yeah that song was canceled by the far left weirdo "queers for palestine" types who'll point accusatory fingers at everybody and everything except racial minorities cuz they don't understand how racist it is to not treat us with the same standards of expectation....yup, us. embarrassed i was ever a far leftist weirdo, except it was different back then. they've become the left equivalent to qanon trumpists
Old woman here. All the stuff I accumulated for 50 years I now have to get rid of fast with lots of trips to Goodwill & dumpster. Heading into 1 room at a nursing home, then a box. Truly you can't take it with you so why bother getting it in the 1st place. "The best things in life are free"
Thanks for sharing this. Now this would be an interesting song topic that would hit a pretty big group since it crosses into older and younger who both deal with said issue. Can have a really good beginning happy notes which leads to sadness but end in happy notes due to a new sense of freedom. Perhaps "inevitable baggage" or "what I really own"
@punkinhoot So the best things aren't free? It seems that you don't understand what they posted. What did Woodstock have to do with anything? You made some hellacious jumps there. Good with being so cynical...
No, you can not take it with you but a little bit until then sure can sure make the wait nicer. At the same time, obsessing on possessions causes you to miss the joy of the things that money ca not buy (love, contentment, family, true friends, etc). FIND BALANCE. 🙏👼🌹🎉
“Multi-generational wealth”. Thinking a lot of people would like to die knowing their kids and grandkids will be secure, though. Likely not an initial motivator for your ‘typical’ gangsta rap star, but once people have kids…Especially in the messed up world we are living in today.
That's so true where I live, I've never seen such miserly cheapskates either, because since that's all that really have, certainly not class unless also purchased from whom think has more than ownselves, ( great judgement considering by whom having to purchase class and taste to begin with , sarcasm) THAT'S what most terrified of losing, money. Terrible wicked bores. Besides lack of class, how insecure, that has to be gay men reassuring that have class if purchase from them. Oh gay men never lie. Lol. "Oh you divine glorified redneck peasants, the more money spend in our businesses, the more taste and class have". So blatantly true, especially when the best decor businesses, alot of beautiful best in Madrid Spain, are usually owned by women. Even my favorite antique dealerships, without the wives? I dunno. Lol Question. Do Archangels dressed in the traditional western military style, look like would have good taste in EVERYTHING? Look at Earth. They sure understand the mess I'm being made of and why. Completely understand how I think and feel about it all too. My loyal avengers, whenever final judgement has been made, that no redemption possible, because only act out of conscience conveniently cowardly wickedness intentions narcissistically egoistically for ownselves, as always do, especially when have alot of exactly the same way group thinking support. Just going to have to flat out understand that God's Army will never be on anyone else's side in the whole world over me personally. That's because premeditated wicked intentions parasitic hatefulness types of beasts and animals never change. Going to have to understand my eternal life work meritocracy position. There's no human psychological arrogant stubborn wickedness mules with blinders mind wall that matters over who I am illuminated on Earth and to God my Father protector and defender, and justice is doled out whenever wants to, no matter if other humans think that get away with whatever want to towards me. If all of a sudden a deadly illness, are not going to be very favored in the afterlife. Oh don't understand my privilege with God, considering how much give totally ungodly wealthy repeated destroyers for profits on Earth, neverending privilege and vindictiveness demonstrated untouchable lawlessness status? Too bad, blind. Nobody in the world is allowed to mistreat me and disrespect me as if I'm a nobody, because guess who all on the planet are seen as nobodies if do so. None of the crap towards me is allowed, and that's how ended up being by myself here, but the ongoing crap is still not allowed. What is fascinating to me is to find out how much privilege lie to ownselves thinking that have. Think that have unlimited GREED abominations WICKEDNESS upon Earth in destruction and types of sexual perversions allowed in the world. Totally delusional besides blind. Obvious how godless are, raised to be.
Obviously if I was still in my life in Spain, all here wouldn't know how much the bullshit has been judged to be over, and in my no bullshit zone or taken life, it's just possibly earning a Death wish sentence here in front of me, with the egoistic bullshit of why.
Italian singer, rapper, and lyricist Caparezza mentioned his song “Ti fa stare bene”: “Il nero lutto Di chi non ha niente A parte avere tutto” “The black grief Of who has nothing Besides having everything”
A modern song that is anti consumerism is a song, ten years old now but it's Royals by Lorde. This song was created as a backlash to cringe music about getting money and being rich which increased a lot around then. Bill mahr reminded me of it with this
@@RockBrentwood That is in USA, luckily... I am so happy that idiotic system is not in worldwide use as it just sucks. In the Nordics, you have binary 'a credit rating'. You have done everything well or you haven't. Don't pay up bills, get stuff repo'ed and no more credit rating or deferred paying. Pay everything back, wait a couple of years and presto, you got 'a credit rating'. I personally have never lost the 'credit rating', i don't have any deferred payments or loans, i save money every month. In USA my credit score would absolutely suck, here i'm living like everybody else.
When Lorde wrote "But all the songs are all: 'Gold teeth, Gray Goose, trippin' in the bathroom...'", there was an article on BET attacking her on the assumption that she was criticizing rappers for being materialistic. Seemingly without an ounce of self-awareness to think, "Wow, if that's _immediately_ where my mind goes, maybe rap *is* getting kind of materialistic..."
He's a pretty cool dude and I'm saying that as a conservative lol Even though I don't agree with everything he says, he's still pretty funny, level headed and he keeps me out of the echo chambers hahaha... If I had to pick one liberal to get stuck in am elevator with for an hour, I'd pick him!!😂😂
@@nada4328 I mean, there's like a gazillion of them, that girl that dumb movie was based on was dating rock stars at like 14 years old, Jimmy page was dating her when he was 22, I'm not gonna stop listening to led zeppelin but, I can't not think about that when I hear them now, I'd rather ppl be focused on money than teenage girls
@@NunYabiznass-hd6dj Be realistic, who do you think these rappers are into. I promise you they are probably just as morally bankrupt. What you're talking about is a problem with the music industry. It's not really confined to a generation or genre of music.
It's worth remembering that Yuppies, the quintessential money grubbing Boomers, _were_ Bob Dylans audience, were the hippies. Selling out happens when you get too old to have so much sex, so you turn to the more expensive drugs.
The ability of Mr. Maher to get an important point across and making It funny, is what keep him fresh. I have listened to this man for a very long time. I have laughed and learned from. Thanks Mr, Maher.
So Bill, last time kids were wrong for protesting Israeli genocide now they're too self absorbed and materialistic. Hard to win with these ol' folks. But I agree we need more songs of universal love and protest cos the establishment (lookin at you Bill) ain't gonna shake the system that's screwin' u ova' kids.
@@seanomaille8157bith topics are true. You need to expand your mind because BOTH are current issues and BOTH are valid. We need to be able to discuss all issues not just cookie cutter to cookie cutter
My mother taught me a long time ago, "Content is a bottomless treasure." I live a pretty minimalist life style and have little desire for material goods. Even my clothes consist of a plain V neck Tshirt and jeans. People always say "Man, if I was making as much as you, I'd buy this and that." I ask them "Where is the finish line?" A person who doesn't have a million wants a million. A person who has a million wants 10. A person with 10 million wants 100 million. There's always more. I thank god almost daily for not being shackled by the chains of mindless consumerism.
As Proust sort of said "Your possessions own you" (his wording was less elegant).181 years after the Emancipation, I am totally free. Drop a dime in the paper cup of the guy outside Grauman's. I tolerate a few seconds ownership by a dime.
I think Joe Strummer said it best: "I don't want hear about what the rich are doing. I don't want to go to where the rich are going. They think they're so clever, they think they're so right, but the truth is only known by guttersnipes".
I've just turned 40, and even my generation can be very materialistic. I myself am happy with my wife and children, some running shoes, exercise equipment and some good books. The link between material desire and sadness is also bang on, a lot of world religions have highlighted the link between desire and being unsatisfied, and despite being a devout atheist, I think there's value to be found there. As the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus said, all that humans need to be happy is friends, self sufficiency and good food, though I'd add health to that too, and by good food that doesn't mean expensive or fancy.
I'm not religious either but I think a lot of folks are coming around to a lot of "traditional wisdom/religious ideas". Unbound hedonism is not the way to live, and deep down we all know it.
Dude you're a MILLENIAL, the most narcissistic all about money generation to have ever lived! You serious? Today's Rappers, Instragramers Etc...Most are Millenials
@@irishrover9332 sure, I agree, I said so in the first sentence of my post. I myself though am easily satisfied with the above things I mentioned. I've never even owned a car, and while I might be able to afford one I just don't know that it'd be worth it given that I'd not drive anywhere less than 50km away unless I was taking my wife and kids, if it's just myself I can either run it or ride a bike. Where I live has excellent public transport making personal cars more of a status item than a necessity. But yeah, the icons of my generation and a lot of younger people just worship material possessions and money, oh an sex which a lot of modern music is just far too explicit about.
I came of age during an era when "selling out" was not a thing people strived for. In fact, when Rudy Giuliani tried to silence Rage Against The Machine on the issue, they played an illegal concert on Wall St that shut down the NYSE for the day. Punk became pop because we resonated with the message that money corrupts and everyone is created equal when you're in the mosh pit. We could use some of that anger today.
RATM were sell outs themselves from the beginning, just about making themselves rich, and they made shitty music. If you want to be a real punk, be something like Fugazi, who ran their own music label and never charged more than $5 for concert tickets.
Well, I agree with you, but are Rage against the machine really the best example? Were they really that anti-system? Or was it just their PR presentation? For antisystem socialist group they had a pretty expensive tickets that only rich kids could afford. My older friend also told me he saw RATM before they got famous. The record company pushed them and they just put them in a tour with Breeders to advertise them. Well, there is nothing wrong about that. But it was just a succesful band in a capitalist world that made it thanks to the hard work and good advertising of their label. Which is quite opposite of what their lyrics are about.
@@Pipervojta I have no doubt that they fully believed the things they said, even to this day. You can say they have the same problem that a lot of Communists have; their actions don't line up with their principles and beliefs. Hard to turn down that money and power once it starts rolling in.
