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22-Jul-15 9:14

VMA-2015 Nominations, partial list ((link: http://webinfocentral.com/webtv/VMA2015.aspx[^]): noticeably, big chunk of this so-called 'music videos" looks more like an adult entertainment show (re: that notorious "Anaconda" and other similar rear-view vids) with music as good as construction noise and lyrics kinda too strong even for drunken sailor... the stuff like this should not even be allowed for general public display: it must be x-rated and moved into that category. In this regards, one BIG Q: who is backing all this vulgar, classless, obscene anti-cultural crap? Confused | :confused:

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jeron122-Jul-15 9:26

jeron1

22-Jul-15 9:26

Another BIG Q, why do you care? don't watch the damn thing.

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DrABELL22-Jul-15 9:49

22-Jul-15 9:49

Somehow, music is an important part of the culture, and, frankly, it is quite entertaining as well: should I (and folks like me) just drop the habit of listening to the (good) music? Probably not! It's better to do some "clean-up" of our music industry, which has been under bad influence, sorta of, for quite too long. As an auld saying goeth: "cutlets should be served separately from flies" (metaphorically), so "Anaconda" and likes should go to that x-rated crappy category, leaving more room for really talented music performers. IMHO...

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jeron122-Jul-15 10:01

jeron1

22-Jul-15 10:01

You're kidding right? that bad influence BS has been around since a good bit before before Elvis (jazz and blues perhaps?). I don't care for the music either, however no one is forcing you or me to listen (or watch) anything we don't wish to. Taste is purely subjective and the VMAs are simply catering to a certain audience, you and I just don't happen to be part of that target audience. Listen to whatever your heart desires, life is to short to be berating the current music industry, it won't change anything (think PMRC[^]).

Cornelius Henning22-Jul-15 9:30

Cornelius Henning

22-Jul-15 9:30

I agree with you. What passes for music today is mindless crap. But maybe you and especially I are just getting old? Sigh | :sigh:

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DrABELL22-Jul-15 9:40

22-Jul-15 9:40

Well, we are not getting younger, but this is a separate issue, from the main one outlined in the post: music of today is either made of crap, or heavily contaminated with it. Betcha most of us would agree on that.

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Duncan Edwards Jones22-Jul-15 9:44

Duncan Edwards Jones

22-Jul-15 9:44

DrABELL wrote:
who is backing all this vulgar, classless, obscene anti-cultural crap?

Teenage males.

DrABELL22-Jul-15 9:58

22-Jul-15 9:58

Well, it might be also the case, but as an auld saying goeth: "cutlets should be served separately from flies" (metaphorically), so "Anaconda" and stuff like this must be x-rated and as any other crappy porno-stuff removed from general public display, leaving more space for really talented performers. Why giving such tremendous publicity to such vulgar "Derriere-show"? No reason whatsoever...

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908236522-Jul-15 10:28

9082365

22-Jul-15 10:28

Au contraire, mon brave. Sex sells and money talks. Resistance is futile. Anybody who objects is subject to death by a thousand tweets. Keep your counsel, walk away, and shake the dust from your shoes as you cross the border.

DrABELL22-Jul-15 10:53

22-Jul-15 10:53

"I Knew It I'm Surrounded By Assholes" (Spaceballs, the movie)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhLqPfAylF4[^]

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User 483504722-Jul-15 15:41

User 4835047

22-Jul-15 15:41

Speaking of vulgar, the bulgarian music went through such a phase a couple of years ago.[^]

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DrABELL22-Jul-15 16:25

22-Jul-15 16:25

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BillWoodruff22-Jul-15 19:53

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22-Jul-15 19:53

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DrABELL23-Jul-15 0:00

23-Jul-15 0:00

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22-Jul-15 7:06

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jeron122-Jul-15 7:34

jeron1

22-Jul-15 7:34

Sure I'd buy it, but unfortunately the space on my check where I write the amount is a bit too small. Big Grin | :-D

Mike Hankey22-Jul-15 7:43

22-Jul-15 7:43

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Colin Mullikin22-Jul-15 8:05

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22-Jul-15 8:05

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Mike Hankey22-Jul-15 8:29

22-Jul-15 8:29

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22-Jul-15 8:35

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Cornelius Henning22-Jul-15 9:38

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22-Jul-15 9:38

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Mike Hankey22-Jul-15 12:23

22-Jul-15 12:23

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