What music do you listen to?

steelpanther24 · September 16, 2023

3 hours ago, Decèdere said:

2008, a simpler time.

and doesn't seem that long ago to me. Jeesh, I still consider some of these songs as "new".

September 16, 2023

Decèdere · September 16, 2023

12 minutes ago, steelpanther24 said:

and doesn't seem that long ago to me. Jeesh, I still consider some of these songs as "new".

I hear that. Since I grew up in the '80s and '90s I still tend to think of 2000s as the "new".

Grey Cloud · September 16, 2023

5 hours ago, steelpanther24 said:

and is now known as the "Huey song" and considered by some as a military recruiting video.

By people who haven't listened to the lyric.

worik · September 16, 2023

???

steelpanther24 · September 16, 2023

2 hours ago, Grey Cloud said:

By people who haven't listened to the lyric.

It is a distinguishing characteristic of the typical military person, one who is not a fortunate son. As for paying taxes, we see the rich avoiding taxes by using legal means (accountants, special investments, etc.) that are denied (due to expense) to those who are not fortunate sons.

Edited September 16, 2023 by steelpanther24

Grey Cloud · September 16, 2023

1 hour ago, steelpanther24 said:

Hmm, actually, it is a distinguishing characteristic of the typical military person, one who is not a fortunate son. As for paying taxes, we see the rich avoiding taxes by using legal means (accountants, special investments, etc.) that are denied (due to expense) to those who are not fortunate sons.

I fully understand what the lyric is about and have done for decades - hence my comment about social justice.

zapotek2034 · September 17, 2023

Edited September 20, 2023 by zapotek2034

sativa · September 17, 2023

September 19, 2023

ramrod126 · September 19, 2023

On 9/17/2023 at 6:14 AM, sativa said:

I was 9, rap was starting to get some traction. I was loving it. I had this a few years later on a compilation album with other songs like

I kept that compilation tape around long enough to be 16 and have my first set of two 12" subs in my first car. That cassette pretty much got played on repeat.

*Vader666* · September 19, 2023

34 minutes ago, DeadJester226 said:

One of the rare occasions where i prefer a cover version of a song :

sativa · September 19, 2023

15 hours ago, ramrod126 said:

I was 9, rap was starting to get some traction. I was loving it. I had this a few years later on a compilation album with other songs like

I kept that compilation tape around long enough to be 16 and have my first set of two 12" subs in my first car. That cassette pretty much got played on repeat.