A lot of this money/famed-based content reflects the goals of the music industry execs. Music for the youth is no longer counterculture but cultural consumerism.
Even Taylor swift and Kelly Clarkson fans have tattoos/piercings/weird hair color now.. There is no more counterculture. It's all been co opted by corporations .
We need another band to come in like Nirvana did in 1991 with real, honest, passionate music that makes all the fake, polished BS out there look ridiculous. It's a different era so it doesn't have to be a rock band, but we need something new and less contrived to wash away all the nonsense.
Oh, yeah, Shakespeare!!..... Isn't that the dude who said *_"thoust b%tch better have ma money"_*_ ?!_ Seems like a wise AND financially practical dude. _Have more than thou showest,_ _Speak less than thou knowest,_ _Lend less than thou owest,_ _Ride more than thou goest,_ _Learn more than thou trowest,_ _Set less than thou throwest._
Close, but it's: *Have more than thou showest,* *Speak less than thou knowest,* *_Lend_** less than thou **_owest,_* Ride more than thou goest, Learn more than thou trowest, Set less than thou throwest, Leave thy drink and thy whore And keep in-a-door, And thou shalt have more Than two tens to a score. _--The Fool, "King Lear"_ 🎭 Translation of the 3 lines you conflated: *Have more than you **_show,_* speak less than you know, *_lend_* less than you owe. 🤓 {Fun scene. My late great-uncle (or _nuncle_ as The Fool calls Lear at the start of this very speech), a renowned Broadway, theatre, TV & film star, played King Lear. 😇}
If there was a FILTER to delete audience noise here, I would happily PAY for it!!!!! This time it is a woman for a change that has to show us all that she gets EVERY joke with her laughter outburst. Plus some other mega-nerds as usual. The message, however, is great! (Boomer from Germany here ;-)
This leaks over into mainstream media. GMA always has a "bargain shopping" segment, where overpriced crap that no one needs is now going for half- still overpriced, but it makes you feel like you're getting a deal. What is more interesting is they also regularly offer tips on how to save money. How about not buying the overpriced crap you don't need?
As a old guy with way too much stuff, the best advice I can offer kids today is to not get caught up in the acquisition of material things as you'll come to find that the things you own will end up owning you. Go out and gather new exoeriences, not stuff.
I am 30 with the same problem, go figure. You can buy much more stuff then you could 30 years ago. 30 is a turning point for me, I am trying to giveaway as much as I can, while keeping the door shot. Not so easy though, I am in my prime, I want to look good and it is hard to find and even harder to keep balance.
Forgot to say that I agree with you. It feels like I am living in a garbage can, there are just stuff everywhere. One by one, they are useful, it is just too much to handle. Buying quality is key, but nothing works as good as restraining.
Ask any woman, the most attractive man is one who is at peace with himself, and interested in the life of his date. Not what he wears, earns or owns, unless all she cares about is getting her hands on as much of it as possible.@@andraspalatinus145
Music is subjective to start with. What is great and uplifting to you may be boring and slow to another. The oversaturation of media is more to blame than some boogie man keeping new artists down imo.
@@MrMash-mh9dy fair enough, and I don't blame boogie men or even the labels for that matter. But it's up to us to promote a diversity of appreciation when it comes to different genres of music
Gotta 💯 Agree with Bill on this one! It Bothers me a LOT seeing kids that i know their Parent(s) are struggling to keep a roof over their heads but they need a Chanel belt or Burberry jacket (2 yr olds) to feel like they’re “Worth Something”! Ronnie & Nancy started THAT mindset!!
Plenty of people grow up denied of luxury and still don't seek it. The truth is, if you grow up denied of it, you don't develop a taste for it and it makes you uncomfortable. These musicians are just not that deep. Also....sponsors!
That's why I like that one by nuevos federales where he is making fun of people who live fancy but they do it all in payments. It's called calzones finos because the last line if the chorus says "even their underwear is nice but they are still making payments on them"
So Bill, last time kids were wrong for protesting Israeli genocide now they're too self absorbed and materialistic. Hard to win with these ol' folks. But I agree we need more songs of universal love and protest cos the establishment (lookin at you Bill) ain't gonna shake the system that's screwin' u ova' kids.
there's an album called "Quarters!" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, i'd highly recommend givin it a shot if that's your vibe! might enjoy it! (might sound like a dumb band if you've never heard of em lol but really really good young musicians from Australia, they do a LOT of different stuff lol)
I'm older and my house is jammed with so much sh*t I don't have one square foot of free space left anywhere. Not only is all the wall space gone but every closet, drawer, and shelf is jammed to overflowing. The storage shed filled up a long time ago and the garage is too full to even park my car in. I can't buy anything else now because I literally don't have anywhere to put it. The thought of trying to give all this crap away just looks too exhausting to me now. When I die I feel sorry for whoever has to clean this place out.
After the initial pandemic lockdown ended, I went to the Galleria in Houston with a wealthy friend. The longest line to get into any store was at Gucci. This is a mall where the Saudi royal family shop, so it's not a place where you are not accustomed to people spending excessively. We noticed that literally all of the people in line to go into the Gucci store were dressed in such a way that they appeared to be literally broke and unable to pay their rent. A long time ago I used to appreciate Gucci products. No more. The experience of seeing these people in sweatpants with holes who looked like they needed a shower trying to browse in Gucci turned my stomach. Not long after I went back with a friend who's even wealthier. Our grandfathers were friends, so we are more like cousins in a sense. Same observation. If people really think that owning things with labels is going to make them happy - it doesn't - then we are certainly doomed to repeat a cycle from history. I've personally seen the negative effects of wealth in my own family and my friends' families. I will never forget the story my grandfather told me of his friend who inherited something like 100 million (oil money) around 1980 and then lost it all when oil collapsed and he frankly blew in on stupid crap. This man came to my grandfather asking to borrow money. The request was declined. Today, having seen the nonsense in my own family and those of my friends, I drive a used car, buy only what I need, spend my funny money on good meals, cook most meals with my partner, work a normal corporate job, and drink good but affordable wine most of the time. But I and my friends have had "friends" steal from us (a Rolex, an Omega, diamonds, etc.)., so now I no longer give anyone the benefit of the doubt. This quest for more crap is toxic. Owning more nice "stuff" won't make you happy. The things that actually make me happy are: Amazingly kind and funny partner, awesome colleagues, charity work, helping my family, engaging career, great music, very cool and caring friends, awesome Houston food scene. That's it. I know a lot of wealthy people by most standards and none of them are happy because they own stuff. Especially designer goods with labels stitched on. As one friend puts it, a parent who shows love by spending money excessively isn't really giving you what you need. We all need to be loved and appreciated. We don't need Gucci slides and they won't make us happy. And luxury isn't having more stuff. Love, friendship, health, a reasonable amount of physical comfort, and purpose are the ingredients of a happy life. Let's please not glorify the nonsense.
Side note: The Galleria in Houston is now also one of the most dangerous places to shop in Houston... thanks to all the broke black teens robbing rich white women. Smart / wealthy people actually avoid it now... so thanks that rap / ghetto culture, it will likely be out of business before too long.
It depends. In an ideal America, everyone would have a house, enough food, clothes and medical care. But other than that, what do you need? I have an IL who manipulated her way to $$$, but I know real ❤. Anyone who owns a bunny knows they teach you real love. You need endless patience, endurance and selflessness. That is how I spend my discretionary on his needs and belly. In return he gives me laughs, licks, nibbles (I could do without the nibbles) and the knowledge I probably saved his little life from being rehomed. You learn selflessness with a prey animal as a pet.
Funny thing is Madonna always maintained that Material Girl was meant to be tongue-in-cheek and a social comment on 80s greed, and the video for the song went against the perceived straightforward meaning of the lyrics.
On the other hand, I recently went to a bookstore where I was offered a $2 tote bag to carry my purchases emblazoned with the Beatle's line "All You Need is Love." As an ornery philosophy professor, I said to the clerk, "so, if I say I love you, is the bag free?" As an elderly lady - I'm the same age as Bill! - I'm able to get away with taunting youth in this way without being viewed with the suspicion of hitting on them. She was nonplussed, so I pointed out that I wouldn't even be in the store buying books if I didn't have money. The point is to have enough to fund a reasonable life without constant financial stress, and fund some treats and leisure time. Beyond that all of the surveys of wealth and happiness show that after basic needs are met there are diminishing returns on the happiness that wealth brings. I don't know if this mini lecture made any difference to her Gen Z brain, but I believe in planting the seeds of wisdom in my students' brains, in the hope that one day in mid-life they will say "Prof. B. was right!"
Bill: Yep! I can't even add to your topic, because you just said it ALL! A tip of the hat and mad respect for yet again being the voice of reason, in a world that's becoming unreasonable!
Realizing that owning a bunch of stuff doesn’t make you happy tends to be something you learn as you get into your 50’s and older. Take it from me, a 70 year old white guy: the best use of money I have found is that I had enough of it to retire from my stressful and unsatisfying corporate finance job when I was 58. Being financially independent is wonderful and is better than any material possession you can own.
No. Not something you can generalize like that. I am 56 and doing well, and thats great, but before I went to college and started my own business I was divorced and broke, my kids were little and amazing, I had a great church and I didn't work all the time. I was able to be happy then, and I'm able to be happy now, but honestly, I miss those days. I experienced not having money and having more time for love.
That is a very common occurrence. Stuff like fine China, old furniture, or other knickknacks just don't interest a lot of the younger generations. One thing I have noticed is that somebody will always take old firearms. My grandfather's collection got dispersed very quickly among the family when he passed away.
"New car, caviar, four star, daydream. Think I'll buy me a football team" (Roger Waters) from the song money. The song points out materialism and greed in a capitalistic society.
Yeah right... A song written and played by a band of really, really rich guys. It's so *cool* to point out materialism when you have a truckload of cash in your bank account and a bunch of luxury homes all over the world.
@michelforest6329 The band didn't have any money until after Dark side of the moon was released. Roger was broke and in debt to the record company up to that point. Roger Waters is one of the all time great lyric writers in a band with David Gilmour considered to be one of the great guitar players of the last 50 years. Pink Floyd's music and words are life changing. I recommend listening to Dark Side of the moon through a quality pair of head phones.
