The only reason a bunch of dudes singing Wilson Phillips at the top of their lungs is ironically funny in the Decade of Irony is that it's good. You realize that, right? Everyone in music that SNL made fun of is actually awesome.
At some point, I said, "Forget this, man. I've been through so much stuff that holding on to Cool Points is stupid." Most people secretly love that mainstream pop ballad on the radio; they're just hoping that making fun of it will deflect scrutiny.
But isn't the real reason we've had a Decade of Irony is because we're all deeply wounded? And if you think the whiplash from the 1960s was bad--cue the Carpenters--how gut-wrenching do you think the recovery-pop of the Millenials is going to be?
It might be true that the "soundtrack to our lives" kind of people are inclined to a reckless sentimentality; it's also true that when you get old, everything gets real simple. Simple and earnest.
At some point, I said, "Forget this, man. I've been through so much stuff that holding on to Cool Points is stupid." Most people secretly love that mainstream pop ballad on the radio; they're just hoping that making fun of it will deflect scrutiny.
But isn't the real reason we've had a Decade of Irony is because we're all deeply wounded? And if you think the whiplash from the 1960s was bad--cue the Carpenters--how gut-wrenching do you think the recovery-pop of the Millenials is going to be?
It might be true that the "soundtrack to our lives" kind of people are inclined to a reckless sentimentality; it's also true that when you get old, everything gets real simple. Simple and earnest.
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