{"id":35813,"date":"2011-05-11T12:19:52","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T16:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/35813\/grownups-know-cpc-wonderful-wednesdaymusic-80s\/"},"modified":"2011-05-11T12:19:52","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T16:19:52","slug":"grownups-know-cpc-wonderful-wednesdaymusic-80s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/35813\/grownups-know-cpc-wonderful-wednesdaymusic-80s\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT DO THE GROWNUPS KNOW? (CPC Wonderful Wednesday\/Music of the 80s)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WHAT DO THE GROWNUPS KNOW?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My dad used to say
\nway back then,
\nback in the 50’s
\nwhen I would watch him
\neach day
\nsimply shaking his head
\nand wondering why
\nanyone would listen
\nto the music I played
\non the radio and
\non those 45’s and lp’s.
\n“Elvis and the likes of him,”
\nhe would say,
\n“they’d never last
\nif it were up to him”.
\nAnd the grownups said,
\n“They won’t endure,”
\n“Not Elvis,
\nnot the Beatles,
\nand most definitely
\nnot Rap.”<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And just a few years later
\nI heard my dad’s words
\ncoming back to me
\nand out of my own mouth
\nas the music of the 80’s
\nblared on the TV
\nand I shook my head
\nand said (to myself),
\n“That music won’t last,
\nif it’s up to me.”
\nBut what did I know?
\nI didn’t have a clue,
\nfor it looks to me like
\nthe grownups were
\nwrong just this one time,
\nand rap and the rock
\nand that music that grew
\nout of an 80’s point of view,
\nhas lasted and endured
\nuntil this day,
\nand not looking like
\nit’s going to go away.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(c) barbara kausteklis 5-11-11<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Written for CPC “Wonderful Wednesdays\/
\nMusic of the 80’s.”<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/35690\/35690\/<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Always such fun. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks always for your visits and comments.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

~barb~<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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