Galileo
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A spin off from the thread where Otis wants to throw away a decade of music. This is not about your favorite song. This is about what pops into your mind when you hear the decade...the song that just represents so much of what was happening with music in that decade. This probably needs more of a genre breakdown, but I'm sticking with the decade thing.
50's - Hound Dog - Elvis. Has to be the King, right?
60's - I Want to Hold Your Hand - Beatles. This is the song the Beatles played to cap off their storied Ed Sullivan appearance. The British invasion had begun.
70's - Staying Alive - Bee Gees. Disco is not my thing, but who doesn't think of Disco in the 70's. I was rocking to Zepplin, Stones, Floyd, The Who, AC/DC, etc... (yeah, a lot of 60's overlap). But Disco was king and Saturday Night Fever was the rage.
80's - Like a Virgin - Madonna. This was a tough selection for me...so many options...so many styles. A lot going on in the 80's. The rock, the pop, the one hit wonders, videos... Again, not one of my favorite songs or artists, but Madonna encapsulates the look and sound of what pops into my mind from the 80's.
90's - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana. Hard not to think about Grunge with the 90's and Kurt was right in the middle of it all.
00's - I can't even come up with anything here as I sort of tuned out of new music...Something from Eminem? 50 Cent? Kanye? Hip was surging. Something from Kelly Clarkson? American Idol burst on the scene. Boy Bands - more 90's perhaps?? I'll let others more in tune with this decade chime in and convince me of what belongs here.
10's - See 00's (I'm more clueless about this than 00's)
What are your most iconic songs?
50's - Hound Dog - Elvis. Has to be the King, right?
60's - I Want to Hold Your Hand - Beatles. This is the song the Beatles played to cap off their storied Ed Sullivan appearance. The British invasion had begun.
70's - Staying Alive - Bee Gees. Disco is not my thing, but who doesn't think of Disco in the 70's. I was rocking to Zepplin, Stones, Floyd, The Who, AC/DC, etc... (yeah, a lot of 60's overlap). But Disco was king and Saturday Night Fever was the rage.
80's - Like a Virgin - Madonna. This was a tough selection for me...so many options...so many styles. A lot going on in the 80's. The rock, the pop, the one hit wonders, videos... Again, not one of my favorite songs or artists, but Madonna encapsulates the look and sound of what pops into my mind from the 80's.
90's - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana. Hard not to think about Grunge with the 90's and Kurt was right in the middle of it all.
00's - I can't even come up with anything here as I sort of tuned out of new music...Something from Eminem? 50 Cent? Kanye? Hip was surging. Something from Kelly Clarkson? American Idol burst on the scene. Boy Bands - more 90's perhaps?? I'll let others more in tune with this decade chime in and convince me of what belongs here.
10's - See 00's (I'm more clueless about this than 00's)
What are your most iconic songs?
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