Want a break from the sternality of political commentary? Here's a bit more of a light-hearted reflection going on by American comedy shows Weekend Update at The Daily Show from points over summer:
On a side note: I've seen more black country musicians lately, reclaiming the genre.
For those interested in history: Country Music, despite the association with white people from the Southern US, has a multi-cultural background primarily from African and European traditions. The slavery oppression in the US had a profound influence on all the different sub-genres and related genres. I'm personally not a fan; but mainly because of a lack of exposure, I barely knew the genre existed beyond Achey Breaky Heart by Miley Cyrus's father, Crippled Inside by John Lennon, and some comedy show stuff like Colonel Homer on The Simpsons. Growing up in the 1990s, I almost listened exclusively to hiphop, punk, alternative, R&B, and industrial rock until rediscovering the genres popular in the 1980s later in my teen years (post-punk, new wave, synth pop, and so on).
Well, I suppose there was the Nirvana cover of this song:
Last edited by Jumpin - on 13 September 2024I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
