Yes, I can see where you are coming from. I've never actually liked what's been on the radio during my "time" either. It was the mid-80s when I was introduced to 70s rock. I've often said to my husband that if anyone ever wanted to send me on a nostalgia trip with Wham, Duran Duran, etc, they would fail dismally.

I want to make it clear that I don't believe in a giant conspiracy to corrupt our youth either; you are right, the bottom line is money. I suppose nubile young pop stars sell stuff because they are pretty and also very mainstream. My question would be, when did it become mainstream for most female pop stars to be dressing and singing as they do? I don't think it's immoral as such -- just a poor role model. Who is actually our there in popular culture, reminding girls that there's more to life than wearing designer clothes, doing your makeup and pulling boys? Who shows them that it can be OK to use your brain too, and that "empowerment" is more than how clever you are at catching a bloke? I see nobody. Personally I see Madonna and her "boy toy" belt near the start of this but that's just my opinion and the roots of the problem are much more complicated I'm sure.