Ed wrote --

 EV> The song "The Great Pretender" and other popular tunes during those days
 EV> I could understand the meaning of them.

 EV> I was eating at Dairy Queen recently and the songs I heard there didn't
 EV> give me any idea what the singer was trying to sing about.

  I have heard some of the "songs" popular today when they would be blaring out
of a car on campus.  Trust me, you wouldn't want to hear the lyrics.  Its all
rap and with language if I ever it at home I could still taste soap...
  Joe