To be sad that my kids may potentially never know great music?

[boymama1234]

I recently discovered 80s music. I know, late in the game (I am in my 30s) but my parents never played music in the house so I naturally didn't get drawn to it as I was growing up.
I recently saw the new MJ musical in the West End and it drew me to start looking up his songs and all the other popular artists of the 80s/early 90s. This opened my ears to excellent voices before autotune existed, and inspired tunes. I then went on to watch the Greatest Night in Pop documentary on Netflix, and it made me realise how much power artists have/had to actually make a positive change in the world. Don't get me wrong, I know the 80s was a terrible time for minorities, racism etc etc but at least there were influential people trying to make a difference. And this made me worry about the individualistic world we live in now, where social media (and especially since Youtube, Instagram and TikTok) have made people so into themselves. I am so scared that my children will grow up in a world where all the influential people or artists don't do much for the greater good. People with so much power in their channels that could actually make a difference, choose not to. And also, I am sad with all the technology involved in making music today, that they might never experience great music, talent, creativity, effort.
Sorry this is probably just a thoughts dump, but I wanted to share.

There is still loads of that going on - could you start exploring it with them? It could be a lovely thing to do together!

that's a good idea thank you.

The great music recorded over the last century is not going away, in fact it is now more accessible than ever, any song you like available instantly via Alexa or YouTube. And if you play it in your house your kids might like it. Or more likely, they’ll have their own opinion about what’s great which is different from yours.

I've been to see Blur, Pulp and the Cure with DD, so am not feeling she's too deprived!

my kids are under 5 so i guess it will be a while until I can get them in a consert.. but it sounds like fun!

I will start to play some music. I guess my concern is also the altruistic/individualistic divide of the artists. This is causing me great dissapointment

Ah I really wouldn't worry - my teenagers have a far wider ranging and more eclectic music collection than I ever did and a lot of it is from past decades or more obscure modern stuff.

Someone on here explained that it's partially because of TikTok, where they get to hear little snippets here and there, and then they can instantly add the track to their playlists.

DS who is 16 looked up something on a film soundtrack whilst we were watching and had it instantly on his Spotify. Tech isn't all bad :)

thank you for this detailed reply, I will look up the artists you mentioned. I actually saw the documentary on Quincy Jones on Netflix and was amazed at the creative process!

as i mentioned above as well, I guess my consern is also the individualistic traits that today's artists display, the lack of philanthropy and care about the greater good

this is super reassuring thank you. My kids are under 5 so I've not seen the effect of social media yet