I'm so glad I grew up not caring about luxury watches, jewelry, shiny bling and whatnot. I'd rather spend the money on my house or other actually useful items. I've never understood why someone would put the amount of money into things like that.
@@knittylane3016They have, that guy is just saying stupid shit. Most grassroots (read: citizen created) organizations are started by poor people trying to do good.
This resonates with me too . Grew up dirt poor under the roof of an abusive evangelical father . Never allowed to have my own stuff or money . Given just the cost of admission when my cousins mom talked him into allowing me to go to the matinee on Saturdays (70’s) . Never knew the taste of movie snacks ..I always had to ask for a cup of free water . I’ve spent 30 yrs investing in our home and enjoyment of good food , heat and good beds , linens and comfortable clothes . I don’t waste money on cults or fashion or keeping up with the jugheads 😂
The 90´s were the last great deacade of sustainable great music, that will live 4 ever. I´m from 69´ and felt i was the most lucky generation, when it comes to popular music. I learned about life, in all it´s glory, listening to bands like The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Joy Divison, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, The beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Dire Straits, Metallica, Slayer, Fugazi, The Pixies, Pearl Jam, soundgarden, The Who, The Sundays, Oasis, Blur, Jimi hendrix, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Eels, Built To Spill, The Tragically Hips, and i think i will stop for now. Love from Denmark.
Interesting in that many of the bands you list are my favorites as well (although you forgot R.E.M. 😊) and most began well before the 90's, going all the way back to the 60's. Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler songs give me chills on a regular basis. So much of the music from the artists you list is timeless... And yes, I'd say music died in the mid 90's, and pretty much everything after has been disposable garbage. Here today, not to be listened to in merely a years' time. Sad to be a kid these days from a music standpoint. Lucky for them they have no idea what they missed out on.... In fact, the day the music died was November 1991, when U2 released Achtung Baby - last great album that I can think of....
As a child of the 90s I can tell you are straight up wrong, rock became so generic, and everyone was trying to add in rapping and turntables, give me led zeppelin any day over any 90s band
@@kyledavis635 The last great album I can think of is “Dead Heart in a Dead World” by Nevermore which was released October 17, 2000. It’s the last album where I thought every song was great. The closest after that is “Once” by Nightwish which was released in June 7, 2004. My Personal favorite era for music is the late 60s through the whole ‘70s. That to me was the apex in music. The ‘80s it took a nose dive in quality thanks to the cheesy keyboard / synth, with the exception of metal, which was still good minus some of the corny hair metal. Then the ‘90s grunge helped with quality, but it wasn’t enough to keep music good. By the millennium all hope was lost. Music has been crap ever since.
@@AntonXul Lol... I hear you. It is absolute, unmitigated garbage. I say that not giving a rip that I could be labeled a "boomer" etc. Under no standard is there a comparison.... I agree that the 70's was awesome - probably the best decade, but I really started getting into music in the 80's, with the beginning of bands like R.E.M., U2, The Smiths, Tears for Fears, Peter Gabriel, the The, Tracy Chapman, etc. and my personal favorite Dire Straits (and later, solo Mark Knopfler). The "New Wave" era was great - although I'd admit you are right there was some cheesy synth-type stuff - but overall I loved it....
I remember reading once that spending money on experiences (music concerts, travelling) leads to greater satisfaction than spending money on material stuff.
Sure, because experiences are things you can share with others and remember later and tell stories about. Material stuff doesn't work like that unless you are using the material things (like a yacht) to have new experiences with your friends/family.
I live by the ‘experiences over stuff’ motto! I have never regretted money spent on something that created a shared experience. Stuff is often disappointing because there’s so much hype in advertising. After a few uses the novelty wears off and you want the next new thing. Trips and concerts often require some planning and advance work, which leads to anticipation of the event. The ‘buy anything on credit and have it delivered tomorrow’ world has forgotten how pleasurable it is to look forward to something! Edit: Also, our memories are arranged around significant events. That’s why we remember Christmas and Birthdays that were memorable. Creating extra events to celebrate gives you great memories and stronger bonds with people who share them!
Except a lot of people just get involved in experiences so they can use photos and video for clout on social media. That's also why you go to concerts and see so many people on their phone rather than just watching the show. And it's caused a lot of people to not be so uninhibited in their public experiences because they know they might end up in some randos video online
Thanks Bill, since age 9 I live according to my needs and not my wants though I can afford many of "my wants". I don't need it and it makes me very happy. I also don't live through reality shows; I create my own reality and live a full life.
I was a millennial kid growing up middle class in Germany and we thought products from Chanel or Gucci were exclusively owned by celebrities..it wouldn’t even have occurred to us that that’s something we could want or own for ourselves.
I’m a millenial in America, it was viewed the same here. I remember I went to college and took a music culture class and my professor had made a big deal about Jay Z (I think she was a fan) and about his song Tom Ford. She was asking how it felt for a song to sound like a commercial or something and a few students (myself included) didn’t get what she was talking about and had to have it explained to us that Tom Ford was an expensive clothing brand.
Luxury brands flooded the market with their products and did major co-branding with public figures, couple that with credit cards and you've got a huge market. Fashion has been influenced by musicians since the 1920s, that's nothing new. It's just that now that fashion isn't reasonably attainable. Look at the sneaker industry which has exploded because of professional sports co-branding.
Kids? How bout we start by telling this to adults my age and younger? The amount of people who make more than me saying they shouldn't have to "give up" certain excesses in life so they don't have to live paycheck-to-paycheck is absolutely astounding. And if it's not the material items, it's all the traveling and lavish trips.
I have a car, some model cars from 80's films, a PC online, two streaming services, one or two books at a time, dishes, clothes, and essentials. That is all I want and all I need.
When I grew up there was a big push from the youth saying "don't label me!" Nowadays everyone wants to be properly labeled everytime even by strangers.... Especially if their self imposed label keeps changing constantly. Seems like we were a lot smarter back then. All this technology and we become even worse people
And the worst labels anybody could have are tattoos; considering that the first tattoos were put on slaves by branding them through hot metal so if the slave escaped its plantation and was captured, they could be returned back to the slave owner by the markings on their skin. And let's not forget the tattoos put on the Jews during the Holocaust by the Nazis before they were put into the ovens and cremated; anyone who gets a tattoo does not respect the history of where tattoos come from and the pain and suffering caused by tattoos
@@DogOfWar1230 no I was talking about every label. To be labeled was to be put into a grouping and they/we didn't want to be put into any group, we were who we are and it was simple, it didn't need a title or a grouping. If we had those simple viewings still today a lot of the major issues wouldn't be so. The fact today's youth wants to be in groups so they feel safe in numbers (?) Or for whatever reason we have stepped away from individualism which I feel is the major problem now a days
Bill you and I are very close in age, Thank gawd, I had the Stones, the Who, the Beatles, the Animals, Jimi, Clapton, the Doors, Cream , the Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, and so many great artists to grow up listening to, I feel "blessed" in that regard, rhat I had music like that to grow up listening to, and on the other side they didn't catch me for Tricky Dick's, Vietnam to die for. In those respects, I lucked out. And I listened to Creedence, Patti Smith, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, the Byrds, so vey much. And last but not least, Patti Smith, and Jeff Beck. Truly, I'm humbled.
During the grunge era, a genre I appreciate along with classic rock, I told my mother if she wants to know how society is feeling just listen to their music.
Universitário qualquer merda agrada todo mundo. Ah é sertanejo. Engraçado como as músicas falam de boate, luxo, escrotidão e vingança 😊Aliás não tem graça
I've found refuge in metal music. To me, it is inherently a true expression of emotion from the chaotic beats, riffs, and vocals that they still manage to harmonize. But nobody gives a shit about all that. This show did put words to why I don't like pop music that I hadn't had before
A great lesson on the evils of materialism from someone absurdly wealthy... Priceless At least we can listen to music about owning nice things since your generation made it so that we won't ever actually own anything
I heard there was a study many years ago where people when asked "How much money would you want to have based on what you now have.?" ..answer 25% more across the board, unsatisfied people up and down , and unable to be satisfied. Stones " I can't get no... satisfaction..."
@@socialengineering8147 "derive", I see you understand a lot about how a joke is constructed. Maybe one day you'll even get one & you'll laugh. Then you yourself can laugh like an idiot on some late night show to give your existence relevance.
@@brucemacmillan9581 He grew up poor, just sayin'. Actually reality here is what is called the hedonic treadmill: happiness and satisfaction tend to return a baseline. In other words, things are just a quick fix. It isn't about not having things, but your relationship to them. Healthy fulfilling relationships, having experiences, etc., are among what actually contribute to human flourishing.
Parents can be "in on it" too. I'm a late Boomer (Born 1960) & altho my Silent Gen blue collar devoutly Catholic working class parents were thrifty & strict on me, they did Aspire to the American Dream. So, we moved from Row House Philly to a house in the 'burbs in 1969, & I enrolled in 4th grade w/all the kids of wealthy WASP & Jewish doctors, lawyers, business people, professionals, etc. 'Twas quite the culture shock for me, seeing all these kids who had their own TV in their bedroom, stereos, records, a mini bike, Converse All Stars (they were the Bling sneaker of the day). I had second hand everything from my older cousins, & knew my dad would pin my ears back if I ever asked for those sorts of material goods. It's no wonder so many grew up not caring about money, as they always had it (great quote from the movie The Aviator in the "Lunch with the Hepburns" scene btw). Fast forward to nowadays, I have some in-law nieces & nephews on the Gen X/Millennial line who grew up poor, much like my parents, but worked hard to earn a decent suburban lifestyle. They now spoil & overwhelm their kids with material goods, encourage the whole Bling culture, let their pre teen daughters spend gobs of money on designer makeup & hair treatments, not even understanding how to use such stuff. Sad. I guess I don't really have a point, just rambling. I made a good living for myself as a civil engineer, I'm still pretty thrifty, never bought a new vehicle in my life, paid off my house, have a 401k, don't go on extravagant vacations or gamble at casinos. The simple pleasures are the best.
