probably proves your point to be honest though Ian Curtin and Mark E Smith both voted
They had taste, it is wonderful music. A proper mafioso goes to the Scala too.and the Nazis loved Beethoven!
Not necessarily, some decidedly upperclass people were remarkably good at describing the life of the underdogs. Janis Joplin comes to mind, some of the Stones, even the Beatles weren't working class apart from Ringo. Some French chansonniers of filthy rich upbringing were equally impressive at it.
I don’t disagree with any of that, I was not commenting on an artist’s right to their music and how it’s used politically; I was talking about how an individual enjoys and perceives music.If an artist has created something and a political entity subverts it for their own political/propaganda end I think the artist have every right to complain or ideally legally block that usage. The Heather Small/M People thing being a good case in point. The band oppose the Tory Party and in no way approved their art for that usage. I found it very funny as it highlighted just how far out of her depth Truss was before she even got to the stage. A premonition as to the catastrophe ahead.
I don’t disagree with any of that, I was not commenting on an artist’s right to their music and how it’s used politically; I was talking about how an individual enjoys and perceives music.
That’s fair enough, and I remain a fan of Roxy Music despite detesting Bryan Ferry’s politics.
PS I’d happily vote for Brian Eno!
Springsteen / Born In The USA kind of ?
The man (who I adore as a person as well as a musician) is somehow considered left wing. Maybe, but being the only singer arriving in a self-driven full-blown SUV at the recording session for ‘We Are The World’ is not exactly the most leftie thing to do.
... even the Beatles weren't working class apart from Ringo.
It doesn’t. But it’s a weird sort of masochism to listen to the music of a band that you know detests your worldview. It would be a bit like me declaring love for the music of Ted Nugent.How does a band despising a person stop that person liking the bands music?
Although I'm not convinced about the Beatles type analogy of being born working class makes you working class.
From what little I know, and having once sat through "Meistersinger," there is a quite a bit of "belonging to the Volk rooted in the land" and lots of Germanic mythology, a celebration of descent from an ancient race of heroes. But I may be wrong and I'm sure others know more about it than me.I had the same thought, but do his lyrics promote Germanic supremacy? Or is it all stuff about boy-meets-girl etc?