Am I getting old/out of touch?

[Negativland]

So many anti-pop reactionaries about.

 

[ice-is-forming]

You are getting old when the hit of the moment is a cover that was a hit in the 60's 70's 80's and 90's.Once again the girl/boy band has completely ruined the original song.

agrees..

 

[Dr. Furface]

So many anti-pop reactionaries about.

I love pop. When it's good.

 

[Negativland]

I mean people who are proud that they haven't even heard something, which is not the same as being indifferent or hearing something and disliking,

eg.

Don't worry!

All charts suck....
MTV is evil...
It's nice being so out of touch you're actually at the forefront of whats hot!

is what I'd call being reactionary against pop

 

[milesy]

yep. just cos something is pop or in the charts don't mean it's bad. and vice versa.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Only just seen this thread (obviously my eyes are getting old and tired).


I found the same thing out myself this week. Who is she? Why's she singing about umbrellas? What kind of music is it?

I've never heard of her or the song

 

[milesy]

it's R&B, and her mum is called umberella (so i've been told.)

 

[pootle]

Why's she singing about umbrellas? What kind of music is it?

It's a metaphor, innit! About providing shelter through the bad weather/bad times.

And it's RnB

Other top Rihanna tunes include (the far superior) Pon De Replay and SOS

I HEART Rihanna!

e2a - hullo milesy! Fancy seeing you on a thread about the pop!

 

[milesy]

her voice makes me want to kill.

 

[Belushi]

I only heard it for the first time a couple of days ago and thought its very catchy.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It's a metaphor, innit! About providing shelter through the bad weather/bad times.

And it's RnB

Other top Rihanna tunes include (the far superior) Pon De Replay and SOS

I HEART Rihanna!

e2a - hullo milesy! Fancy seeing you on a thread about the pop!

Well I wouldn't know. I've not heard it

 

[milesy]

its very catchy.

like crabs.

 

[PacificOcean]

an interesting thing about the charts is that they don't count old records - otherwise the dark side of the moon would be number one for ever.....

They have changed this rule now.

Any track is eligible for the singles charts now.

 

[King Biscuit Time]

They have changed this rule now.

Any track is eligible for the singles charts now.

Yeah - but all albums were always eligible.

 

[rollinder]

You are getting old when the hit of the moment is a cover that was a hit in the 60's 70's 80's and 90's.Once again the girl/boy band has completely ruined the original song.

agrees..

is Umbrella a cover then (and is the origanal any worse? )