You sound like my twin. Same age, raised middle class, received lots of used items growing up (clothes, skates, bikes), our luxury was a used tent trailer instead of a tent for summer camping,. I worked hard, saved, never had kids, never bought a new car, have savings, paid off my first house fast, didn't travel much, didn't gamble (never been to Vegas) and retired at 45 with an ocean/mountain view in the PNW.
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH 45 wow good for you!!!! I married a couple times then got taken to the cleaners in divorce court. Mainly to satisfy my parents who wanted grand children. Turned out I'm high functioning autistic & it's good I never did sire offspring (I had a thyroid disorder that had me shooting blanks lol). I retired right before the pandemic at 58. I will say my athlete Dad did get me things that would encourage me to exercise. I always had a nice bike - Schwinn Sting Ray then Continental. A Sunfish sailboat. Would break my kneecaps if I asked for a mini bike tho lol.
Bill, your "sermon" about music and materialism, "Bling Theory", was SPOT ON! Thanks for pointing out the racial aspect, too, that people long denied access to material things, including basic needs like decent housing, would freak out and overcelebrate sudden riches. I'm also glad that you pointed out that the music industry corrected itself about hostile sexist and homophobic lyrics. Years ago, I made a mixtape about money for my niece, and surprisingly, listening to it, that turned out to be one of the most spiritual mixtapes that I had ever made. I recreated and expanded that list here on CZcams. I'll post the link if I can.
Meh. There have been plenty of successful black artists forever... (ever heard of MoTown) and they weren't out there braggin' about their wealth or success? That's what talentless low class douchebags do. This shit has nothing to do with that made up systemic racism bullshit--Bill was just kowtowing to that demographic so that Ice Cube doesn't have to come back on the show and "edumacate" him again--And Bill was also wisely shutting down that potential counter-argument to his rant... like B-Rabbit shutting down Papa Doc in 8 Mile by talking about his own white trash history.
@MelanieNLee One, that's almost always forgotten: 'Wet T-Shirt night': 50 Bucks, please. Lyrics about the insanity of mankind/civilization 'Dirty Love' Get another quarter out, drop it in the meter-box... 'Wonderful Wino' Give me a five dollar bill and an overcoat too..and a Florsheim shoe too... 'Sy Borg' But I. I, I, I. I can't pay. I gave all my money to some kind of groovy religious guy two songs ago...
Since colonial times, the South was always the region of the US with the largest income discrepancy between rich and poor, even if you ignore the slaves in the data. The Puritans of New England had a skilled-trade culture that produced a larger middle class and the Quakers of Pennsylvania had the greatest level of equality in the colonies. I think that cultural history still affects that African-American community. They (as a generalization) don’t have a cultural history of income equality; they have always been on the losing end of an extreme income divide and fantasize about being on the other side.
Great segment! Pink Floyd's "Money" would've fit right in! When my fam was on Family Feud in the 80s, my response to "Name a popular Beatles song" was "Money Can't Buy Me Love" (the #2 or #3 answer).
You're absolutely right about the Floyd song. I assumed from its exclusion that maybe it doesn't glorify money, but unless I'm misunderstanding what I'm seeing, I think it does! Then I thought maybe the loophole is that it wasn't a top 40 single. But it was!
Music is also an expression of what the artist is feeling and thinking, and sometimes a confession and not a message. Having said that, I agree Bill, it's sad and thanks for saying this. Luv ya Bill!
Greg Lake sang in '75 I believe in father Christmas. It was an anti commercial Christmas song. I knew it was so right and it's how I truly felt back then, I still do. Well done Real Time team and thanks fearless Bill
It's funny how so many people thought/think that Kanye West was/is some kind of a lyrical and musical genius. We came up with better rhymes in elementary school.
"Vomiting an inventory of your possessions doesn't make you a POET" 😂
This time he really roasted them❤
But it gets you a grammy
👏👏👏👏
At least when ZZ Top sang about a necklace it wasn't about the jewelry.
@@aubreyleonae4108 Given the recipients...they are meaningless. They base those on money made, not quality.
I ain't got no money - so I gotta watch Bill Maher for free on CZcams.
😂
You don't pay for internet, and the device you watch this on?
@@justincredible. Nah, I use yer mom's
i shameless pay for internet and using youtube premium
@@justincredible. ya beat me to it. LOL.
Whoever writes these monologues deserves an Emmy per week. Excellent as always! =)
yup... this writing is peerless...
Do you know the author of the writings? Mr.Maher.
Yup Maher is a great speaker
And people had issues with “Baby it’s cold outside” and look at those modern songs being quoted. Geez
Uhhh, that song was about rape, bud. Give yourself a check.
yeah that song was canceled by the far left weirdo "queers for palestine" types who'll point accusatory fingers at everybody and everything except racial minorities cuz they don't understand how racist it is to not treat us with the same standards of expectation....yup, us.
embarrassed i was ever a far leftist weirdo, except it was different back then. they've become the left equivalent to qanon trumpists
Old woman here. All the stuff I accumulated for 50 years I now have to get rid of fast with lots of trips to Goodwill & dumpster. Heading into 1 room at a nursing home, then a box. Truly you can't take it with you so why bother getting it in the 1st place. "The best things in life are free"
No hitch on a Hearse and no pockets in a shroud! Can’t take it with you.
Thanks for sharing this. Now this would be an interesting song topic that would hit a pretty big group since it crosses into older and younger who both deal with said issue.
Can have a really good beginning happy notes which leads to sadness but end in happy notes due to a new sense of freedom. Perhaps "inevitable baggage" or "what I really own"
@punkinhoot So the best things aren't free? It seems that you don't understand what they posted.
What did Woodstock have to do with anything? You made some hellacious jumps there.
Good with being so cynical...
No, you can not take it with you but a little bit until then sure can sure make the wait nicer. At the same time, obsessing on possessions causes you to miss the joy of the things that money ca not buy (love, contentment, family, true friends, etc).
FIND BALANCE. 🙏👼🌹🎉
“Multi-generational wealth”. Thinking a lot of people would like to die knowing their kids and grandkids will be secure, though. Likely not an initial motivator for your ‘typical’ gangsta rap star, but once people have kids…Especially in the messed up world we are living in today.
Spot on. Reminds me of the quote "some people are so poor, all they have is money"
That's so true where I live, I've never seen such miserly cheapskates either, because since that's all that really have, certainly not class unless also purchased from whom think has more than ownselves, ( great judgement considering by whom having to purchase class and taste to begin with , sarcasm) THAT'S what most terrified of losing, money. Terrible wicked bores. Besides lack of class, how insecure, that has to be gay men reassuring that have class if purchase from them. Oh gay men never lie. Lol. "Oh you divine glorified redneck peasants, the more money spend in our businesses, the more taste and class have". So blatantly true, especially when the best decor businesses, alot of beautiful best in Madrid Spain, are usually owned by women. Even my favorite antique dealerships, without the wives? I dunno. Lol Question. Do Archangels dressed in the traditional western military style, look like would have good taste in EVERYTHING? Look at Earth. They sure understand the mess I'm being made of and why. Completely understand how I think and feel about it all too. My loyal avengers, whenever final judgement has been made, that no redemption possible, because only act out of conscience conveniently cowardly wickedness intentions narcissistically egoistically for ownselves, as always do, especially when have alot of exactly the same way group thinking support. Just going to have to flat out understand that God's Army will never be on anyone else's side in the whole world over me personally. That's because premeditated wicked intentions parasitic hatefulness types of beasts and animals never change. Going to have to understand my eternal life work meritocracy position. There's no human psychological arrogant stubborn wickedness mules with blinders mind wall that matters over who I am illuminated on Earth and to God my Father protector and defender, and justice is doled out whenever wants to, no matter if other humans think that get away with whatever want to towards me. If all of a sudden a deadly illness, are not going to be very favored in the afterlife. Oh don't understand my privilege with God, considering how much give totally ungodly wealthy repeated destroyers for profits on Earth, neverending privilege and vindictiveness demonstrated untouchable lawlessness status? Too bad, blind. Nobody in the world is allowed to mistreat me and disrespect me as if I'm a nobody, because guess who all on the planet are seen as nobodies if do so. None of the crap towards me is allowed, and that's how ended up being by myself here, but the ongoing crap is still not allowed. What is fascinating to me is to find out how much privilege lie to ownselves thinking that have. Think that have unlimited GREED abominations WICKEDNESS upon Earth in destruction and types of sexual perversions allowed in the world. Totally delusional besides blind. Obvious how godless are, raised to be.
Great Line
Obviously if I was still in my life in Spain, all here wouldn't know how much the bullshit has been judged to be over, and in my no bullshit zone or taken life, it's just possibly earning a Death wish sentence here in front of me, with the egoistic bullshit of why.
Italian singer, rapper, and lyricist Caparezza mentioned his song “Ti fa stare bene”:
“Il nero lutto
Di chi non ha niente
A parte avere tutto”
“The black grief
Of who has nothing
Besides having everything”
They was Bob
This is why Rocky Mountain High is such a great song. It's all about nature and inner peace.
Great song
And that last verse speaks strongly against commercializing the mountains.
I’m gonna go find that song right now!😊
A modern song that is anti consumerism is a song, ten years old now but it's Royals by Lorde. This song was created as a backlash to cringe music about getting money and being rich which increased a lot around then. Bill mahr reminded me of it with this
“ when you’re 12 you’re done with your parents and you get raised by pop stars”. So so true! Haven’t thought it that way.
I wish someone would write a song about how good their credit score is and how they have no debt.
They will as soon as that is the norm
It won't be the rappers. They got to write those songs fast before the bills start coming in.
Thanks to OnlyFans.
All jokes aside it's an intelligent idea.
@@RockBrentwood That is in USA, luckily... I am so happy that idiotic system is not in worldwide use as it just sucks. In the Nordics, you have binary 'a credit rating'. You have done everything well or you haven't. Don't pay up bills, get stuff repo'ed and no more credit rating or deferred paying. Pay everything back, wait a couple of years and presto, you got 'a credit rating'.
