I've been scanning this thread and have been involved in others like it. I like the old stuff but that doesn't mean I think the new stuff is always bad. It's just not my cup of tea, not what I'd choose as my musical drug of choice.

Merle Haggard is my all-time favorite singer. I could listen to him for hours singing songs I'd heard a thousand times. But in the 70s he did songs like "The Old Man From The Mountain's Coming Home" and it was a number one song that almost made me puke.

I like the Beatles. Some of their stuff is sheer magic to me. Some of their stuff is the among most idiotic rendering of notes and chords I can imagine.

Ever notice how the "most hated songs" TV retrospectives are full of hits? Songs that people loved but are now seen as drivel? How do we explain that?

That's life. I'm 55. I'm one of the old curmudgeons Marc talks about. I sort of like being a curmudgeon sometimes.

For me, "Proud Mary" is nowhere near the song "Both Sides Now" is but man I love "Proud Mary."

Let people like what they like. Taylor Swift has a lot of writing talent in my book. Carrie Underwood is a lot better singer than Taylor Swift in my book. Jason Aldean is a good singer but I don't like his music as a whole though I do like "Big Green Tractor."

Let the good times roll but don't be crushed!