WTF does 'Back in the Day mean'? This morning the local radio had people ringing in with their favourite track from 'Back in the Day'Back in what day... The day? What defines that particular day. When you were young? When music meant something? Sometime before now, when you're old and dull? When music didn't sound all the same?
Hilarious really. Music has always been an enormous part to my life. I did this stupid quiz once that told you which sense you couldn't live without. Mine was sound. The quiz was one of those stupid silly ones but if I lost music I'd find it very hard to function.
So what's MY back in the day. Maybe it's yesterday or August 10th or next Wednesday. Ok music from the past is important. I can still cry at certain tracks because they evoke such a powerful response to some past event. I know all the words to some truly bad 1970's pop songs.
I truly believe that THE DAY is today. Music is in the hands of this lot. They might list their influences as The Jam, The Clash, Nirvana and Gary Kemp from Spandau Ballet but they are the day. This day. And as for Della from Kingwood who announced to the world that Robbie Williams 'Angels' is the defining track of her life.
What life Della?
"You live your life in the songs you hear
on the rock and roll radio.
And when a young girl doesn't have any friends
that's a really nice place to go.
Folks hoping you'd turn out cool
but they had to take you outta school.
You're a little touched you know, Angie Baby".
Helen Reddy (1974)
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