How could our generation not know who Sir Paul is?

Olivavu

musicismylife78 wrote:

i think exposing your child to the beatles should be required parenting.

I really do not.

My kids will not be subjected to music well past it's sell by date.

youngster

My son's favorite song is "I've got my mind set on you" by George Harrison. He listens to George Harrisons greatest hits CD every night when he goes to bed (he is 4 btw). When I put on a Beatles album he showed no interest until I told him George Harrison was in the Beatles. Then he wanted to hear "I've got my mind set on you."

Still though, I'm proud that my son is showing interest in good music at such an early age.

DewieCox

Olivavu wrote:

musicismylife78 wrote:

i think exposing your child to the beatles should be required parenting.

I really do not.

My kids will not be subjected to music well past it's sell by date.

They wouldn't be...Beatles' music has no expiration date.

cowboypjfan

The sad thing is that everyone seems to know who someone is after they pass. I bet those same people know who john lennon is...

cowboypjfan

Olivavu wrote:

musicismylife78 wrote:

i think exposing your child to the beatles should be required parenting.

I really do not.

My kids will not be subjected to music well past it's sell by date.

Make sure you let them listen to all the good stuff that just came out and won't expire any time soon. You know, the stuff that was written and inspired by the Beatles.

Olivavu

I don't take anything away from their influence, but I just find their sound dated.

I also don't really like them anyway.

'In My Life' is an exception, but aside from that I am not fussed.

Harpsy

Funny thing is, it'd take less effort to google 'Paul McCartney' than it would to tweet 'Who the fuck is Paul McCartney?'

And how can anyone not know who Paul McCartney is anyway? He wrote the Frog Song!!

RedMosquito22

Probably because he isn't the real Paul McCartney. He died in a car crash. hahahahahahahaha

Just wanted to throw that out there for the conspiracy theorists.

Olivavu

He is not a rock star in the slightest. He is like someone's gran getting up on stage.

Newch91

DewieCox wrote:

Olivavu wrote:

musicismylife78 wrote:

i think exposing your child to the beatles should be required parenting.

I really do not.

My kids will not be subjected to music well past it's sell by date.

They wouldn't be...Beatles' music has no expiration date.

Exactly.

Newch91

youngster wrote:

My son's favorite song is "I've got my mind set on you" by George Harrison. He listens to George Harrisons greatest hits CD every night when he goes to bed (he is 4 btw). When I put on a Beatles album he showed no interest until I told him George Harrison was in the Beatles. Then he wanted to hear "I've got my mind set on you."

Still though, I'm proud that my son is showing interest in good music at such an early age.

Just like his father, his favorite Beatle is George.

iamica

Olivavu wrote:

He is not a rock star in the slightest. He is like someone's gran getting up on stage.

I really enjoyed seeing him in concert last summer...dude is almost 70 and he was onstage for almost 3 hours straight...he did it better than a lot of the acts I've seen that are half his age. I can honestly say it's one of the best concerts I've seen.

Newch91

iamica wrote:

Olivavu wrote:

He is not a rock star in the slightest. He is like someone's gran getting up on stage.

I really enjoyed seeing him in concert last summer...dude is almost 70 and he was onstage for almost 3 hours straight...he did it better than a lot of the acts I've seen that are half his age. I can honestly say it's one of the best concerts I've seen.

:thumbup: I'm still waiting to see him.

nuffingman

Well I checked with my daughters (21, 24 and 25) and 2 have heard of him but had no idea who he was. One hadn't heard of him but all 3 had heard of The Beatles.

Of The Beatles comments ranged from "sounds really old" to "really boring".

redrock

nuffingman wrote:

Of The Beatles comments ranged from "sounds really old" to "really boring".

Same kind of comments my daugther made (17). Note my daughter is a musician (plays several instruments at high level, 'proper' studied music, etc.) and, whilst she does recognise the place the Beatles have in music, she does find their music boring and 'plain' compared to some other bands from 'those days' (as she calls them). She does have quite an eclectic taste in music so doesn't limit herself to what some may think teens like and she does love Lennon as a solo artist!

morgannspicer

It breaks my heart that people don't know who Paul McCartney is and even more to hear they don't know who the Beatles are and it's really pathetic if you ask me.

