fetched.I also disagree with his statement about when people do notice lyrics that they are "anthems of estrangement or bludgeons against some vision of corrupt and hypocritical authority." I don't know if Stanley Crouch has listened to the song "Fight for your Right" by the Beastie Boys, one too many times or something, but hardly any of today's music goes against authority. Most music today has lyrics based around issues in people's everyday lives. People listen to these songs because they can relate to the lyrics, and find comfort in knowing someone else is thinking like them or has the same problems as them. For example a song by Blessed Union of Souls called "I Believe" talks about an interracial relationship, and how he believes that even though they must struggle because the girls father thinks interracial relationships are wrong, love will find a way to keep them together. Many people in today's society can relate to the lyrics that say "Cause she believes that love will see it through, though they don't understand, And he'll see me as a person. Not just a black man, Cause I believe that love is the answer." Many might find comfort in that simple statement that love is the answer. So this song has to do with love, not estrangement, or authority. Another example of a song that many young people can relate to today is called "Adam's Song" by Blink 182, who is another very popular artist of today. The song is about a boy who has committed suicide. I think that the song really hits home to anyone who has come in contact with this tragedy, and even those who are experiencing it. An example of some lines from it is "I'm too depressed to go on, you'll be sorry when I'm gone." I think that a lot of young adults out there can listen and relate to this song, and may be make better decisions in their lives because of it. Therefore I think that Stanley Crouch was wrong in commenting that popular music of today is only about those two subjec...
