Rock Stars: A biological necessity

Posted by Mary Rayme Oct 29, 2006

It is ironic that as humans females have become the more decorative of our species. In many other animal worlds, the male is the more impressive-looking of the pair. I always think of a male peacock spreading his tail and strutting, which is peacock for, "Do you like what you see? It could be yours, little peahen..."

This same thought is echoed in the song "My Conviction" from the musical Hair:

"I would just like to say that it is my conviction that longer hair and other flamboyant affectations of appearance are nothing more than the male's emergence from his drab camouflage into the gaudy plumage that is the birthright of his sex.

There is a prevailing notion that elegant plumage and fine feathers are not proper for the male.

But aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaactually, That is the way things are in most species."

An excellently true song that makes me think that some of our men have adapted to meet this biological need. You gotta think of a peacock when Mick Jagger gets out on stage. He is the struttin'-est Rock Star around and mighty popular with the ladies. Chicks dig rock stars. It is after all biology. Can we help it?

And the act of singing is all about seduction, too. It seems 95% of all songs are about love, unrequited love, a promise of love, a loss of love, familial love, romantic love. In many ways, all songs are love songs and all singers are trying to seduce their listeners. After all, Mick Jagger does want you to love him, but he also wants you to buy his latest recording. Rock on, men.