I personally have never lost the 'credit rating', i don't have any deferred payments or loans, i save money every month. In USA my credit score would absolutely suck, here i'm living like everybody else.
bill is just another rich guy that pretends money dont matter to him and he is not giving any away .
When Lorde wrote "But all the songs are all: 'Gold teeth, Gray Goose, trippin' in the bathroom...'", there was an article on BET attacking her on the assumption that she was criticizing rappers for being materialistic. Seemingly without an ounce of self-awareness to think, "Wow, if that's _immediately_ where my mind goes, maybe rap *is* getting kind of materialistic..."
Yeah, rappers have been rapping about money and the fancy stuff they buy since the 90s or earlier.
black people live their lives worried about being criticized for behaviors they know are easy to criticize
I don’t really listen to Lorde at all.. But I think I will always like that song..
@@rabidgoon You are making it clear who Bill's rant appeals to.
@@peterstafford4426 it’s just the truth, champ.
This is one of the greatest New Rules I've ver seen in decades. Bill Maher, the one and only
He's a pretty cool dude and I'm saying that as a conservative lol
Even though I don't agree with everything he says, he's still pretty funny, level headed and he keeps me out of the echo chambers hahaha...
If I had to pick one liberal to get stuck in am elevator with for an hour, I'd pick him!!😂😂
I grew up in this music scene but I've always loved 60' and 70's rock. There's just something wonderful about the upbeat vibe and carefree attitude.
Yeah back when 30 year old men sang about lusting after 16 year old girls, the good old days amirite?😂
@@NunYabiznass-hd6dj not that kinda carefree 😂
@@nada4328 I mean, there's like a gazillion of them, that girl that dumb movie was based on was dating rock stars at like 14 years old, Jimmy page was dating her when he was 22, I'm not gonna stop listening to led zeppelin but, I can't not think about that when I hear them now, I'd rather ppl be focused on money than teenage girls
@@NunYabiznass-hd6dj Be realistic, who do you think these rappers are into. I promise you they are probably just as morally bankrupt. What you're talking about is a problem with the music industry. It's not really confined to a generation or genre of music.
@@nada4328 well I can't argue with that, it's pretty much all run by rich assholes
"When u ain't got nothin, u got nothin to lose" -Bob Dylan
Bill, this will pass. Kids will realize you have to work hard to get $$. It happens really fast.
"Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', don't mean nothin', honey, if it ain't free, no no"
It's worth remembering that Yuppies, the quintessential money grubbing Boomers, _were_ Bob Dylans audience, were the hippies. Selling out happens when you get too old to have so much sex, so you turn to the more expensive drugs.
@@Chicago48 You really missed his point after the 3 minute mark
“Get a second idea for a song.” Love that line!! 🎭
+ @PM2024- Why Rumors will be one of the greatest albums ever. One theme 10 different ideas. 70s and early 80s highlight of music
“Ice-T and Ice Cube, but no Ice Capades” 😂😂
The guy laughing at everything has been replaced with a woman laughing at everything.
6:23 “I’m old? this shit is old” 😂
LMAO 🤣
Well, yea, but to the young, old stuff is always new, unless of course their parents listened to it.
I wonder if commenters can get away with that word. Shit is old? All you have is shit, Bill.
Yes! Best line all night. LMAO. 😂
Sounds like something Snoop Dog would say
The ability of Mr. Maher to get an important point across and making It funny, is what keep him fresh. I have listened to this man for a very long time. I have laughed and learned from. Thanks Mr, Maher.
So Bill, last time kids were wrong for protesting Israeli genocide now they're too self absorbed and materialistic. Hard to win with these ol' folks. But I agree we need more songs of universal love and protest cos the establishment (lookin at you Bill) ain't gonna shake the system that's screwin' u ova' kids.
@@seanomaille8157bith topics are true. You need to expand your mind because BOTH are current issues and BOTH are valid. We need to be able to discuss all issues not just cookie cutter to cookie cutter
"Maybe find a second idea for a song." 😂
My mother taught me a long time ago, "Content is a bottomless treasure."
I live a pretty minimalist life style and have little desire for material goods. Even my clothes consist of a plain V neck Tshirt and jeans. People always say "Man, if I was making as much as you, I'd buy this and that." I ask them "Where is the finish line?" A person who doesn't have a million wants a million. A person who has a million wants 10. A person with 10 million wants 100 million. There's always more. I thank god almost daily for not being shackled by the chains of mindless consumerism.
Today we are witnessing the race to be THE FIRST TRILLIONAIRE!!!!
“Get a second idea for a song”. Perfect line
What the world needs now
My parents used to sing that to me when I was being a whiny brat!
All they ever do is copy what others do.
Fugazi said it best: “You are not what you own”
I thought that was Tyler Durden.
As Proust sort of said "Your possessions own you" (his wording was less elegant).181 years after the Emancipation, I am totally free. Drop a dime in the paper cup of the guy outside Grauman's. I tolerate a few seconds ownership by a dime.
They did a show for like $9 at a small club in Milwaukee late 90s i went to...great show 👍
I think Joe Strummer said it best: "I don't want hear about what the rich are doing. I don't want to go to where the rich are going. They think they're so clever, they think they're so right, but the truth is only known by guttersnipes".
"Things you own, end up owning you," Tyler Durden
I've just turned 40, and even my generation can be very materialistic. I myself am happy with my wife and children, some running shoes, exercise equipment and some good books. The link between material desire and sadness is also bang on, a lot of world religions have highlighted the link between desire and being unsatisfied, and despite being a devout atheist, I think there's value to be found there.
As the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus said, all that humans need to be happy is friends, self sufficiency and good food, though I'd add health to that too, and by good food that doesn't mean expensive or fancy.
I'm not religious either but I think a lot of folks are coming around to a lot of "traditional wisdom/religious ideas". Unbound hedonism is not the way to live, and deep down we all know it.
Dude you're a MILLENIAL, the most narcissistic all about money generation to have ever lived! You serious? Today's Rappers, Instragramers Etc...Most are Millenials
@@irishrover9332 sure, I agree, I said so in the first sentence of my post. I myself though am easily satisfied with the above things I mentioned. I've never even owned a car, and while I might be able to afford one I just don't know that it'd be worth it given that I'd not drive anywhere less than 50km away unless I was taking my wife and kids, if it's just myself I can either run it or ride a bike. Where I live has excellent public transport making personal cars more of a status item than a necessity.
But yeah, the icons of my generation and a lot of younger people just worship material possessions and money, oh an sex which a lot of modern music is just far too explicit about.
The best I've ever seen.. Classic Maher. Wow!! Good Job.😃
I came of age during an era when "selling out" was not a thing people strived for. In fact, when Rudy Giuliani tried to silence Rage Against The Machine on the issue, they played an illegal concert on Wall St that shut down the NYSE for the day. Punk became pop because we resonated with the message that money corrupts and everyone is created equal when you're in the mosh pit. We could use some of that anger today.
Well the rock has way more than enough anger today, but it's not popular anymore and it mostly sucks.
selling out would be shameful agree
RATM were sell outs themselves from the beginning, just about making themselves rich, and they made shitty music. If you want to be a real punk, be something like Fugazi, who ran their own music label and never charged more than $5 for concert tickets.
Well, I agree with you, but are Rage against the machine really the best example? Were they really that anti-system? Or was it just their PR presentation? For antisystem socialist group they had a pretty expensive tickets that only rich kids could afford. My older friend also told me he saw RATM before they got famous. The record company pushed them and they just put them in a tour with Breeders to advertise them. Well, there is nothing wrong about that. But it was just a succesful band in a capitalist world that made it thanks to the hard work and good advertising of their label. Which is quite opposite of what their lyrics are about.
@@Pipervojta I have no doubt that they fully believed the things they said, even to this day. You can say they have the same problem that a lot of Communists have; their actions don't line up with their principles and beliefs. Hard to turn down that money and power once it starts rolling in.
Reminds me of the most powerful poetry I've ever heard when the guy said, "Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang." Truly profound lyrics
😂😂😂
Yes he really is the modern day William Shakespeare
I agree. Moronic sells. Most people are, statistically, morons.
Yes, you have to take a minute to let the sheer emotional depth sink in.
Ice scream so good. Gang gang.
Bill you and your team are on another level❤ Ty
This is why I love this show! Truth with comedy but hits the point!
A lot of this money/famed-based content reflects the goals of the music industry execs. Music for the youth is no longer counterculture but cultural consumerism.
Even Taylor swift and Kelly Clarkson fans have tattoos/piercings/weird hair color now..
There is no more counterculture. It's all been co opted by corporations .
You hit the nail on the head! 🟪
And it reflects the music itself.
❤
We need another band to come in like Nirvana did in 1991 with real, honest, passionate music that makes all the fake, polished BS out there look ridiculous. It's a different era so it doesn't have to be a rock band, but we need something new and less contrived to wash away all the nonsense.
@@garysimonson1135 you are 100 correct. its like we are in a new "hair metal" era and its time for another sweeping away of the old tired crap
I think it was Shakespeare that once said: Show less than you owe; speak less than you know.
Oh, yeah, Shakespeare!!..... Isn't that the dude who said *_"thoust b%tch better have ma money"_*_ ?!_ Seems like a wise AND financially practical dude.
_Have more than thou showest,_
_Speak less than thou knowest,_
_Lend less than thou owest,_
_Ride more than thou goest,_
_Learn more than thou trowest,_
_Set less than thou throwest._
@@gatsbylight4766
🤣😂🛑 Log _OFF!_ 🫸🏽
"here we go chads, once again over the bitch"@@gatsbylight4766
I like that one!
Close, but it's:
*Have more than thou showest,*
*Speak less than thou knowest,*
*_Lend_** less than thou **_owest,_*
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest,
Leave thy drink and thy whore
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
_--The Fool, "King Lear"_ 🎭
Translation of the 3 lines you conflated:
*Have more than you **_show,_* speak less than you know, *_lend_* less than you owe. 🤓
{Fun scene. My late great-uncle (or _nuncle_ as The Fool calls Lear at the start of this very speech), a renowned Broadway, theatre, TV & film star, played King Lear. 😇}
This really makes you take a step back and look at the way things are going. It’s easy to grow used to this stuff.
