Well the Grammy’s didn’t disappoint as it was another awards show disappointment. The awards were woke, boring and praised the usual people. I only watched an hour. Host Trevor Noah was mediocre as best. But the artists every year try to make a name for themselves by doing something shocking. And they use one of three scenarios. Satanic, flamboyant homosexual or sex. Society is numb to all of this, especially Hollywood. We have seen this since Edison invented the phonograph by recording curse words. Here’s a quick history of how music shocked us.
Satan in music has been around for over a century. Rumor has it that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil for success. When rock and roll came around, acts that looked satanic included Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, Dio, Alice Cooper, and Marilyn Manson. None of these bands worshiped Satan, but the jury is out on Jimmy Page. But only King Diamond worships Satan, but does not encourage others to do it.
Homosexuality has been out and about since the 50’s. First you had Liberace! Then Little Richard. Enough said! You then had David Bowie’s alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Queen had Freddie Mercury, who kept it to himself more of less. But we kind of knew. Elton John was…..Elton John. Nobody doubted his…… The 80’s gave us Walter Yurkiw’s favorite Culture Club where Boy George dressed like a chick. Then you had George Michael who finally came out and became the King of Cruising! And other pop acts such as Erasure, Right said Fred, the Indigo Girls, Melissa Ethridge, and the list goes on.
Then there’s the sex. When rock and roll came out; it was implied with songs like the twist, rock around the clock, and then Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. Then the 60’s came out with the Doors and Jim Morrison in his leather pants, then Robert Plant in his open shirts and too tight jeans! Madonna came and put it in our faces. Now she’s trying to keep her face together. Rock bands with big hair put hot chicks in all the videos, then came the rap music. Nothing but bitches and hoe’s and booty shaking.
Then a couple of years ago an artist called Little Nas X rolled all three together!
And later when I went to do something more productive, some dude who wants to be a chick wins a Grammy. It was announced and you thought they announced they found a cure for COVID!
This should not surprise or shock anyone. The Recording Arts Academy people are based in Los Angeles. This is normal to them and they want to push it on us. I’m sure the ratings were in the toilet and the price of cocaine shot up higher than a Chinese spy balloon.
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