{"id":24195,"date":"2021-04-14T18:23:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T22:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/?p=24195"},"modified":"2021-04-20T08:13:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T12:13:24","slug":"rth-you-got-a-lot-of-splainin-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/rth-you-got-a-lot-of-splainin-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"RTH, You Got a Lot of Splainin&#8217; to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PAT BOONE on TV 1957 singing TUTTI  FRUITI aka Tutti Frutti by Little Richard\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/auAK-PEEiW4?feature=oembed&amp;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Little Richard - Tutti Frutti (1956)\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cj059o9OwqY?feature=oembed&amp;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In life, there are innumerable things we just know to be true:\u00a0being loved is better than being lonely; cruelty is bad; freedom is better than slavery; racism is wrong, and so forth.\u00a0There\u2019s really no point to explaining exactly why we believe these things are true \u2014 they\u2019re just not up for debate, and debating them essentially proves that you\u2019re a fool, an asshole, or insane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the world of rock nerdery, there are similar articles of faith:\u00a0Jimi Hendrix was a great guitar player; the 1960s was an unparalleled decade of growth and creativity in popular music; the Beatles were great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, just because everybody agrees with something doesn\u2019t make it easy to defend.\u00a0But sometimes, like some of us did in debate club, we have to try, just to keep our wits sharp, and to make sure we don\u2019t believe in important truths for false reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s in that spirit that I hope we can come together to examine all the real, true reasons why \u201cTutti Frutti\u201d by Little Richard is glorious, while Pat Boone\u2019s version is awful.\u00a0Is it okay to say you like Little Richard\u2019s version because it has more of what EPG calls \u201canimality\u201d?\u00a0Is animality just a code word for \u201cBlack\u201d?\u00a0Do we cringe at Pat Boone\u2019s version because it\u2019s so \u201cwhite\u201d?\u00a0Does Little Richard\u2019s version have more \u201csoul\u201d?\u00a0How does one measure such a thing?\u00a0At the end of the day, are we really talking about race when we talk about the vast qualitative chasm that separates these two versions?\u00a0Or is that just me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I look forward to your responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HVB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In life, there are innumerable things we just know to be true:\u00a0being loved is better than being lonely; 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