How many of us have heard that saying? If you are a child growning up today, how many times have you heard either your parents or someone else you know say that to you? It's a commonly known word that even your grandparents have been asked by their parents.
Think about this: If you grew up in the 1930's or '40's listening to artist's like Benny Goodman or a Glen Miller your parent's might have questioned it to a degree by sayig 'that wasn't what we grew up with'. The point I am trying to make is this: Doesn't matter the decade music over the years has changed and will continue to do so.
The late 1950' brought along rock and roll and, once again, if you grew up in that time, you probably would have listened to the pioneer's of this new innovative music.
I have relatives who were teenagers and than became young adults in the 1960's. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, just to name a few were just getting their starts and I wouldn't doubt that their parents would have said, what is a Beatle? or why the name 'Rolling Stone'? Like their parents before them, they didn't get it.
Rock and roll when it was only ten years old would have been impressive to have listened to at the time. If you were there, you probably would consider your self lucky.
But, you grew up and became parents and your children started listening to music, either in the 1970's or the the 80's.
And what did you tell them, hmmm? You probably thought to yourself, I have become one of my parents because I have just said the same thing they said to me..... Take a guess what that is
I wouldn't say that parents today have it tough when it comes to their childrens music or the type of music that is around today. Like I said with every decade music changes.If you think rap music is ok, than thats your veiw, if you have heard a rap song and the language in it and tell your child they are not going to listen to it, that's your veiw as well. I personally would have to commend you for that because I don't like rap music.
A few years ago I was going somewhere with one of my younger siblings who at the time, just got his license. The vulgarity in what he was listening to was so bad I had to tell him to turn it off.
I told him I couldn't believe that our mother would let him listen to that. Man, it was dirty.
Music has certainly changed since my generation was growing up.
Do your kids listen to music? Of course, every child does. Depending on the style of it, do you find your self becoming your parents or your grandparents?
I heard this saying in a movie "It's our music and you don't get it"
Now you are the parent and you know what,you don't get it.
With todays music, neither do I.
