How could our generation not know who Sir Paul is?

uninnocent-

Here's another clue for you all: THE WALRUS WAS PAUL.

bennett13

nuffingman wrote:

Interesting thread. I suppose the generation you're talking about is the 15-25ish year olds now. I have kids older than some of the people on here so I think I'll ask them if they know who he is. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they had no idea and it wouldn't bother me at all.

The Beatles split over 40 years ago and apart form Band on the Run he's done nothing any good since. I'll let you know what their response is.

I disagree..."Venus and Mars" is a pretty good album, as are "Flowers in the Dirt," "Flaming Pie" and "Run Devil Run"

bennett13

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.

Like "Ten"?

morgannspicer

bennett13 wrote:

nuffingman wrote:

Interesting thread. I suppose the generation you're talking about is the 15-25ish year olds now. I have kids older than some of the people on here so I think I'll ask them if they know who he is. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they had no idea and it wouldn't bother me at all.

The Beatles split over 40 years ago and apart form Band on the Run he's done nothing any good since. I'll let you know what their response is.

I disagree..."Venus and Mars" is a pretty good album, as are "Flowers in the Dirt," "Flaming Pie" and "Run Devil Run"

I will agree with "Flaming Pie" - that is a BRILLIANT album from start to finish.

Of The Aggie

My first exposure to the Beatles was probably hearing them on the radio. Of course they weren't on the top 40 stations of the 80s that i wasted many a childhood through teenage day listening to. Their music was on the "oldies" station. The one my parents listened to that played 50s and 60s hits plus early 70s stuff. Mid to late 70s rock tended to be on the "classic rock" station or lumped into the top 40 because of disco.

I never actually owned any Beatles albums but I watched Help! and A Hard Days Night and really liked them. The occasional Beatles song would find it's way into my friend's rotation. Including always screaming "they say it's you birthday, it's my birthday too yeah" at all of us when it was our birthdays. Then in high school we discovered the red and blue greatest hits tapes and we all went out and bought them. For the longest time those were the songs I had heard. I had never actually listened to any of their proper albums. Then a few years ago when the box sets came out I got one and now can say that I've heard all of their proper albums. I still love all the hits and have found a few deep album gems.

So going back to the original topic, I still knew who all the members were during my school years and even that they had solo careers. I was 6 when Lennon was killed and don't really remember it happening. I can't even say when I first realized he was dead since I probably hadn't know much about the Beatles or John at that time. It was several years later when I started hearing the Beatles, did I realize one of the member had been killed. I would later buy Greatest HIts albums from John and I knew George and Paul's solo stuff from the radio too.

So I think my generation has it covered. If you just listened to the radio in the 70s and 80s you couldn't help but hear the Beatles and their various solo projects. However, it is kind of understandable how really young people of today may not have ever heard Beatles songs or even know the band members names. If their parents don't listen to it then most likely they won't. Although those who claim to be teen music connoisseurs should know.

Horos

nuffingman wrote:

Interesting thread. I suppose the generation you're talking about is the 15-25ish year olds now. I have kids older than some of the people on here so I think I'll ask them if they know who he is. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they had no idea and it wouldn't bother me at all.

The Beatles split over 40 years ago and apart form Band on the Run he's done nothing any good since. I'll let you know what their response is.

Just the fact that you have to ask them says a lot about you. My children are 15, 19, and 24. They know who Paul is and I don't have to ask them.

DewieCox

Of The Aggie wrote:

My first exposure to the Beatles was probably hearing them on the radio. Of course they weren't on the top 40 stations of the 80s that i wasted many a childhood through teenage day listening to. Their music was on the "oldies" station. The one my parents listened to that played 50s and 60s hits plus early 70s stuff. Mid to late 70s rock tended to be on the "classic rock" station or lumped into the top 40 because of disco.

I never actually owned any Beatles albums but I watched Help! and A Hard Days Night and really liked them. The occasional Beatles song would find it's way into my friend's rotation. Including always screaming "they say it's you birthday, it's my birthday too yeah" at all of us when it was our birthdays. Then in high school we discovered the red and blue greatest hits tapes and we all went out and bought them. For the longest time those were the songs I had heard. I had never actually listened to any of their proper albums. Then a few years ago when the box sets came out I got one and now can say that I've heard all of their proper albums. I still love all the hits and have found a few deep album gems.

So going back to the original topic, I still knew who all the members were during my school years and even that they had solo careers. I was 6 when Lennon was killed and don't really remember it happening. I can't even say when I first realized he was dead since I probably hadn't know much about the Beatles or John at that time. It was several years later when I started hearing the Beatles, did I realize one of the member had been killed. I would later buy Greatest HIts albums from John and I knew George and Paul's solo stuff from the radio too.

