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Back in the 90's I was going to assist Bp. Williamson about doing some commentary on Pink Floyd "The Wall."  He told me that Pink Floyd would not grant him copyright permission to their lyrics.  I thought that it was a bit odd since the bishop was only going to write commentary on the lyrics, not play the songs.  It would have made for some interesting reading. 

That's interesting. I would think that would fall under "fair use". I don't think Mr. Floyd had a leg to stand on with that one.

But again, it's kind of out of date and irrelevant now. You could go into a dance, bar, or any gathering with 1000 young people -- and how many of them listen to Pink Floyd? Maybe 1?

The Wall was released in 1979. You do know that a baby born in 2005 would be able to legally drink alcohol now, right?

(As an aside, when Bp. Williamson mentioned The Wall during his Music class in my Humanities year at the seminary, the year was 2000. So the album was only 21 years old...)

If you want to influence the world for the better, you have to be in touch with what's actually out there in the world. You have to attack bad habits that people are actually doing. And attack bad singers/bands that people actually know, recognize, and listen to.

When you talk to young people about Michael Jordan, you seem old and out of touch. Better to talk about LeBron James. And so on, with countless other proper nouns.

Last summer, 2025, I went to what could have been a pretty decent exposé type conference on the dangers of rock music by a priest.  I say “could have been” because the music and musicians cited to back up the numerous valid points of consideration were popular in “the world” of 15-30 years ago!  At least half the intended audience weren’t born yet when the artists were popular. Most of the audience, the parents who dragged their kids to attend, while  alive, weren’t familiar with the music, either. They were too young and/or their parents were pioneers of tradition like in the 1980’s.  
If the priests are going to be taken seriously, they really need to keep up with who and what is popular, like, now! If you are, let’s, say, age 13, even five years past peak popularity, is to you, ancient history!  Think back to what music was popular when you were age eight compared with when you were 13, and then 18. 
What is needed is a scientific method of analyzing all music.