If there was a FILTER to delete audience noise here, I would happily PAY for it!!!!! This time it is a woman for a change that has to show us all that she gets EVERY joke with her laughter outburst. Plus some other mega-nerds as usual.
The message, however, is great! (Boomer from Germany here ;-)
“ When you’ve turned 12, you stop listening to your parents, and start getting raised by Pop-Stars.” Perfect Maher.
You can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes you just might get what you need.
👅
The Americans are selling out the music revolution! What else is new? They have sold out everything else.💰
literally sang this in my head today whilst listening to something Matt Walsh said. (Walsh isn't cool enough or old enough to quote the Stones).
But if you try sometime you just might find you get what you deserve 🤔.
"...you might FIND, YOU get what you need" is the correct lyrics.
Stones freak forever...
This leaks over into mainstream media. GMA always has a "bargain shopping" segment, where overpriced crap that no one needs is now going for half- still overpriced, but it makes you feel like you're getting a deal. What is more interesting is they also regularly offer tips on how to save money. How about not buying the overpriced crap you don't need?
For what it’s worth, the lyrics of my youth still ring true:
“Battle lines being drawn
Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong”
As a old guy with way too much stuff, the best advice I can offer kids today is to not get caught up in the acquisition of material things as you'll come to find that the things you own will end up owning you. Go out and gather new exoeriences, not stuff.
I am 30 with the same problem, go figure. You can buy much more stuff then you could 30 years ago. 30 is a turning point for me, I am trying to giveaway as much as I can, while keeping the door shot. Not so easy though, I am in my prime, I want to look good and it is hard to find and even harder to keep balance.
Forgot to say that I agree with you. It feels like I am living in a garbage can, there are just stuff everywhere. One by one, they are useful, it is just too much to handle. Buying quality is key, but nothing works as good as restraining.
"As a old guy with way too much stuff... not get caught up in the acquisition of material things". 🤨🤨
Reminds me of a song on the first Papa Roach album
Ask any woman, the most attractive man is one who is at peace with himself, and interested in the life of his date. Not what he wears, earns or owns, unless all she cares about is getting her hands on as much of it as possible.@@andraspalatinus145
The funny thing is , there's a lot of new music that's great and uplifting, but no one wants to make those artists popular.
That's the real conspiracy.
Can you recommend a few? Thanks.
Music is subjective to start with. What is great and uplifting to you may be boring and slow to another. The oversaturation of media is more to blame than some boogie man keeping new artists down imo.
@@MrMash-mh9dy fair enough, and I don't blame boogie men or even the labels for that matter. But it's up to us to promote a diversity of appreciation when it comes to different genres of music
@@ajsujit Satsang - Be Love
Gotta 💯 Agree with Bill on this one! It Bothers me a LOT seeing kids that i know their Parent(s) are struggling to keep a roof over their heads but they need a Chanel belt or Burberry jacket (2 yr olds) to feel like they’re “Worth Something”! Ronnie & Nancy started THAT mindset!!
Plenty of people grow up denied of luxury and still don't seek it. The truth is, if you grow up denied of it, you don't develop a taste for it and it makes you uncomfortable. These musicians are just not that deep. Also....sponsors!
I've been beating this drum for a long time now. I'm glad someone with a voice is on board now
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That's why I like that one by nuevos federales where he is making fun of people who live fancy but they do it all in payments. It's called calzones finos because the last line if the chorus says "even their underwear is nice but they are still making payments on them"
Everyone's been beating this drum for a long time.
So Bill, last time kids were wrong for protesting Israeli genocide now they're too self absorbed and materialistic. Hard to win with these ol' folks. But I agree we need more songs of universal love and protest cos the establishment (lookin at you Bill) ain't gonna shake the system that's screwin' u ova' kids.
@@seanomaille8157 You're both just as bad one another.
Point Well Made, Mr. Maher
Makes me glad I'm listening to Classic Rock and Oldies as they have songs I can relate to.
Note: I'm 43.
Generally speaking, the old stuff is a thousand times better.
there's an album called "Quarters!" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, i'd highly recommend givin it a shot if that's your vibe! might enjoy it! (might sound like a dumb band if you've never heard of em lol but really really good young musicians from Australia, they do a LOT of different stuff lol)
You should remember that Bill is rich.
And got sued by one of his girlfriends because he wouldn't marry her so she could cash in.
I'm older and my house is jammed with so much sh*t I don't have one square foot of free space left anywhere. Not only is all the wall space gone but every closet, drawer, and shelf is jammed to overflowing. The storage shed filled up a long time ago and the garage is too full to even park my car in. I can't buy anything else now because I literally don't have anywhere to put it. The thought of trying to give all this crap away just looks too exhausting to me now. When I die I feel sorry for whoever has to clean this place out.
Awesome job Bill, great job, about time somebody tell the truth. Thank God 👍👍👍👍👍
After the initial pandemic lockdown ended, I went to the Galleria in Houston with a wealthy friend. The longest line to get into any store was at Gucci. This is a mall where the Saudi royal family shop, so it's not a place where you are not accustomed to people spending excessively. We noticed that literally all of the people in line to go into the Gucci store were dressed in such a way that they appeared to be literally broke and unable to pay their rent. A long time ago I used to appreciate Gucci products. No more. The experience of seeing these people in sweatpants with holes who looked like they needed a shower trying to browse in Gucci turned my stomach. Not long after I went back with a friend who's even wealthier. Our grandfathers were friends, so we are more like cousins in a sense. Same observation. If people really think that owning things with labels is going to make them happy - it doesn't - then we are certainly doomed to repeat a cycle from history. I've personally seen the negative effects of wealth in my own family and my friends' families. I will never forget the story my grandfather told me of his friend who inherited something like 100 million (oil money) around 1980 and then lost it all when oil collapsed and he frankly blew in on stupid crap. This man came to my grandfather asking to borrow money. The request was declined. Today, having seen the nonsense in my own family and those of my friends, I drive a used car, buy only what I need, spend my funny money on good meals, cook most meals with my partner, work a normal corporate job, and drink good but affordable wine most of the time. But I and my friends have had "friends" steal from us (a Rolex, an Omega, diamonds, etc.)., so now I no longer give anyone the benefit of the doubt. This quest for more crap is toxic. Owning more nice "stuff" won't make you happy. The things that actually make me happy are: Amazingly kind and funny partner, awesome colleagues, charity work, helping my family, engaging career, great music, very cool and caring friends, awesome Houston food scene. That's it. I know a lot of wealthy people by most standards and none of them are happy because they own stuff. Especially designer goods with labels stitched on. As one friend puts it, a parent who shows love by spending money excessively isn't really giving you what you need. We all need to be loved and appreciated. We don't need Gucci slides and they won't make us happy. And luxury isn't having more stuff. Love, friendship, health, a reasonable amount of physical comfort, and purpose are the ingredients of a happy life. Let's please not glorify the nonsense.
I've always said that the more you own, the more it owns you.
Please make paragraphs. I wouldn't mind if it was a book but it's a comment on CZcams...
They were spending their Pandemic check.
Side note: The Galleria in Houston is now also one of the most dangerous places to shop in Houston... thanks to all the broke black teens robbing rich white women. Smart / wealthy people actually avoid it now... so thanks that rap / ghetto culture, it will likely be out of business before too long.
It depends. In an ideal America, everyone would have a house, enough food, clothes and medical care. But other than that, what do you need? I have an IL who manipulated her way to $$$, but I know real ❤. Anyone who owns a bunny knows they teach you real love. You need endless patience, endurance and selflessness. That is how I spend my discretionary on his needs and belly. In return he gives me laughs, licks, nibbles (I could do without the nibbles) and the knowledge I probably saved his little life from being rehomed. You learn selflessness with a prey animal as a pet.
Funny thing is Madonna always maintained that Material Girl was meant to be tongue-in-cheek and a social comment on 80s greed, and the video for the song went against the perceived straightforward meaning of the lyrics.
What about Puppa dont preach
And now she looks worse than Roseanne Barr.
@@zapkvr what about it?
@@zapkvr Exactly. Madonna, under her clothing, sang reactionary songs. She was riding the wave of 1980s Regan era America.
EastSide... how did Madonna's video for Material Girl go against the perceived meaning of the song's lyrics? I don't see it.
Beautiful, Bill! This was beautiful!
On the other hand, I recently went to a bookstore where I was offered a $2 tote bag to carry my purchases emblazoned with the Beatle's line "All You Need is Love." As an ornery philosophy professor, I said to the clerk, "so, if I say I love you, is the bag free?" As an elderly lady - I'm the same age as Bill! - I'm able to get away with taunting youth in this way without being viewed with the suspicion of hitting on them. She was nonplussed, so I pointed out that I wouldn't even be in the store buying books if I didn't have money. The point is to have enough to fund a reasonable life without constant financial stress, and fund some treats and leisure time. Beyond that all of the surveys of wealth and happiness show that after basic needs are met there are diminishing returns on the happiness that wealth brings. I don't know if this mini lecture made any difference to her Gen Z brain, but I believe in planting the seeds of wisdom in my students' brains, in the hope that one day in mid-life they will say "Prof. B. was right!"
“My money like Lizzo, my pockets are fat.”
please don't remind me of that Ben Shapiro line
Its a banger@@josephtafur
Love Dr Dreidel!!!!
Lmao Tom McDonald and Ben Shapiro
Pockets on Lizzo
Bill and his team stay real on all political and cultural issues. Well done!
“stay real” on all political issues? What does that even mean?
@@afridgetoofar1818 I think "stay real" means telling the truth as they see it, or as we used to say, getting right down to the real nitty-gritty.
Come on Bill , you’ve got your million. Get Real!
He has his points but he paints with a broad brush. Not all rap music represents these things. But, if we lump it together he's a point...but, still
@@theCurrentsOfLife13 Hip hop doesn't represent those things. Rap 100% represents those things
"Big money got a heavy hand
Big money take control
Big money got a mean streak
Big money got no soul" -- N.P.
Absolutely!
It’s disturbing and disgusting. It’s about time y’all start speaking out. Took long enough.
