Song of the Day 8/8: Run-DMC, “You Talk Too Much”
Who is this song from Run-DMC’s second album about? They never specify, but the seminal hip-hop trio hails from Queens, and they address the target of their scorn as “homie” … say, you don’t think…
Donald Trump had established himself as a public nuisance by the time “King of Rock” was released in 1985. He was riding high in those years, having not yet bankrupted any casinos, but his incessant self-promotion had already made him an object of scorn in his hometown –Spy magazine debuted the next year and frequently used Trump as punching bag.
So it’s entirely possible the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers were among the first to tell the fat-assed fabulist to put a plug in it. The latest to join that long line: his own lawyers.
He never shut up.
More’s the pity. We’ll see if the judge has any luck with it.
Not to rain on the hip hop parade but if you look at the history of dance music it has a half life and then fades, usually about 40 years at which point their displaced by the new dance floor magnet music. Saw Disco, rock and others displaced in my lifetime and expect rap, hip hop, et al to go the same way. But I also remember the early years of the genre, not a fan but it had a big impact before being commercialized. What’s next? Haven’t a clue, but waiting ear to the ground.
For 1960s kids, the music of 30 years prior was nothing like the music we listened to. For 2020s kids, the music hasn’t changed all that much from what their parents listened to.
The thing that has changed is access to the entire earth’s music catalog.
2020 kids can access all music at anytime. They can follow their diverse interest effortlessly. Whereas Mom and Dad had to pick a lane.
The most popular music at any given time is usually something young people can dance to.
Thirty years before the Rolling Stones and Jefferson Airplane it was Bing Crosby and Guy Lombardo. Thirty years before today, we had Nirvana and Counting Crows. The time gap seems much shorter – especially for somebody who was listening to the Rolling Stones and Jefferson Airplane in 1966!