That's like breaking the unknown eleventh commandment: thou shalt know and respect thy Beatles.

To hear kids say the Beatles are "boring" or "old sounding" enrages me and boils my blood to the bitter end. I want to break bones when I hear those phrases and the Beatles in the same sentence.

My very first exposure to music was the Beatles "red album" on cassette tape when I was seven years old and I am now thirty-one. Listened to it so much I broke the tape. It's still one of my very favorite albums.

I thank my parents for not being idiots to this day and for having great taste in music and for having me when they did in 1980 because the generations after mine have no clue what music is anymore, at least most of them it seems nowadays.

Stepping down now...carry on.

morgannspicer

iamica wrote:

Olivavu wrote:

He is not a rock star in the slightest. He is like someone's gran getting up on stage.

I really enjoyed seeing him in concert last summer...dude is almost 70 and he was onstage for almost 3 hours straight...he did it better than a lot of the acts I've seen that are half his age. I can honestly say it's one of the best concerts I've seen.

Saw Sir Paul at Wrigley day two last summer in Chicago - was the best concert I've ever been to up to that date.

And then I went to Alpine for two days and that trumped everything...haha.

RedMosquito22

morgannspicer wrote:

iamica wrote:

Olivavu wrote:

He is not a rock star in the slightest. He is like someone's gran getting up on stage.

I really enjoyed seeing him in concert last summer...dude is almost 70 and he was onstage for almost 3 hours straight...he did it better than a lot of the acts I've seen that are half his age. I can honestly say it's one of the best concerts I've seen.

Saw Sir Paul at Wrigley day two last summer in Chicago - was the best concert I've ever been to up to that date.

And then I went to Alpine for two days and that trumped everything...haha.

Yeah, Alpine dwarfs almost everything. It was amazing.

redrock

morgannspicer wrote:

To hear kids say the Beatles are "boring" or "old sounding" enrages me and boils my blood to the bitter end. I want to break bones when I hear those phrases and the Beatles in the same sentence..

But they are. Their music has dated. There is no harm to that - doesn't take away their place in music history. Music, like anything else, evolves. I would say some 'root sounds' such as the blues doesn't age, others do. The Beatles haven't evolved because they haven't done anything in 40 years so it's fair to say their music may seem dated to the younger generation. A bit like the first Star Wars - maybe cult-ish but dated when one sees what is being done now.

Personally, I didn't like the Beatles (and they were part of my youth). Apart from a few songs, I found them too 'poppy' and 'light'. Good 'sing alongs' and comical films but that's about it. There. I said it. I didn't like the Beatles. Again, I respect their influence on British music but I didn't like their sound. It's a question of taste. There is PLENTY of excellent 'new' music/bands out there for the younger generation (and plenty of crap as well - but that's every generation) so why should they dwell on the past if they do not wish to do so?

Of course kids are exposed to the music their parents listen to as I was (and some of my daughter's taste in music does reflect that) but they have many sources from which to pick and choose. Not knowing a member of a band who broke up 40 years ago is not 'breaking a commandment'. As I said in a previous post, I don't think many of us could name band members of a band that broke up 40 years before our 15th birthday.

morgannspicer

Very true, indeed. I guess my rage stems mostly from denial really because it's really see their music slowly "fade" away with the generations that grew up with them little by little.

A lot of their early stuff is popp-ish for me but I love the later stuff like Rubber Soul and beyond. But I guess I like to dwell in the music of the past because I don't dig a whole lot of the "newer" stuff that's out there.

The only reason I can name band members of bands that broke up 40 years before my 15th is because that's the tuneage I was raised on. Had it not been for that, I'd not know either so I see your very good point.

I guess I'm in denial about finally getting older as I get on in age...haha!!