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FAX · 07-07-2009, 03:00 PM

Which one doesn't belong and why?

Just kidding.

Here's the real question, oh ye little marshmallow sugary Easter birds. Which one of the above had the greatest impact on popular music? Vote your conscience and no cheating, if you please.

Poll forthcoming.

FAX

Disclaimers: Sorry if repost.

EDIT: (APOH)

MagicHef · 07-09-2009, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brock

Without Bing Crosby, there would have been no Perry Como.

FAX · 07-09-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Brock

Without Bing Crosby, there would have been no Perry Como.

And without Perry Como, the universe, as we know it, would not exist.

Wow. We do owe Bing Crosby a big thank you.

FAX

Inspector · 07-09-2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Yeah, all the young people I know are listening to the Beatles.

My youngest son is just a kid - 27 years old, a professional musician, and listens to the Beatles. Funny thing he rarely listens to his own stuff after it gets recorded. Unless he's with me since I'm totally addicted to his band.

JD10367 · 07-09-2009, 10:28 AM

I'm not really sure any of them (Elvis, The Beatles, or Michael Jackson) had an impact on popular music. True, they were each at the forefront of their respective musical areas, but that wave was already heading ashore and if it wasn't them it would've been someone else. It's akin to saying Neil Armstrong is singlehandedly responsible for the moon landings, when he was simply the biggest name and the first one out the door. White guys other than Elvis would've stolen "black sound" and merged it with "sex symbol". The English musical invasion still would've happened, with other bands. Black pop music and crossover music would've still been a genre.

Then again, you can probably say that with most bands. Bill Haley and the Comets were at the forefront, but were they the creators of a style or simply the most popular band in the first wave? Would there have been an Iron Maiden and a Judas Priest without a Black Sabbath? Would there have been an Eddie Van Halen without a Jimi Hendrix? Rap music without the Sugarhill Gang? ("I, am, Wonder Mike and I'd like to say hell-o... It's like a jungle sometimes, it make me wonder, how I keep from goin' under...") Would there have been hair-metal bands without MTV? College alt-rock without REM, the B-52s, the Talking Heads, The Ramones? Grunge rock without Nirvana?

Now, if the question was "biggest impact on pop culture", that's a different story. Although they all had a huge impact on the pop culture of their respective times. I guess I would vote for Elvis, since his look impacted from as early as James Dean to as recently as Kurt Russell and Patrick Swayze, and he pushed the sex boundaries in pop culture (as well as his musical impact on his genre, and opening the door for other "handsome crooners" like Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdink all the way up to Michael Bolton).

**Baby Lee** · 07-09-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

Serious inquiry: can someone embed a youtube video of an Elvis song that you find to be a great song that holds up even today? None of the super-famous hits, please.

Suspicious Minds in Las Vegas is still the most glorious thing I've ever seen.

JD10367 · 07-09-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Suspicious Minds in Las Vegas is still the most glorious thing I've ever seen.

Speaking of Elvis... Went to Foxwoods Casino in CT on Tuesday night, and saw "Legends" (the impersonator show from Vegas). "Michael Jackson" was scarily accurate, and doubly creepy since it was the day of the funeral. Man, "Michael" could dance! He was a bit shorter than the actual Michael but aside from that was a dead ringer. But the highlighter of the show was "Elvis", the last guy out. He looked a lot like Elvis, and the guy sang EXACTLY like Elvis. A great job. He did "Suspicious Minds" in the set, which prompted me to go buy an Elvis "greatest hits" CD. Another late Elvis song that I like is "A Little Less Conversation".

**Baby Lee** · 07-09-2009, 12:21 PM

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Jenson71 · 07-09-2009, 12:24 PM

My grandpa votes for Eddy Howard especially "To Each His Own"

ct · 07-09-2009, 03:10 PM

Elvis, period.

FAX · 07-09-2009, 03:18 PM

You know, even though my vote would have to go to the Beatles based on the breadth of their musical styles that ultimately led to an explosion of popular music, I'm really happy that Elvis continues to get so much love. He had a remarkable career and a profound influence on an entire generation of Americans that, not only eventually spread throughout the world, but continues to reverberate even to modern times. It's really good to see.

