Jun 13
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Jagger
Iain over at Edge of England’s Sword has asked me to comment on a Michael Gove piece about the knighting of Mick Jagger. The piece is in a similar spirit to my piece on the subject I wrote a few days ago that got swallowed (um, somehow appropriate) by Blogger. I think Jagger certainly deserves a gong for all he has done for the rock genre. There is not a front-man since he first stepped on a stage that has not “borrowed” from his shtick. He is the great rock front-man ever, combining sexual suggestion with aggression and angst.
Unlike the Beatles, the Stones members never sold out and became establishment. The Beatles went a bit loopy at the end of the 60s, then crawled up their own backsides, only to emerge and become part of the establishment. Jagger never did that; he is still the same sex, drug and rock & roller he always was, bedding actresses and models (plus later in life, their daughters) at every turn. You have to admire the guy; when most of his contemporaries are either dead, permanently wasted, clean & sober, in rehab, or doing the “domestic thing”, he continues as if he were 25.
The Stones may have not written anything that great since the 80s but they can still deliver a cracking show. Jagger certainly does not have the greatest voice in rock, nor is he the best looking, but he still pulls it off. Jagger is the first and will always be a “rock god”. One could argue that he should be given a Lordship rather than a knighthood. How does Lord Mick of Stonehenge sound?
While on the subject of knighthoods, I wish to start a campaign for a deserving rocker. How about the Queen gives a tap to the Ozzman? As with Mick, he is one of the greatest showmen of his or any time. A great showman, song-writer and entertainer, Ozzy with Black Sabbath launched heavy metal. His recovery from his drug-addled past is nothing short of amazing, and he continues to entertain the masses with his TV show, Ozzfest, and albums.
Feminists should love the guy, he is the living embodiment of a “new man”. Knowing he neither had the brains, nous, or knowledge to run things; he lets Sharon run everything. He does what she tells him, and lets Sharon wear the trousers in the family while happily going through life. He stays at home and takes care of the kids, is willing to go to extraordinary lengths to help his family, and he is a good provider.
Lastly, he deserves a medal for rescuing a pretty dire festival gig from lame popsters. How about it, people: a petition for Sir Ozzy?
One more thing: me-thinks Gove has just outed himself as a rocker!
