what do real kids think of classic guitar anthems – I am peeing myself…
“Bob Dylan: Like A Rolling Stone (1965)”
“What the grown-ups say: “Dylan drives his inspiration and imagination to even greater heights… Anger, hatred, disgust, defiance, disbelief, apathy, ignorance, repugnance; it’s all here.” (Earthsound)”
Kid: “Sophie: He sounds like he’s just smelled something really bad, like cat poo.”
“Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)”
“What the grown-ups say: “… reflects Kurt Cobain’s skilful mingling of Stooges’-style brute yobbism (grinding guitars and yelping vocals), American punk and late 1970s art rock.” (NME)”
Kid “Sophie It’s making me think about doing bad things like putting snowballs down my sister’s back. “
“The Sex Pistols: Anarchy In The UK (1977)”
“What the grown-ups say: “They play with an energy and conviction that is positively transcendent in its madness and fever… It has an Ahab-versus-Moby-Dick power that can shake you like no other music today can.” (Rolling Stone)”
Kid “Beth: Who’s Annie Key?”
etc.