And opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. Theres always something on television, and some of it may be better than we deserve. This is more a celebration of culture, opening the doors and allowing america to come on inside. Theres always something on television, and some of it may be better than we deserve. What was cool. Listen to it. Oh [crowd cheering] they know when it hits the bottom, itll be 1990. Goodbye to the 80s in. All ten, nine. All eight. Eight eight eight oh, will this horrible year never end . When the 90s begin, were starting to see a lot of experimentation. [gunshots] all [quickly] seven, six, five, four, three, two, one [cheering] when the 90s gain, were starting to see a lot of experimentation. Five, four, three, two, one. And the simpsons was inspired by, not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. Tv respects me. It laughs with me, not at me. You stupid. Doh i think the Sitcoms
[ music plays ] Michael Jackson is the man of the 80s. Man music that is all beat and talk. Its rap music. My life is over, so i might as well speak my mind pauley heavy metal, it glorifies sex and violence. It hates authority, and adolescent boys love it. Swaggart this weird, Beastly Presentation that was birthed in the pit of hell. Move it back. Officer john lennon as he was entering his premise was shot by an unknown at this time white male. Miller the world has reacted with immense shock and grief to the first Rock And Roll assassination. It was like in one moment the 60s and 70s got murdered. Man in his life, has given more love than most men and women on the face of this earth. Were here to prove love is not dead, even though john is. Graham you know, you start the decade with the death of a beatle. You dont really know where youre going to go from that point, culturally or musically. Announcer for a while it seemed there was nothing new on the horizon. Announcing the latest achi
From then on, a thousand Different Things arose. Is it a sex thing or yes. Its sexual. Completely. There is a desire to get power in order to use it for good. How does it feel Pop Musicians in todays generation, they can rule the world. She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah. This is beatleland, formerly known as britain, where an epidemic called beatlemania has seized the teenage population, especially female. Cbs, they do a story on what they probably think is a goofy band from england thats doing quite well. These four boys from liverpool with their dishmop hairstyles are britains latest musical, and in fact, sociological phenomenon. They symbolize the 20th century nonhero, as they make non music, wear non haircuts, give non mercy. Meanwhile, yeah, yeah, yeah, this is Alexander Kendrick in beatleland. Some little girl heard just a hint of what the beatles were about and starts calling her local djay. The local djay asks his friend to bring
My, how times have changed. I see hustling, i see killing. Thats what i rap about. Its a tough time to grow up in, and nirvana and kurt cobain in particular reflect that angst. I learned how to write for myself, and its pretty ironic that most people relate to it. That is a platinum record. Country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts. The honeymoon is over. Now were getting down to real commerce. Arent these girls just crazy . Yeah, they are. You may think of it as the channel that rattles your china , occasionally her teeth, and hypnotizes your children. But what you may want to note is that mtv is responsible for a complete revolution in the Music Business in this country. Mtv makes the hits. Its as if there were just one National Radio station for new songs. Ending the 80s, in terms of rock music, youre getting a lot of hairbands. Youve got poison, rat, warrants. A lot of hairspray going on. There was a lot of sexually suggestive lyrics. Its not really deep music
Downs unless youve been living in a sealed cave, youve probably noticed that americas latest craze is disco dancin. This is punk rock, and its purpose is to promote violence, sex, and destruction, in that order. Pure rock n roll energy, pure guts, pure stamina. Rock singer jimi hendrix died today in london, according to a police source, from an overdose of drugs. Reynolds janis joplin was found dead last night. The cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. Jim morrison, the lead singer for the doors, a rock music group, is dead. He was 27. Naftali The Early Years of the 70s are sad in music because you lose people. And you lose the beatles. Simon this small gathering on savile row is only the beginning. The event is so momentous that historians may one day view it as a landmark in the decline of the british empire. The beatles are breaking up. Heilemann it was like a death for a lot of people. Rock n roll, as we understood it in the 1960s, was no longer with us. There could n