Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 10, 1990
March 09, 1990
March 11, 1990
Transcript:
Sal: You know, big bro, pop music has always been exclusionary! It's aimed at the young and the restless! You're not supposed to get it! Mike: Well, I might be able to get it if they'd put the melody back in! Sal: Hey, that's what big band said about rock! And what rock said about disco! Each generation has moved pop forward rhythmically. Rap is mostly percussion - usually no melody at all! The music is for movin' to now, and your age doesn't dance anymore! Mike: Hey, I do! I've just got a bad back! Music: (Hang on, sloopy, sloopy hang on!) Sal: Rock on, babe. Later.
