American entertainment

I ran across this on one of the St. Louis Cardinals websites the other day. One of the contestants on American Idol this year is the 15 year old daughter of Joe Magrane, who pitched for the Cardinals in the 1987 World Series. Here’s the video:

So Steven Tyler thought it would be okay to say that this 15 year old girl is “hot, humid, and happening?” I like the look on Joe Magrane’s face – the smile suddenly disappears and you get the feeling he’d like to throw one high and tight to Steven Tyler.

But this is what entertains America these days. Guys like Tyler who have never grown up, acting not just like a kid from high school, but the sleezy jerk from high school. We have become inundated with “reality” shows full of over the top personalities hovering around the edges of reality, our most popular radio hosts are shock jocks and political talking heads who say whatever it takes to get an audience (following the basic rule of “professional” wrestling – love or hate, it doesn’t matter, as long as you’ve got the crowd), and our music gets less and less creative and more and more base seemingly by the minute.

Somehow I missed this when it came out a few years ago (I apologize if there are inappropriate words in it – I can’t listen to the whole thing):

Seriously? I mean, I know that Ozone’s Dragoste Din Tei is a classic, but Rihanna can’t write her own melody? Probably not.

Now, before I get too carried away ranting, there surely are some good places to look for quality entertainment, even in America, so don’t hear me making universal statements about how horrible the arts are these days. There still shine some lights.

January 24, 2012  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: culture, music, Stupid Things You Can Find on the Internet

2 Responses

  1. Sarah B - January 25, 2012

    That is totally creepy about Steven Tyler (as if his face isn’t creepy enough!). And I JUST heard that Live your Life song a few weeks ago (so don’t feel that out of the loop!). :) Good post! I agree…

  2. anna - January 26, 2012

    ugh. I agree. I’ve never seen Steven Tyler before but I have no desire to see him again.

    and people wonder why I intentionally protect myself from pop-culture.

    nice juxtaposition though – Ingrid Michaelson is refreshingly wholesome after those two clips.

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