The great Indian fascination with washed-out 80s hair metal bands continues. [link]
“Look at us!! We’re still relevant in India, baby!!! Rock n’ Roll!!! Wooo!!!!”
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Don’t get me wrong, I love the Scorpions. “Wind of Change”, in my eyes, is one of the greatest rock anthems ever. But here’s the deal. The Scorpions are not relevant anymore. “Wind of Change” was about the collapse of the Berlin wall and end of Eastern European communism. In case, my fellow desis haven’t noticed, that was nearly 20 years ago. Things have happened since then – Gulf War I, Al Gore and the Internet, the Macarena, dot-com boom and bust, September 11th 2001, Gulf War II, outsourcing, Über Desi (sorry I couldn’t resist throwing that in there).
Their two other big hits, which I’m sure are highlights of this Indian tour, the S&M like “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and the uber cheesy “Still Loving You”, were released in 1984. To those keeping tabs, that’s 23 years, nearly a quarter century. That’s how irrelevant the Scorpions are and that’s how out of date our taste in music is.
There is nothing wrong with a good nostalgia tour from a popular rock band from the heydays of rock music, except that all international rock bands touring India seem to be stuck in that era exclusively.
Reminds me of a popular number by this “aaj kal ke” (Hindi for: modern day) rock band named “Bowling for Soup”.
Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV
Her two kids in high school
They tell her that she’s uncool
Cuz she’s still preoccupied
With 1985
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