Hello everyone. Sorry for the late posting today, but this is the first opportunity I have had to sit down at a computer and write about music. Speaking of computers, the artist formerly known as Prince, shunned the complex interweb, with its fancy links and its crazy Itunes.
“All these computers and digital gadgets are no good,” said Prince. “They just fill your head with numbers, and that can’t be good for you.”
Uh…do you think somebody should tell him that the people making sure that he makes money (i.e. accountants, managers), well, their heads are always filled with numbers and they are probably keeping track of everything on the…internet. Prince, buddy, listen. You are an extraordinarily talented musician, but, the world wide web is not going anywhere. Those who refuse to change with the time often are left in the dust.
Prince goes on to compare the internet to a fad, like “MTV” or Pogs, exclaiming that, “the internet is over,” which sounds more like an apocalyptic message than a musician’s proclamation. Prince here are some lyrics that you may want to study, “Come mothers and fathers, Throughout the land, And don’t criticize, What you can’t understand.”
UPDATE (7/12)
Prince may disregard that the internet is here to stay, but, his listeners certainly disagree. Prince, who agreed to give out his album for free with British newspapers, may be feeling the effects of people receiving the CD and selling it online for 13 euros. Hundreds of copies of the CD have gone on sale on several websites, leading one music fan (me) to laugh hysterically. Oops!
The internet?
Are any of you feeling a hangover from your fourth of July weekend. No, not that kind of hangover; more like a, “I don’t want the barbecues, national pride, days off from work, and did I mention barbecues to ever stop. Well, to keep you in that American mood for just a little while longer here is America’s very own Bruce Springsteen with an acoustic version of “Born in the USA.”
Yes, lyrically, the song deals with the effects of the Vietnam war on Americans and is widely misinterpreted as a patriotic anthem, but, freedom of speech is as American as you can get.
The Music Court 
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