Re: Carter and Voyager golden record

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

The pattern seems to be that Democrats like music or are musically
inclined, and Republicans don't really listen to music.

I wonder if George Lakoff would have anything to say about this.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:52:13 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > from e-v.com:
 > 
 > Oh My, What That Little Country Boy Could Play: Carter was a 
 > supporter of, and played a hands-on role with, the Voyager Program. 
 > In 1977, NASA put together two identical golden records inscribed 
 > with various bits of information about humanity and American 
 > culture—116 images, spoken greetings in 55 different languages, a 
 > written greeting from Carter, a library of "Earth sounds," and a 
 > handful of musical selections among them. Compositions by Mozart, 
 > Bach and Beethoven were easy calls, as were several folk songs drawn 
 > from around the world. Carter (and others) pushed for the inclusion 
 > of some American blues and rock music; he was the "rock and roll 
 > president," after all. Initially, the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" 
 > was going to represent rock, but their publisher refused to allow 
 > it. Carter helped choose the alternative, which DID get clearance: 
 > "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry.