I'm now listening to and enjoying music never intended for people my age. You know the drill. We're supposed to hate the crap young people listen to today. Isn't that the way it's always been?
Even with an MP3 player I still listen to the radio. For most of the last twelve years I've bounced between two local radio stations, mostly for weather and traffic information. Lately I'm turning the dial to a third option that provides neither weather nor traffic. The newest entry in the Athens radio market features 50 minutes of decidedly dance-oriented current hits every hour.
I love it! My favorite song right now is Tik Tok by Ke$ha. As they used to say on American Bandstand--it's got catchy lyrics, a great beat and is easy to dance to--I give it a 10. I'm a huge fan of Lady GaGa. I'm also big on Britney's new song (3), a catchy tune by Pitbull (I Know You Want Me) and half a dozen others on the play list.
As a middle-aged man, I'm supposed to hate this music. Instead, I'm dancing in my seat at traffic lights. My head is bobbing and nodding to the beat as I sing my own version of the lyrics. I'm sure it's quite a sight to those on the road around me.
But that's not the worst of it. In the privacy of my bathroom I dance with reckless abandon every morning. I'm dusting off and updating dance moves I haven't used since the 80s. If I could just find something Gaga-inspired to wear, I'd go out clubbing to show off all my new moves.
I'd do it, I swear I would...if I could only stay awake late enough to go clubbing. It's probably just as well. There isn't a club in the world ready for the dancing fool that is...
The Crotchety Old Man.
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1 comment:
I find myself in reverse, or at least, I don't like what's in the mainstream among the youth. I really dislike Lady GaGa. It's too stereotypically gay for my tastes. Top 40 music drives me insane. But perhaps it's just my tastes driven in an alternate direction -- the direction of the old 99X in Atlanta, now at 97.9 on the radio, and even towards older rock on 100.5. But, to each his own. Sorry I haven't been commenting regularly -- happy new year!
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