>I agree to a certain extent. I don't recall any songs from the 60s and 70s including phrases degrading women or using the terms '_itches' or 'h_s', et al though... Back then it would never get played on the airwaves. Texas banned Bob Dylan for awhile because they considered it too difficult to understand his lyrics and feared he his lyrics might have contained offensive language. "La Traviata" was banned across Europe for inncuous lyrics. I think the closest lyrics as far as stretching the bounderies were concerned was Pictures of Lily by The Who. It was banned in many places. The song "I'm a Man" wasn't even released in the U.S. because its sexually explicit content. They tried to ban "Louie Louie" but failed because the lyrics were not clear. Then there was the Swinging Medallions song "Double Shot" There were some sexually explicit or antagonistic songs written and recorded, but few got airtime or if they did, it wasn't for long :o)

And then there's Cyndi Lauper who went #1 for ages with Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. As far as La Traviata is concerned, I think it was because when they performed it backward, it was about devil worship.

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>>I think this is selective judgment. Today, we're only aware of the really good stuff from 50 years ago. The dreck has disappeared.
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>>I feel reasonably confident that the same will happen with today's art. In 50 years, they'll remember only the good stuff, and have forgotten the junk.
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>>Tamar