Different generations; different anthems
Bookworm on Jul 07 2010 at 8:56 am | Filed under: Just Because Music
When I was in high school, the song that was played at every pep rally and every sports events was We Are The Champions, an affirmative statement of superiority and the will to fight:
My kids’ have a very different anthem, which is Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling:
I really like I Gotta Feeling. It’s a fun song (but what a sleazy video!). But I also think it’s amusing that my generation rallied around winning, while this generation rallies around navel gazing.
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- Just Because Music — Black Eyed Peas’ Imma Be *UPDATED*
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Great post and great contrast. It got me thinking of the song that was popular in my day: Conquest from the Captain From Castile by Alfred Newman. I looked it up on the web and played it. Now THAT’S music!