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I turned on the TV at around 8:55, after completing The Getaway, to catch the of Top Of The Pops (there's something good on there sometimes). More fool me. I had accidentally turned on just at "number one time". What I saw was hideous. Girls, approximately five, singing a song. The girls weren't much different to the average girl in the street, both in terms of looks and talent. But that's not the worst bit. Oh no.
The song they were singing was a song called "Stay", originally done by East 17 or some other similar group (that whole scene blends into one for me). But do you realise what this means? Not only do we have crappy, and I'm talking EXTREMELY crappy popular music nowadays, we also have COVERS of extremely crappy pop. Basically this crappy pop is accepted now as part of our culture, rather than a trend. It means that the decent citizens of todays society that don't support this mass produced in and out in five minutes use of pro tools and vocoders talentless PAP can no longer hold onto the hope and dream that one day we might start to see good music again.
It is a sad day...
The song they were singing was a song called "Stay", originally done by East 17 or some other similar group (that whole scene blends into one for me). But do you realise what this means? Not only do we have crappy, and I'm talking EXTREMELY crappy popular music nowadays, we also have COVERS of extremely crappy pop. Basically this crappy pop is accepted now as part of our culture, rather than a trend. It means that the decent citizens of todays society that don't support this mass produced in and out in five minutes use of pro tools and vocoders talentless PAP can no longer hold onto the hope and dream that one day we might start to see good music again.
It is a sad day...
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Girls Aloud - "The Sound of the Underground"
Excuse me? So you're saying the sound of the "underground" is a commercial band that has risen to the number one spot due to Pop Idol? If that's not a contradictions in terms, I'll eat my hat!
Absolutely shocking. Give me real music instead of all this stupid manafactured one hit wonder pop.
Excuse me? So you're saying the sound of the "underground" is a commercial band that has risen to the number one spot due to Pop Idol? If that's not a contradictions in terms, I'll eat my hat!
Absolutely shocking. Give me real music instead of all this stupid manafactured one hit wonder pop.
Yeah - its a great form of robbery where the people who own the rights to the original version of the song approve it's use and then take royalties...
i just now read the original post and i agree that pop industry today is pathetic, especially with cover versions, i mean in my previous post i did mention probably one of the most succesful cover versions and it's fair enough because Bryan Ferry changed the original version and made it his own, that's why today it is mainly seen as a bryan ferry song. But today's cover these pop acts just take the original version and do voice overs on it, basically treating it like karaoke. It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't release them as singles and only did it as maybe a one of or on to an additional album, but to release it is basically robbery, they cash in on others talent and success. The songs normally only sell due to the success of the original song. And now bad pop covering more bad pop the popular music industry is in a dire state at the moment. it should probably be regulated. A.S.A.P hopefully.
Ms NY wrote:
> Maybe. I think he's a legend! You not like Jealous Guy, that was
> pretty effective.
yeah but jealous guy only became brilliant due to Bryan Ferry's cover version. It was a good composition by lennon but his version wasn't as effective as ferry's
> Maybe. I think he's a legend! You not like Jealous Guy, that was
> pretty effective.
yeah but jealous guy only became brilliant due to Bryan Ferry's cover version. It was a good composition by lennon but his version wasn't as effective as ferry's
Dr Gonzo wrote:
> There's a reason why people talk about the test of time.
Exactly! And when pop crap starts to get covered, it means it really is starting to stand the test of time. Hence my annoyance.
> There's a reason why people talk about the test of time.
Exactly! And when pop crap starts to get covered, it means it really is starting to stand the test of time. Hence my annoyance.
Shock horror - pop music shows lack of quality.
Who cares? What's the point in wasting your breath over it? There's still plenty of good, new music around to go along with the old favourites, you just have to be selective.
Want to know why the 60s seemed so great? Because all the garbage has been filtered out over time and we're only left with the good stuff. In forty years when people look back at 2003 it's unlikely they'll fondly remember Girls Aloud.
There's a reason why people talk about the test of time.
Who cares? What's the point in wasting your breath over it? There's still plenty of good, new music around to go along with the old favourites, you just have to be selective.
Want to know why the 60s seemed so great? Because all the garbage has been filtered out over time and we're only left with the good stuff. In forty years when people look back at 2003 it's unlikely they'll fondly remember Girls Aloud.
There's a reason why people talk about the test of time.
I'm not a huge Lennon fan, but he's generally appreciated as being one of the greatest artists of all time, so I thought I'd slip in his name instead of "God". And don't forget he wrote much of the Beatles stuff as well as his solo material.
And yes I think it was Girls Aloud, or something along those lines. Whatever it was, it wasn't good enough.
I just wish we could get back to the days when the popular, accepted music was good, because that promotes the generation of more good music rather than churned out rubbish.
And yes I think it was Girls Aloud, or something along those lines. Whatever it was, it wasn't good enough.
I just wish we could get back to the days when the popular, accepted music was good, because that promotes the generation of more good music rather than churned out rubbish.
pb wrote:
> All those great old songs by artists like Barry Manilow, Leo Sayer,
> Julio Iglasias, Cliff Richard etc. They really make you want to go
> back to the old days.
>
> What? Why are you looking at me like that?
How dare you....
Cliff is king.
> All those great old songs by artists like Barry Manilow, Leo Sayer,
> Julio Iglasias, Cliff Richard etc. They really make you want to go
> back to the old days.
>
> What? Why are you looking at me like that?
How dare you....
Cliff is king.
G®åpô²ºº² wrote:
> pretty sure that before the 60's is old, or is it ancient?
Probably ancient!! :)
> pretty sure that before the 60's is old, or is it ancient?
Probably ancient!! :)
Ms NY wrote:
> :) I get a little confused about how far back the music goes.
> I like Van Morisson, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dillan, John Lennon, Otis
> Reading, Four Seasons, The Archies and 'loads' more.
> But I'm not 100% sure when they all became famous, so I just consider
> them oldies... which year did 'Oldies' actually start? The 60's?
>
> I appreciate their music a lot more than what we have now!!
pretty sure that before the 60's is old, or is it ancient?
> :) I get a little confused about how far back the music goes.
> I like Van Morisson, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dillan, John Lennon, Otis
> Reading, Four Seasons, The Archies and 'loads' more.
> But I'm not 100% sure when they all became famous, so I just consider
> them oldies... which year did 'Oldies' actually start? The 60's?
>
> I appreciate their music a lot more than what we have now!!
pretty sure that before the 60's is old, or is it ancient?
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