Bill: Yep! I can't even add to your topic, because you just said it ALL! A tip of the hat and mad respect for yet again being the voice of reason, in a world that's becoming unreasonable!
Don't forget we live in a world where Kanye West has 22 Grammys and Jimi Hendrix has zero (0).
You struck a much needed chord. You deserve a Grammy for that.
Realizing that owning a bunch of stuff doesn’t make you happy tends to be something you learn as you get into your 50’s and older.
Take it from me, a 70 year old white guy: the best use of money I have found is that I had enough of it to retire from my stressful and unsatisfying corporate finance job when I was 58. Being financially independent is wonderful and is better than any material possession you can own.
I was done at 52. Best thing EVER.
No. Not something you can generalize like that. I am 56 and doing well, and thats great, but before I went to college and started my own business I was divorced and broke, my kids were little and amazing, I had a great church and I didn't work all the time. I was able to be happy then, and I'm able to be happy now, but honestly, I miss those days. I experienced not having money and having more time for love.
I think this point is kinda lost on you
Thank you Bill !!!
I'm 76 years old, and my wife and I are trying to get rid of stuff. Problem is the kids don't want it!
If you don’t want it, why would they? Lol.
That is a very common occurrence. Stuff like fine China, old furniture, or other knickknacks just don't interest a lot of the younger generations. One thing I have noticed is that somebody will always take old firearms. My grandfather's collection got dispersed very quickly among the family when he passed away.
The young'ins don't see value in old shit like we do. Remember that, that kind of wisdom comes from OLD AGE.
@@jamesgoodman807 if it’s valuable then why are you boomers always trying to dump it off on your kids instead of selling it, genius
@@Sloimernot the sharpest knife in the drawer, are you?
"New car, caviar, four star, daydream. Think I'll buy me a football team" (Roger Waters) from the song money. The song points out materialism and greed in a capitalistic society.
I immediately thought of Money by Pink Floyd, and The Money Song by Monty Python... but those were satire.
same with Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good to Me" @@yessopie
Yeah right... A song written and played by a band of really, really rich guys. It's so *cool* to point out materialism when you have a truckload of cash in your bank account and a bunch of luxury homes all over the world.
@michelforest6329 The band didn't have any money until after Dark side of the moon was released. Roger was broke and in debt to the record company up to that point. Roger Waters is one of the all time great lyric writers in a band with David Gilmour considered to be one of the great guitar players of the last 50 years. Pink Floyd's music and words are life changing. I recommend listening to Dark Side of the moon through a quality pair of head phones.
@@yessopie even Material Girl by Madonna is a satire.
Thanks for this, it's a useful and timely message. Many of yours are
Was there a Kookaburra in the crowd?
Hahaha!!
I'm so glad I grew up not caring about luxury watches, jewelry, shiny bling and whatnot. I'd rather spend the money on my house or other actually useful items. I've never understood why someone would put the amount of money into things like that.
Because they have everything they need covered forever and they gotta spend money on something
@@mrpablomxI wonder if they ever thought of giving to improve the world.
Social conditioning. When your poor you can't buy a house.
But you can eventually buyJordans.
@@knittylane3016They have, that guy is just saying stupid shit. Most grassroots (read: citizen created) organizations are started by poor people trying to do good.
This resonates with me too . Grew up dirt poor under the roof of an abusive evangelical father . Never allowed to have my own stuff or money . Given just the cost of admission when my cousins mom talked him into allowing me to go to the matinee on Saturdays (70’s) . Never knew the taste of movie snacks ..I always had to ask for a cup of free water . I’ve spent 30 yrs investing in our home and enjoyment of good food , heat and good beds , linens and comfortable clothes . I don’t waste money on cults or fashion or keeping up with the jugheads 😂
The 90´s were the last great deacade of sustainable great music, that will live 4 ever. I´m from 69´ and felt i was the most lucky generation, when it comes to popular music. I learned about life, in all it´s glory, listening to bands like The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Joy Divison, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, The beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Dire Straits, Metallica, Slayer, Fugazi, The Pixies, Pearl Jam, soundgarden, The Who, The Sundays, Oasis, Blur, Jimi hendrix, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Eels, Built To Spill, The Tragically Hips, and i think i will stop for now. Love from Denmark.
Interesting in that many of the bands you list are my favorites as well (although you forgot R.E.M. 😊) and most began well before the 90's, going all the way back to the 60's. Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler songs give me chills on a regular basis. So much of the music from the artists you list is timeless...
And yes, I'd say music died in the mid 90's, and pretty much everything after has been disposable garbage. Here today, not to be listened to in merely a years' time. Sad to be a kid these days from a music standpoint. Lucky for them they have no idea what they missed out on....
In fact, the day the music died was November 1991, when U2 released Achtung Baby - last great album that I can think of....
As a child of the 90s I can tell you are straight up wrong, rock became so generic, and everyone was trying to add in rapping and turntables, give me led zeppelin any day over any 90s band
What do you have against My Chemical Romance?
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The last great album I can think of is “Dead Heart in a Dead World” by Nevermore which was released October 17, 2000. It’s the last album where I thought every song was great. The closest after that is “Once” by Nightwish which was released in June 7, 2004.
My Personal favorite era for music is the late 60s through the whole ‘70s. That to me was the apex in music. The ‘80s it took a nose dive in quality thanks to the cheesy keyboard / synth, with the exception of metal, which was still good minus some of the corny hair metal. Then the ‘90s grunge helped with quality, but it wasn’t enough to keep music good. By the millennium all hope was lost. Music has been crap ever since.
@@AntonXul Lol... I hear you. It is absolute, unmitigated garbage. I say that not giving a rip that I could be labeled a "boomer" etc. Under no standard is there a comparison....
I agree that the 70's was awesome - probably the best decade, but I really started getting into music in the 80's, with the beginning of bands like R.E.M., U2, The Smiths, Tears for Fears, Peter Gabriel, the The, Tracy Chapman, etc. and my personal favorite Dire Straits (and later, solo Mark Knopfler). The "New Wave" era was great - although I'd admit you are right there was some cheesy synth-type stuff - but overall I loved it....
Bill Maher: The problem are the message the songs are sending.
Everyone Else: The problem creates the messages in the songs.
Grunge had no interest in stuff or accumulating things, except maybe a solitary candle you could stare into and contemplate existence.
Bill I gave up HBO after 25 years and you are the only thing I miss about it. Thankfully I watch here.
I remember reading once that spending money on experiences (music concerts, travelling) leads to greater satisfaction than spending money on material stuff.
Sure, because experiences are things you can share with others and remember later and tell stories about. Material stuff doesn't work like that unless you are using the material things (like a yacht) to have new experiences with your friends/family.
I live by the ‘experiences over stuff’ motto! I have never regretted money spent on something that created a shared experience. Stuff is often disappointing because there’s so much hype in advertising. After a few uses the novelty wears off and you want the next new thing. Trips and concerts often require some planning and advance work, which leads to anticipation of the event. The ‘buy anything on credit and have it delivered tomorrow’ world has forgotten how pleasurable it is to look forward to something!
Edit: Also, our memories are arranged around significant events. That’s why we remember Christmas and Birthdays that were memorable. Creating extra events to celebrate gives you great memories and stronger bonds with people who share them!
Except a lot of people just get involved in experiences so they can use photos and video for clout on social media. That's also why you go to concerts and see so many people on their phone rather than just watching the show. And it's caused a lot of people to not be so uninhibited in their public experiences because they know they might end up in some randos video online
This is the best available option.
until you check ticketmaster and it's 75 bucks before fees to see artists whose tickets should really be around 25 bucks.
Best clip I’ve ever seen on Bill Mahar, I may watch more regularly if Regis is the type of content.
Teaching society to be better than what we are.
Bill Maher* - it's right in the title, just copy it.
Thanks Bill, since age 9 I live according to my needs and not my wants though I can afford many of "my wants". I don't need it and it makes me very happy. I also don't live through reality shows; I create my own reality and live a full life.
I was a millennial kid growing up middle class in Germany and we thought products from Chanel or Gucci were exclusively owned by celebrities..it wouldn’t even have occurred to us that that’s something we could want or own for ourselves.
I’m a millenial in America, it was viewed the same here.
I remember I went to college and took a music culture class and my professor had made a big deal about Jay Z (I think she was a fan) and about his song Tom Ford.
She was asking how it felt for a song to sound like a commercial or something and a few students (myself included) didn’t get what she was talking about and had to have it explained to us that Tom Ford was an expensive clothing brand.
right! growing up to me
Gucci = posh spice
😂
Donald Trump to the entire MAGA base/cult.
“I’m very very rich”.
Luxury brands flooded the market with their products and did major co-branding with public figures, couple that with credit cards and you've got a huge market. Fashion has been influenced by musicians since the 1920s, that's nothing new. It's just that now that fashion isn't reasonably attainable. Look at the sneaker industry which has exploded because of professional sports co-branding.
And even less you'd expect and demand it.
Brilliant Bill! Thank you from a father of two young children.
Kids? How bout we start by telling this to adults my age and younger? The amount of people who make more than me saying they shouldn't have to "give up" certain excesses in life so they don't have to live paycheck-to-paycheck is absolutely astounding. And if it's not the material items, it's all the traveling and lavish trips.
I have a car, some model cars from 80's films, a PC online, two streaming services, one or two books at a time, dishes, clothes, and essentials. That is all I want and all I need.
When I grew up there was a big push from the youth saying "don't label me!"
Nowadays everyone wants to be properly labeled everytime even by strangers.... Especially if their self imposed label keeps changing constantly.
Seems like we were a lot smarter back then. All this technology and we become even worse people
Agreed. We live in a toxic society
And the worst labels anybody could have are tattoos; considering that the first tattoos were put on slaves by branding them through hot metal so if the slave escaped its plantation and was captured, they could be returned back to the slave owner by the markings on their skin.
And let's not forget the tattoos put on the Jews during the Holocaust by the Nazis before they were put into the ovens and cremated; anyone who gets a tattoo does not respect the history of where tattoos come from and the pain and suffering caused by tattoos
Our phones got smarter.
He’s talking about materialism, not “labels” like you’re implying. Weirdo.
