What old popular music is still popular?
94- mtsi1098
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Dame Scribe wrote:
Uhmm....opera
Phantom of the Opera...good play, movie and soundtrack
100- Uninvited Writer
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I love the music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Glenn Miller. Billie Holiday is a favorite of mine too. I don't really go back further than the 40s in my interests
I wrote a couple of hubs about Gershwin and Porter.allpurposeguru wrote:
I just posted in another topic that Stephen Foster's music remained popular a century after he died. That's because until after World War II, popular music was marketed to adults, not adolescents.
Someone, asked about Irving Berlin's place in American music, replied that "He has no place in American music. He is American music." I can remember eagerly anticipating his last musical, "Mr. President" (1962, I think).
I'm 61 now, and I've been wondering: does anyone much younger than I am know or care about any kind of pop music that's older than rock? Does anyone younger than about 50 truly appreciate the music of their parents' or grandparents' generation?
I'm really curious and hope lots of people will find this question interesting.Don't get me onto this topic!
What I mean is, I'm so happy someone has said this - if I were a plant then the oldies for me would be my fertiliser. Not that I'm likening it to compost - for me it's food for the soul. Ah! And Irving Berlin! Funnily enough I've just been listening to his songs sung by Ella Fitzgerald, and who's the other one Jerome Kern? I suppose it has a kind of mystique as it's from an era gone by. And Cole Porter - I just never tire of it. Of course, every kind of music gives you something but for me a lot of music today just gives you a quick fix, like a bar of chocolate does. The old stuff, that's the brown bread.
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allpurposeguru wrote:
I just posted in another topic that Stephen Foster's music remained popular a century after he died. That's because until after World War II, popular music was marketed to adults, not adolescents.
Someone, asked about Irving Berlin's place in American music, replied that "He has no place in American music. He is American music." I can remember eagerly anticipating his last musical, "Mr. President" (1962, I think).
I'm 61 now, and I've been wondering: does anyone much younger than I am know or care about any kind of pop music that's older than rock? Does anyone younger than about 50 truly appreciate the music of their parents' or grandparents' generation?
I'm really curious and hope lots of people will find this question interesting.elvis
hendrix
marley
beatles
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What about Mozart...Beethoven.. still going strong and all pre rock! x
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I'm open-minded. I love Heavy Rock but I will unashamedly enjoy music by Irving Berlin and George Gershwin.
The A. R. Rahman and the Gulzar, from the Indian point of view they are old but goldest i had ever seen.
Well I'm in my 20s and probabaly at least half of what I listen to pre dates rock. I love much of the depression era blues and jazz that has thankfully been reissued in recent years. I especially love Skip James whose music will always be timeless. Others include Son House, Blind Willie Johnson, Bo Carter and the Mississippi Sheiks. Then there is Gypsy Jazz and Swing - Stephane Grapelli and Django Reinhardt. And Bluegrass - I think that dates back to the 30s - Bill Monroe and the Grand Ol' Opry?
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Queen songs! "Don't stop me now" often comes on as the end-of-the-night song
People sing "Weeee are the champions!" when they win a race or game.
And all Michael Jackson music, of course. "...'Cos this is THRILLERRR"!
