While bustling away at work the other day, a song came on the overhead radio that took me by mild surprise. A reggae, yes, reggae, rendition of Radiohead's Karma Police that struck me like casual slap to the face. It was then that I had a sort of epiphany, which was nothing too surprising as it was something I've probably known and have only come to realize. There might just be a general lack of creativity in the pop culture proverbial repertoire that has generated a sort of rehash of pop hits and films saturating today's creative scene.
I would say on any given day, four out of ten songs played on the satellite radio station are adult contemporary renditions, or even reggae versions of hit songs from the days of yore. I must say that most of said versions are at least something different, but different isn't always good. And this doesn't just apply to music, but the film industry as well. Remakes of bad 80's comedies and the like are hitting theaters in larger quantities, and the failure rate of this films are almost inevitable. So what is wrong with our creative juices? There is certainly plenty of new ground being explored in the world of music and film, and I am no way discrediting the countless artistic breakthroughs that have come along these past few years. But it just seems that a cyclical rehashing syndrome has struck the general artistic community of today, and it's somewhat depressing. I like to think that I'm not the only one noticing these trends, and that someday people will realize that true art and photoshopped and updated revisions of art are truely separated and appreciated on completely different levels. I love being nostalgic the same as the next guy, but please, let's create new things to be nostalgic about for future generations as well..But I must admit: mixing Thom Yorke with steel drums is certainly entertaining anyway.
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