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Well, John Lennon tried but someone shot him. Imagine was an intensely political song though.
Truly the most popular current artist
Would a more current musician dying make you feel any differently?
About whether or not your post was relevant to OP? I would have to see.
Oh. Something happening in the past influencing how people in the present act isn't that unusual.
Are you trying to say that there isn’t any currently popular music with “angry” lyrics because these artists are afraid of being killed, based on John Lennon being killed?
I wouldn't go so far as to call it a singular purpose, things are seldom that cut-and-dried, where this person over here made the choice they did just because of that one, singular, reason.
I would call it an influential event in the chilling of political music though. Which is a little ironic, since if I remember right, the guy that shot him was just mentally ill.
Would your view change if I revealed to you that current popular artists DO have songs featuring “anger” and “real world complaints?” Here‘a one example. I’m not a huge pop fan so I don’t currently have any other examples at the moment.
https://youtu.be/k0QWX2M7W7M?si=21KV20GBdYGDWT6t
No, I was aware that exceptions would exist, as trends are merely trends, they do not mean something is true 100% of the time.
I imagine op was also aware that political pop songs still get made, and was not trying to say that zero exist.
I suppose there is technically some hedging in “seems to be absolute zero”
Yea I guess I missed that part. I just skimmed the post, the gist they were going for wasn't too hard to figure out.
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