"only in America!"
Saturday, July 30, 2005 Filed in: random
musings
only in this amazing
country of ours could we have an entire industry
dedicated to people who aren't talented. only here
would people say "hey! you suck... come over here and
we'll call you the best of the suckiest and make you
a star!" only in America could you be rewarded with
vast amounts of money, beautiful women, big houses,
awards, cars and everything else that comes with
celebrity for not being good at what you do.
these thoughts struck me as i was riding back from the airport today and my sister Megan, who apparently has no taste in music, put in some piece of crap country cd. i mean seriously... these people can't write... they can't sing... they copy music that's been played about 50 million times before... it's quite horrific. and yet the power of marketing and peer pressure have convinced millions that the talentless are talented.
now, don't get me wrong. there was a time when "country music" (very different than it is today) was the heart and soul of a great country. just listen to the soundtrack from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" to hear some samples of bluegrass/country. (mostly modern, updated samples, but good ones nonetheless.) anyway... that all died with Johnny Cash. now it's all horrible. country "stars" all write and sing about the same crap over and over again. and now it's worse because they've made a concerted effort to cross it over with pop music and develop a hybrid that is truly revolting.
all this to say... if you want to be a star and have no talent... country music may be for you! if you can't sing, but want to make millions at it anyway, move to Nashville! if you have nothing to say, but still want to write songs... there's a whole industry that will call you downright amazing and pay your bills.
this just makes me feel that the end of the world must be coming soon
these thoughts struck me as i was riding back from the airport today and my sister Megan, who apparently has no taste in music, put in some piece of crap country cd. i mean seriously... these people can't write... they can't sing... they copy music that's been played about 50 million times before... it's quite horrific. and yet the power of marketing and peer pressure have convinced millions that the talentless are talented.
now, don't get me wrong. there was a time when "country music" (very different than it is today) was the heart and soul of a great country. just listen to the soundtrack from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" to hear some samples of bluegrass/country. (mostly modern, updated samples, but good ones nonetheless.) anyway... that all died with Johnny Cash. now it's all horrible. country "stars" all write and sing about the same crap over and over again. and now it's worse because they've made a concerted effort to cross it over with pop music and develop a hybrid that is truly revolting.
all this to say... if you want to be a star and have no talent... country music may be for you! if you can't sing, but want to make millions at it anyway, move to Nashville! if you have nothing to say, but still want to write songs... there's a whole industry that will call you downright amazing and pay your bills.
this just makes me feel that the end of the world must be coming soon