Amber wrote:
BucksBornNBred wrote:
I always had my doubts about some of the regular contributors; now I know why

Go on then, BBnB - do share your own taste...
Can't say I share the love for Gilbert O'S, mind. A bit nasal for my taste. Dire Straits anyone?
Did anyone else see Genesis at Twickenham in 2007? Wish I could watch that again live. Not sure I can make any claims for its educational value though - the lyrics are often whacky enough as it is without putting the periodic table or the theory of relativity in there. Me? I'm just a lawnmower, you can tell me by the way I walk.
As a serious (ish) point, when did all pop/rock songs start to be about lurve? I remember a lot of songs from when I was younger and they definitely weren't then. Many of the ones mentioned in this thread aren't; and off the top of my head I can think of hundreds of songs from the 80s and before which covered all kinds of topics (nuclear war; mass shootings; animals; travel; going home; nature; to name just a few). Now, every single pop song seems to be about lurve. Unless they are Disney-based science a capella, obvs.
Sorry Amber, I thought I had shared my own taste in music by promoting Sabaton. I am a rock chick and now I have discovered Sabaton who fulfil my need for heavy metal at the same time as educating me. What is not to like? Scan their songs and they are educational ... if you iike metal. Each to their own

They all have an explanation too. Really, don't dismiss them; if a DC likes this style of music and is enquisitive then they can learn lots.
(PS I love Gilbert O'Sullivan but who doesn't ... What's In A Kiss x)