So I think my generation has it covered. If you just listened to the radio in the 70s and 80s you couldn't help but hear the Beatles and their various solo projects. However, it is kind of understandable how really young people of today may not have ever heard Beatles songs or even know the band members names. If their parents don't listen to it then most likely they won't. Although those who claim to be teen music connoisseurs should know.

Crazy thing, but I can't say I've ever heard a ton of Beatles on the radio.

RedMosquito22

DewieCox wrote:

Of The Aggie wrote:

My first exposure to the Beatles was probably hearing them on the radio. Of course they weren't on the top 40 stations of the 80s that i wasted many a childhood through teenage day listening to. Their music was on the "oldies" station. The one my parents listened to that played 50s and 60s hits plus early 70s stuff. Mid to late 70s rock tended to be on the "classic rock" station or lumped into the top 40 because of disco.

I never actually owned any Beatles albums but I watched Help! and A Hard Days Night and really liked them. The occasional Beatles song would find it's way into my friend's rotation. Including always screaming "they say it's you birthday, it's my birthday too yeah" at all of us when it was our birthdays. Then in high school we discovered the red and blue greatest hits tapes and we all went out and bought them. For the longest time those were the songs I had heard. I had never actually listened to any of their proper albums. Then a few years ago when the box sets came out I got one and now can say that I've heard all of their proper albums. I still love all the hits and have found a few deep album gems.

So going back to the original topic, I still knew who all the members were during my school years and even that they had solo careers. I was 6 when Lennon was killed and don't really remember it happening. I can't even say when I first realized he was dead since I probably hadn't know much about the Beatles or John at that time. It was several years later when I started hearing the Beatles, did I realize one of the member had been killed. I would later buy Greatest HIts albums from John and I knew George and Paul's solo stuff from the radio too.

So I think my generation has it covered. If you just listened to the radio in the 70s and 80s you couldn't help but hear the Beatles and their various solo projects. However, it is kind of understandable how really young people of today may not have ever heard Beatles songs or even know the band members names. If their parents don't listen to it then most likely they won't. Although those who claim to be teen music connoisseurs should know.

Crazy thing, but I can't say I've ever heard a ton of Beatles on the radio.

You listen to the radio?

Of The Aggie

DewieCox wrote:

Of The Aggie wrote:

My first exposure to the Beatles was probably hearing them on the radio. Of course they weren't on the top 40 stations of the 80s that i wasted many a childhood through teenage day listening to. Their music was on the "oldies" station. The one my parents listened to that played 50s and 60s hits plus early 70s stuff. Mid to late 70s rock tended to be on the "classic rock" station or lumped into the top 40 because of disco.

I never actually owned any Beatles albums but I watched Help! and A Hard Days Night and really liked them. The occasional Beatles song would find it's way into my friend's rotation. Including always screaming "they say it's you birthday, it's my birthday too yeah" at all of us when it was our birthdays. Then in high school we discovered the red and blue greatest hits tapes and we all went out and bought them. For the longest time those were the songs I had heard. I had never actually listened to any of their proper albums. Then a few years ago when the box sets came out I got one and now can say that I've heard all of their proper albums. I still love all the hits and have found a few deep album gems.

So going back to the original topic, I still knew who all the members were during my school years and even that they had solo careers. I was 6 when Lennon was killed and don't really remember it happening. I can't even say when I first realized he was dead since I probably hadn't know much about the Beatles or John at that time. It was several years later when I started hearing the Beatles, did I realize one of the member had been killed. I would later buy Greatest HIts albums from John and I knew George and Paul's solo stuff from the radio too.

So I think my generation has it covered. If you just listened to the radio in the 70s and 80s you couldn't help but hear the Beatles and their various solo projects. However, it is kind of understandable how really young people of today may not have ever heard Beatles songs or even know the band members names. If their parents don't listen to it then most likely they won't. Although those who claim to be teen music connoisseurs should know.

Crazy thing, but I can't say I've ever heard a ton of Beatles on the radio.

Probably not as much today but in the 80s, yeah, I heard them all the time on the oldies station. I'm not sure if they even have stations that play 60s music anymore. Oldies are considered 80s music now .

RedMosquito22

I definitely heard The Beatles all the time in 80's on the radio. And I especially heard a ton of Paul McCartney(Wings)

The video Paul did with Michael Jackson was huge. Paul was all over the place in the 80's

Newch91

RedMosquito22 wrote:

I definitely heard The Beatles all the time in 80's on the radio. And I especially heard a ton of Paul McCartney(Wings)

The video Paul did with Michael Jackson was huge. Paul was all over the place in the 80's

"Say Say Say"? That was probably around the same time Michael Jackson was dominating the music world with "Thriller".