• D61 [any]
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      3 years ago

      stripped down raw rock music with no pretenses in terms of technical ability so theoretically anyone can play it

      And as I understanding Dadaism, this seems to fall in line with it. Not sure if I know enough to make a claim about any direct influence by Dadaism directly to Punk, but I could absolutely see a situation of parallel evolution.

      The higher minded punx may be influenced by Dada but there’s also just a lot of dumb guys writing songs about some goth lady they have a crush on and the cool thing about punk is it’s all equally valid.

      Or singing a song about abortion from the perspective of a fetus, screaming about not wanting to be aborted. :Bodies-by-the-Sex-Pistols: