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A central thread of this discussion of Politics and Music seems to be focused on the generation that came of age in the 1950s, so I appreciate Cary's attempt to bring things up to date. I’d like to throw in a statistic that relates to generations coming of age today and in the near future: Agenda Inc. of San Francisco reports that 40% of the songs that made Billboard Top 20 in 2004 included mentions of at least one specific brand name, and 50% name at least one form of weaponry.
Gives W a lot to be proud of, doesn’t it?
posted by Lawrence Dillon
11:25 AM