@@DogOfWar1230 no I was talking about every label. To be labeled was to be put into a grouping and they/we didn't want to be put into any group, we were who we are and it was simple, it didn't need a title or a grouping. If we had those simple viewings still today a lot of the major issues wouldn't be so.
The fact today's youth wants to be in groups so they feel safe in numbers (?) Or for whatever reason we have stepped away from individualism which I feel is the major problem now a days
"If you see something you want and don’t have you already know how to live without it"
- Beauty Pill
What if your homeless and see a vacanted house for sale ? 🤔
Bill you and I are very close in age, Thank gawd, I had the Stones, the Who, the Beatles, the Animals, Jimi, Clapton, the Doors, Cream , the Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, and so many great artists to grow up listening to, I feel "blessed" in that regard, rhat I had music like that to grow up listening to, and on the other side they didn't catch me for Tricky Dick's, Vietnam to die for. In those respects, I lucked out. And I listened to Creedence, Patti Smith, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, the Byrds, so vey much. And last but not least, Patti Smith, and Jeff Beck. Truly, I'm humbled.
My pop music was America, Jim Croce, Cat Stevens, The Carpenters, The Little River Band, and so forth. Some of the finest.
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During the grunge era, a genre I appreciate along with classic rock, I told my mother if she wants to know how society is feeling just listen to their music.
Grunge was nothing but suburban white boys whining.
Universitário qualquer merda agrada todo mundo. Ah é sertanejo. Engraçado como as músicas falam de boate, luxo, escrotidão e vingança 😊Aliás não tem graça
Popular music is the reflection of the collective consciousness. So yes.
I blame Kenny G 🎷
@@kevinanderson967Kenny G’s music is very calm and relaxing.
I've found refuge in metal music. To me, it is inherently a true expression of emotion from the chaotic beats, riffs, and vocals that they still manage to harmonize.
But nobody gives a shit about all that. This show did put words to why I don't like pop music that I hadn't had before
I feel that: in a way I did the same when I embraced Black Sabbath, the Big 4, Hendrix, and so forth
A great lesson on the evils of materialism from someone absurdly wealthy... Priceless
At least we can listen to music about owning nice things since your generation made it so that we won't ever actually own anything
I heard there was a study many years ago where people when asked "How much money would you want to have based on what you now have.?" ..answer 25% more across the board, unsatisfied people up and down , and unable to be satisfied. Stones " I can't get no... satisfaction..."
That one woman who's laughing like an idiot to write home that she was laughing on the Bill Maher show
You derived all that just from someone laughter? Your issues have issues
@@socialengineering8147 "derive", I see you understand a lot about how a joke is constructed. Maybe one day you'll even get one & you'll laugh. Then you yourself can laugh like an idiot on some late night show to give your existence relevance.
@@Valentin-ve6ms What's with the essay, are you a nutcase or something
There's always one in his audience that laughs like their getting paid to do so.
There is also an annoying clap man on some of his shows. He claps loud and long after the joke is over.
Commentary like this is why I stay tuned. Couldnt be more right on this one Bill!
Thanks Bill, wished every media company would check itself
Bill Maher is the TRUTH ❤❤❤❤❤❤⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
"Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can." And ten thousand rappers said we can't and we don't want to. "It's easy if you try."
John Lennon was worth a huge amount of money by the time he wrote Imagine. Just sayin'.
@@brucemacmillan9581 So true.
@@brucemacmillan9581 He grew up poor, just sayin'. Actually reality here is what is called the hedonic treadmill: happiness and satisfaction tend to return a baseline. In other words, things are just a quick fix. It isn't about not having things, but your relationship to them. Healthy fulfilling relationships, having experiences, etc., are among what actually contribute to human flourishing.
You dont have to imagine being broke when your poor
Again missed the full point..no wonder we are all so fucking stupid
John Lennon: Imagine no possessions.
Also John Lennon: a customized Cadillac and an entire apartment at the Dakota hotel just for his fur coats.
He also imagined no heaven, the song was called IMAGINE dipshit.
It's not always possible to have everything you desire, but by making an effort, you may discover that you can acquire what is necessary.
Didn't some obscure band do a song on that theme?
ABBA "Money, Money, Money", Shirley Bassey "Big Spender", Fred Astaire "Putting on the Ritz"
Parents can be "in on it" too. I'm a late Boomer (Born 1960) & altho my Silent Gen blue collar devoutly Catholic working class parents were thrifty & strict on me, they did Aspire to the American Dream. So, we moved from Row House Philly to a house in the 'burbs in 1969, & I enrolled in 4th grade w/all the kids of wealthy WASP & Jewish doctors, lawyers, business people, professionals, etc. 'Twas quite the culture shock for me, seeing all these kids who had their own TV in their bedroom, stereos, records, a mini bike, Converse All Stars (they were the Bling sneaker of the day). I had second hand everything from my older cousins, & knew my dad would pin my ears back if I ever asked for those sorts of material goods. It's no wonder so many grew up not caring about money, as they always had it (great quote from the movie The Aviator in the "Lunch with the Hepburns" scene btw).
Fast forward to nowadays, I have some in-law nieces & nephews on the Gen X/Millennial line who grew up poor, much like my parents, but worked hard to earn a decent suburban lifestyle. They now spoil & overwhelm their kids with material goods, encourage the whole Bling culture, let their pre teen daughters spend gobs of money on designer makeup & hair treatments, not even understanding how to use such stuff. Sad.
I guess I don't really have a point, just rambling. I made a good living for myself as a civil engineer, I'm still pretty thrifty, never bought a new vehicle in my life, paid off my house, have a 401k, don't go on extravagant vacations or gamble at casinos. The simple pleasures are the best.
Teach me about life sir😢
It’s important to have money, it’s not important to show of how much you have.
You sound like my twin. Same age, raised middle class, received lots of used items growing up (clothes, skates, bikes), our luxury was a used tent trailer instead of a tent for summer camping,. I worked hard, saved, never had kids, never bought a new car, have savings, paid off my first house fast, didn't travel much, didn't gamble (never been to Vegas) and retired at 45 with an ocean/mountain view in the PNW.
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH 45 wow good for you!!!! I married a couple times then got taken to the cleaners in divorce court. Mainly to satisfy my parents who wanted grand children. Turned out I'm high functioning autistic & it's good I never did sire offspring (I had a thyroid disorder that had me shooting blanks lol). I retired right before the pandemic at 58. I will say my athlete Dad did get me things that would encourage me to exercise. I always had a nice bike - Schwinn Sting Ray then Continental. A Sunfish sailboat. Would break my kneecaps if I asked for a mini bike tho lol.
So . . . . . . . are you single?
Absolutely right on! Music lover and former music journalist/musician here.
Bob Marley-
“Destruction of the soul is in Vanity”
Bill, your "sermon" about music and materialism, "Bling Theory", was SPOT ON! Thanks for pointing out the racial aspect, too, that people long denied access to material things, including basic needs like decent housing, would freak out and overcelebrate sudden riches. I'm also glad that you pointed out that the music industry corrected itself about hostile sexist and homophobic lyrics.
Years ago, I made a mixtape about money for my niece, and surprisingly, listening to it, that turned out to be one of the most spiritual mixtapes that I had ever made. I recreated and expanded that list here on CZcams. I'll post the link if I can.
Money Mix
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Meh. There have been plenty of successful black artists forever... (ever heard of MoTown) and they weren't out there braggin' about their wealth or success? That's what talentless low class douchebags do. This shit has nothing to do with that made up systemic racism bullshit--Bill was just kowtowing to that demographic so that Ice Cube doesn't have to come back on the show and "edumacate" him again--And Bill was also wisely shutting down that potential counter-argument to his rant... like B-Rabbit shutting down Papa Doc in 8 Mile by talking about his own white trash history.
@MelanieNLee One, that's almost always forgotten:
'Wet T-Shirt night': 50 Bucks, please. Lyrics about the insanity of mankind/civilization
'Dirty Love' Get another quarter out, drop it in the meter-box...
'Wonderful Wino' Give me a five dollar bill and an overcoat too..and a Florsheim shoe too...
'Sy Borg' But I. I, I, I. I can't pay. I gave all my money to some kind of groovy religious guy two songs ago...
@@MelanieNLee Will listen to this, thank you!
Since colonial times, the South was always the region of the US with the largest income discrepancy between rich and poor, even if you ignore the slaves in the data. The Puritans of New England had a skilled-trade culture that produced a larger middle class and the Quakers of Pennsylvania had the greatest level of equality in the colonies. I think that cultural history still affects that African-American community. They (as a generalization) don’t have a cultural history of income equality; they have always been on the losing end of an extreme income divide and fantasize about being on the other side.
Great segment! Pink Floyd's "Money" would've fit right in!
When my fam was on Family Feud in the 80s, my response to "Name a popular Beatles song" was "Money Can't Buy Me Love" (the #2 or #3 answer).
You're absolutely right about the Floyd song. I assumed from its exclusion that maybe it doesn't glorify money, but unless I'm misunderstanding what I'm seeing, I think it does! Then I thought maybe the loophole is that it wasn't a top 40 single. But it was!
It's a gross misinterpretation of the lyrics to suggest the intent was to glorify money/materialism. It's pure satire.
Don't forget this song though ;)
The Beatles: Money (That's What I Want)
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@@BlackstaralphaGood point!
That's not even the name of a Beatles song.
Music is also an expression of what the artist is feeling and thinking, and sometimes a confession and not a message. Having said that, I agree Bill, it's sad and thanks for saying this. Luv ya Bill!
Man, such courage! Stand tall Bill - you'd have been a treasure to Ghenghis Khan!
Greg Lake sang in '75 I believe in father Christmas. It was an anti commercial Christmas song. I knew it was so right and it's how I truly felt back then, I still do. Well done Real Time team and thanks fearless Bill
The best message from Bill EVER!
I volunteer to work on Bill's presidential campaign staff for FREE! 👍😎💪
It's funny how so many people thought/think that Kanye West was/is some kind of a lyrical and musical genius. We came up with better rhymes in elementary school.
Kanye West has always been a jerk and probably will always be a jerk. No class.
Spot on. Score one for the human soul.