The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #16574 Message #155101
Posted By: Banjer
29-Dec-99 - 06:01 AM
Thread Name: Wasn't this about music?
Subject: RE: Wasn't this about music?
Well, here we go again.....My first thought would be if you don't want to read BS, don't! By pass it. If you don't want to read anything, BS, music or other, it is your right not to! But then the little voice inside of me speaks up and reminds me that I should be nice...offer an explanation of sorts, etc.
For anyone that understands (and I suspect that those who constantly harp on 'Why have BS' DO NOT understand), folk music is the music of the people. Many of the subjects in the BS threads can be related to a song somewhere. Conversely, many songs that we love can be compared to the BS threads. A relation can be found either way. Therefor I maintain that what some intolerant folks call Bullshit, is actually the basis of some future songs that may go down in history no less than the music we already enjoy today.
Some brief examples that come readily to mind are Tom Dooley, based on the true story of Tom Dula, The Reuben James, Sink the Bismark, Battle of New Orleans....and the list goes on. Also consider all the folk tunes from the sixties, the songs about the Viet Nam experience, poverty, and other human experiences of the period. If the Mudcat had existed back then, just think of all the BS threads that would have evolved. What discussion would we have had if the computers were around when Rosa Parks got on the bus? What BS would there have been on your screen if folks in the 1860's had access? Can you picture a Catspaw and a BSeed arguing about issues, (non music related, of course) that would later lead to all the songs we have from the Civil War era? We NEED BS to keep the music alive!! I shall now put my soapbox away....Thank you!