In Britain’s Once-Towering Music Scene, Woke and Covid Beget ‘Generation Killjoy’

Punk, disco, and glam would all be problematic in some way now and we could be looking at a reverse invasion from America.

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David Bowie performs onstage during his 'Ziggy Stardust' era in 1973 at Los Angeles. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Not in the least surprised was I to read recently that not one British pop record managed to make it into the worldwide annual charts of last year’s top 10 bestselling singles or albums — the first such happenstance in 20 years. As recently as 2023, we had a decent seven out of 20.

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