FAX

MOhillbilly · 07-09-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FAX

You know, even though my vote would have to go to the Beatles based on the breadth of their musical styles that ultimately led to an explosion of popular music, I'm really happy that Elvis continues to get so much love. He had a remarkable career and a profound influence on an entire generation of Americans that, not only eventually spread throughout the world, but continues to reverberate even to modern times. It's really good to see.

FAX

I pondered lastnight how the beatles would have faired in this poll if broken into individuals vs. Elvis & MJ.
That would be only fair since the beatles were a collective up against individual acts.

ClevelandBronco · 07-09-2009, 03:25 PM

The Beatles: Three world-class songwriters; three great voices; one producer who was out-of-this-world good; four solid musicians.

I don't understand any argument against them.

FAX · 07-09-2009, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

I pondered lastnight how the beatles would have faired in this poll if broken into individuals vs. Elvis & MJ.
That would be only fair since the beatles were a collective up against individual acts.

Elvis would win, I think. But, it wouldn't be fair, really. The Beatles were what they were ... not Paul and his band. They performed and wrote and recorded as a group. Elvis could have done the same thing ... he just didn't.

FAX

MOhillbilly · 07-09-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by FAX

Elvis would win, I think. But, it wouldn't be fair, really. The Beatles were what they were ... not Paul and his band. They performed and wrote and recorded as a group. Elvis could have done the same thing ... he just didn't.

FAX

Elvis had a band

Pioli Zombie · 07-09-2009, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FAX

Elvis would win, I think. But, it wouldn't be fair, really. The Beatles were what they were ... not Paul and his band. They performed and wrote and recorded as a group. Elvis could have done the same thing ... he just didn't.

FAX

Elvis didn't write anything so how can he win? He also wasn't exactly a virtuoso musician either. He got up and sang. The Beatles created a catalog of hits and played all their own instruments.
Elvis was a performer. Like MJ. Like Roger Daltrey. Like Robert Plant.
The Beatles created. They played. They sang. I have much more respect for an artist who writes his own stuff and actually plays an instrument. Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry at least were songwriters.
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JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	I'm not really sure any of them (Elvis, The Beatles, or Michael Jackson) had an impact on popular music. True, they were each at the forefront of their respective musical areas, but that wave was already heading ashore and if it wasn't them it would've been someone else. It's akin to saying Neil Armstrong is singlehandedly responsible for the moon landings, when he was simply the biggest name and the first one out the door. White guys other than Elvis would've stolen "black sound" and merged it with "sex symbol". The English musical invasion still would've happened, with other bands. Black pop music and crossover music would've still been a genre. Then again, you can probably say that with most bands. Bill Haley and the Comets were at the forefront, but were they the creators of a style or simply the most popular band in the first wave? Would there have been an Iron Maiden and a Judas Priest without a Black Sabbath? Would there have been an Eddie Van Halen without a Jimi Hendrix? Rap music without the Sugarhill Gang? ("I, am, Wonder Mike and I'd like to say hell-o... It's like a jungle sometimes, it make me wonder, how I keep from goin' under...") Would there have been hair-metal bands without MTV? College alt-rock without REM, the B-52s, the Talking Heads, The Ramones? Grunge rock without Nirvana? Now, if the question was "biggest impact on pop culture", that's a different story. Although they all had a huge impact on the pop culture of their respective times. I guess I would vote for Elvis, since his look impacted from as early as James Dean to as recently as Kurt Russell and Patrick Swayze, and he pushed the sex boundaries in pop culture (as well as his musical impact on his genre, and opening the door for other "handsome crooners" like Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdink all the way up to Michael Bolton).
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FAX testing ... 1, 2, 3 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee Casino cash: $6753759	You know, even though my vote would have to go to the Beatles based on the breadth of their musical styles that ultimately led to an explosion of popular music, I'm really happy that Elvis continues to get so much love. He had a remarkable career and a profound influence on an entire generation of Americans that, not only eventually spread throughout the world, but continues to reverberate even to modern times. It's really good to see. FAX
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07-09-2009, 03:25 PM	#222
ClevelandBronco I'm with the banned. Join Date: Sep 2006 Casino cash: $5658955	The Beatles: Three world-class songwriters; three great voices; one producer who was out-of-this-world good; four solid musicians. I don't understand any argument against them.
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