Er... George Starostin, are you the same George Starostin who did those reviews for that site? Wow... You're not dead.
Okay, on topic:
The song is pretty catchy, so I ignore the annoyoing lyrics, but looking at them now, I see waht you mean. They are really arrogant. >>;; Why would anyone want to brag about being born in the 50's anyway? The 50's were critically lacking in a sense of humor.
The Beatniks were born in the 20s. The Police are bragging about being the generation that they were, not the generation that was older.
The Beatniks were born in the 20s. The Police are bragging about being the generation that they were, not the generation that was older.
Overturning the "blatant… racism" etc. is what they're bragging about. What part of "born in" got misunderstood here? The culture of the 50s was created by the adults of the 50s, not the babies. They're bragging about being the generation that "knew better" and tried to end the racism, the Cold War, etc.
Overturning the "blatant… racism" etc. is what they're bragging about. What part of "born in" got misunderstood here? The culture of the 50s was created by the adults of the 50s, not the babies. They're bragging about being the generation that "knew better" and tried to end the racism, the Cold War, etc.
Of course, the Beatniks were sure that they were smarter and more enlightened than the generation older...
Of course, the Beatniks were sure that they were smarter and more enlightened than the generation older than them, too. They were also anti-Cold War and anti-racism.
Every generation has people who see the previous generations' flaws as something that need to be corrected. It's ironic if someone who commented on these lyrics in the 2000s saw the decades and centuries before as a divide between only two eras, when in fact each generation comes along and aspires to improve things. I promise that someone in the 2020s is looking askance at the 2000s, and someone in the 2040s, will look askance at the 2020s, ad infinitum.
Er... George Starostin, are you the same George Starostin who did those reviews for that site? Wow... You're not dead.
Okay, on topic:
The song is pretty catchy, so I ignore the annoyoing lyrics, but looking at them now, I see waht you mean. They are really arrogant. >>;; Why would anyone want to brag about being born in the 50's anyway? The 50's were critically lacking in a sense of humor.
Other than beatniks. Beatniks are funny.
Oh and the Cold War. That was a riot.
And all the blatant segregation, racism, and sexism. That was pretty fun... for white men.
And all the blatant segregation, racism, and sexism. That was pretty fun... for white men.
I hate people who look at old 50's propaganda films and says "I wish life like that, all cheery and happy and everyone was nice to each other."
I hate people who look at old 50's propaganda films and says "I wish life like that, all cheery and happy and everyone was nice to each other."
Total crock of shit.
Total crock of shit.
The Beatniks were born in the 20s. The Police are bragging about being the generation that they were, not the generation that was older.
The Beatniks were born in the 20s. The Police are bragging about being the generation that they were, not the generation that was older.
Overturning the "blatant… racism" etc. is what they're bragging about. What part of "born in" got misunderstood here? The culture of the 50s was created by the adults of the 50s, not the babies. They're bragging about being the generation that "knew better" and tried to end the racism, the Cold War, etc.
Overturning the "blatant… racism" etc. is what they're bragging about. What part of "born in" got misunderstood here? The culture of the 50s was created by the adults of the 50s, not the babies. They're bragging about being the generation that "knew better" and tried to end the racism, the Cold War, etc.
Of course, the Beatniks were sure that they were smarter and more enlightened than the generation older...
Of course, the Beatniks were sure that they were smarter and more enlightened than the generation older than them, too. They were also anti-Cold War and anti-racism.
Every generation has people who see the previous generations' flaws as something that need to be corrected. It's ironic if someone who commented on these lyrics in the 2000s saw the decades and centuries before as a divide between only two eras, when in fact each generation comes along and aspires to improve things. I promise that someone in the 2020s is looking askance at the 2000s, and someone in the 2040s, will look askance at the 2020s, ad infinitum.