Besides the archival footage, the best part about last nights CNNs Sixties retrospectives installment about the British Invasion was its no-sweat-but-nonetheless-prominent use of black voices, such as Nelson George, ?uestlove & Smokey Robinson to discuss white rock-and-roll with insight & without recrimination. Maybe making a big deal out of it sounds as retrograde as those clinging to the old polarities. But it was tonic for this unapologetic Beatles fan who back in the mid-80s was scolded by a sister for blasting Paperback Writer on my car radio because, as she put it to me, That aint even yours! And Im still mad at myself for not having the presence of mind to shout back, Says who?
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:18:16 +0000
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