things took a“ turn” and album covers began to display men peeing on a stone structure and there was the image of a man with skin tight jeans with a functional zipper. And even the lyrics themselves began to test the boundaries of parental tolerance.
I remember when Elton John released“ Bitch is Back”. This was pretty racy stuff. Little did I realize that in actuality, Elton was speaking about himself. However, I do remember a classmate’ s mother confiscating that record and breaking it. And, by today’ s standards, this particular song was not so bold. I am amazed at what is aired by some radio stations … and television. Look at“ Naked and Afraid”! I recently turned to my better half, J. B., and said,“ Who’ d have thunk … bare booty trotting around on prime time television?” Back in“ the day” I remember watching the shower scene from Psycho and imagining that I saw a flash of“ nip” and feeling embarrassed because my father was watching it too. Back to albums …
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