The meaning of "punk"

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I don't know if any mylotters have noticed but the usage of the term "punk" has come to the point where it is way over-used- abused, in my opinion. Original punk music consisted of something like simple-ish power chord/chord riffs, fast beats, lyrics with political statements and HARD, scream-y vocals. Today's "punk" is anything mainstream-rock. I was at the record store the other day, and I came across these "Punk goes Classic Rock," "Punk goes Crunk" etc. (where bands cover songs of a different genre). Some of those songs are fun and catchy, but it's NOT punk-punk. These new bands dubbed "punk" are more pop-rock, with upbeat music, lovesick lyrics and vocals with that valley-girl accent. Rather than punksters moshing to this music, teen-age girls would scream and dance to it. I listened to some of the "Punk goes Classic Rock" CD online, and Crazy Train is one of the tracks (I must say, that cover is pretty wimpy). I wasn't impressed by most of them, except the "We Are the Champions" cover was kind of fun. Whatever. I'm really annoyed by people calling everything "punk rock," so I just thought I'd mention it.