Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for June 13, 1992
Transcript:
Sal: You know, big bro, pop music has always been exclusionary! It's aimed at the young and the restless! You're supposed to get it! Mike: Well, I might be able to get it if they'd put the melody back in! Sal: Hey, that's what big band said about rock! And what rock said about disco! Each generation has moved pop forward rhythmically. Rap is mostly precussion - usually no melody at all! The music is for movin' to now, and your age doesn't dance anymore! Mike: Hey, I do! I've just got a bad back! Sal: Rock on, babe. Later.