Comment on The lack of "real world complaints" and "anger" in popular music genres helps keep the masses docile

• CarlsIII@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Are you trying to say that there isn’t any currently popular music with “angry” lyrics because these artists are afraid of being killed?

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  • Candelestine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    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.

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    • CarlsIII@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      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

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      • Candelestine@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        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.

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