I was at the grocery store the other day and over their speaker system where they were playing popular music came a Crosby, Stills and Nash tune from the 1960s. It was still something they could play in the year 2008 and not induce rolled eyes and cringes from their shoppers. Now imagine if you did the same thing in, say, 1968. Could you imagine the reaction from the shoppers, particularly the younger ones, if this came on the speaker system?
I can just see it now. Jimi Hendrix, his headband soaked in LSD, his pupils dilating like umbrellas being opened and closed as fast as possible, totally unaware of his surroundings, belting out
The Charleston on his electric guitar.
"You may not be able to buck and wing,
Fox-trot, two-step or even sing,
If you ain't got religion in your feet
You can do this prance and do it neat!"
Image from Maniac World.Yeah, right.
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