Absolutely. “Legends” such as Madonna, who owes basically her entire career to standing on the shoulders of true giants, whose names are relegated to mainstream obscurity. Her whole oeuvre was just the store brand of music that actually came from somewhere and was about something. A less messy, politically bland repackaging, free from inconvenient politics and identities. Elvis for a new generation.
Absolutely. “Legends” such as Madonna, who owes basically her entire career to standing on the shoulders of true giants, whose names are relegated to mainstream obscurity. Her whole oeuvre was just the store brand of music that actually came from somewhere and was about something. A less messy, politically bland repackaging, free from inconvenient politics and identities. Elvis for a new generation.