subarctictundra@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhy was Rock 'n' Roll seen as the grooviest shit in the 50s when it's just averagely groovy (ie. unremarkable) today?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down114
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareWhy was Rock 'n' Roll seen as the grooviest shit in the 50s when it's just averagely groovy (ie. unremarkable) today?subarctictundra@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareEvilTankieSupreme@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-28 hours agoEveryone is wrong here. “Groovy” was a term that black people used to describe their music, so when white people claimed Rock And Roll they decided to steal the verbiage too, even if it didn’t really fit. White mediocrity put on a pedestal. A tale as old as time.
Everyone is wrong here.
“Groovy” was a term that black people used to describe their music, so when white people claimed Rock And Roll they decided to steal the verbiage too, even if it didn’t really fit.
White mediocrity put on a pedestal. A tale as old as time.