Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,

so that you may be able to prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable

and perfect.

Romans 12 2 This is resistance and reformation

on the Fight, Laugh Feast Network.

The great Scottish literary historian Thomas Carlyle once said,

Sing me the songs of a generation,

and I'll tell you the soul of the times.

Alas, we would have a hard time taking Carlisle up on his proposition.

The fact is, much of our popular music is simply not singable.

Not only is it often without recognizable tune, pitch,

cadence, or tenor, and even without melody, harmony, or regular rhythm, it is also so profane

that it is unrepeatable. Many rap and rock songs have gone far beyond the mere bounds of pornography

to vile brutality, scatological filth, sadistic nihilism, blasphemous irreverence, and provocative decadence.

Pop music has almost always been sentimental, sappy, and insubstantial.

In the 40s, it tended to be romantic.

In the 50s, it tended to be silly.

In the 60s, it was psychedelic.

In the 70s, it was carnal.

In the 80s, it was sensual, but in the 90s, it started to become

nightmarishly barbaric. And in the 25 years since, the turn of the 21st century, with the advent of

neo-punk, hip-hop, goth rock, death metal, gangster rap,

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