I think you are being too kind to America John. There is no doubt that where they are heading under Trump is a totalitarian state.
Art? My mind keeps returning to Frank Zappa. He was prescient all those years ago when he continually labelled the hippies as phonies, and predicted the rise of the police state. Given that the article here is about John Lennon, I'm thinking of Zappa's wonderful "We're Only In It For The Money" with its cover parodying the Sgt Pepper's effort, and songs skewering the hippie vision. It was a stance he maintained throughout his life, across many LPs and TV appearances. And I thought he was just being funny ......
You might have something there... Who thinks about Frank Zappa any more? But yes, he was taking the piss out of Flower Power right from his first albums.
great read John!
I think you are being too kind to America John. There is no doubt that where they are heading under Trump is a totalitarian state.
Art? My mind keeps returning to Frank Zappa. He was prescient all those years ago when he continually labelled the hippies as phonies, and predicted the rise of the police state. Given that the article here is about John Lennon, I'm thinking of Zappa's wonderful "We're Only In It For The Money" with its cover parodying the Sgt Pepper's effort, and songs skewering the hippie vision. It was a stance he maintained throughout his life, across many LPs and TV appearances. And I thought he was just being funny ......
You might have something there... Who thinks about Frank Zappa any more? But yes, he was taking the piss out of Flower Power right from his first albums.