...before we changed them.
take microphones for example... microphones used to give style and substance to the entertainers who used them... not true today. phallic symbolism aside, it was actually all in the electrical force of the cord. there's not an entertainer alive today who knows how to use a microphone the way bobby
darin or
judy garland did... there's not an audience anywhere to be found enthralled by the way
sammy davis,
jr. manipulated that elastic vocal amplifier from hand to hand while simultaneously exhibiting a virtual diamond mine of rings... from
peggy lee to
dionne warwick, from frank
sinatra to
elvis presley, from rosemary
clooney to mick
jagger, these performers knew how to embrace and caress the powerful current that extended their vocal virtuosity to the back row.
when technology cut the cord on the hand held microphone, it robbed entertainers of a much needed security blanket... and it robbed audiences of the enhanced stature and abilities those entertainers once easily possessed... don't even get us started on those headset microphones that
madonna,
janet, and
britney supposedly sing through while dancing. after all, those girls taught
ashlee simpson everything she knows.
moral of this
blogg?... microphones were better and had more class when they had cords and audiences were in turn far more attached to the singers holding them.