Reply to: state of music today

[Zippy]

1971 is the only one worthy of consideration

Nonsense! 1980's was the classic

[Board Game Geek]

Following a recent posting on Winterval Number 1 music songs, the Department of Citizen Re-education would like to amend the aforementioned list.

1945 Issy Bonn : I'm In Love With Two Sweethearts

Removed, due to the promotion of group sex and bigamy

1946 Frank Sinatra : Five Minutes More

Removed, due to the possible connections with organized crime

1947 Lou Preager : Jimmy Leach : An Apple Blossom Wedding

Removed due to implication of a heterosexual wedding and no reference made to same-gender civil partnerships.

1948 Dinah Shore : Evelyn Knight : Buttons And Bows

Removed due to the reference to weapons of hate

1949 Anton Karas : The Harry Lime Theme

Removed due to the exclusivity of a theme penned for an individual, which ignores the feelings and sentiments of those not included in the theme.

1950 Gene Autry :Bing Crosby : Rudoph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Removed due to references of animal exploitation and possible alcoholism

1951 Teddy Johnson : Teresa Brewer : Longing For You

Removed, due to references to stalking and person-specific obsession

1952 Al Martino : Here In My Heart

Removed. Does not comply with current 5-a-day guidelines that promote healthy eating

1953 Frankie Laine : Answer Me

Removed. We’re working on this one.

1954 Winifred Atwel : Let's Have Another Party

Removed due to references of gluttony, since the first party was not good enough, and also consumption of vast amounts of food and alcohol, which contradicts government policy on healthy eating and substance abuse guide lines

1955 Dickie Valentine : Christmas Alphabet

Removed due to the reference of a Religious festival that is mutually exclusive, and also a 26 letter alphabet that ignores the literary existence of other culture’s alphabets.

I could continue, but this is getting depressing…

[freakydancer]

So have the cheeky girls, they are still fookin sh1t though

I'm sure that Sian weathergirl bint would agree with you there.

[Lucy]

Can someone tell me the point of the Pet Shop boys, one talks rather than sings and the other one looks doppy in the background

Doppy ?

[Bagpuss]

They've made a few quid!

So have the cheeky girls, they are still fookin sh1t though

[Churchill]

Can someone tell me the point of the Pet Shop boys, one talks rather than sings and the other one looks doppy in the background

They've made a few quid!

[freakydancer]

Freddy Mercury (twice) and The Pet Shop Boys. Oh aye?

'kin 'ell, I should have seen that coming (no pun intended).

[Bagpuss]

Freddy Mercury (twice) and The Pet Shop Boys. Oh aye?

Can someone tell me the point of the Pet Shop boys, one talks rather than sings and the other one looks doppy in the background

[Churchill]

1971 Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)

[Alf W]

Freddy Mercury (twice) and The Pet Shop Boys. Oh aye?

[Bagpuss]

1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1991.

Everything else is a pile of w@nk.

1971 is the only one worthy of consideration

[freakydancer]

When was the last good one then?

1945 Issy BonnI'm In Love With Two Sweethearts
1946 Frank SinatraFive Minutes More
1947 Lou Preager • Jimmy LeachAn Apple Blossom Wedding
1948 Dinah Shore • Evelyn KnightButtons And Bows
1949 Anton KarasThe Harry Lime Theme
1950 Gene Autry • Bing CrosbyRudoph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
1951 Teddy Johnson • Teresa BrewerLonging For You
1952 Al MartinoHere In My Heart
1953 Frankie LaineAnswer Me
1954 Winifred AtwellLet's Have Another Party
1955 Dickie ValentineChristmas Alphabet
1956 Johnnie RayJust Walkin' In The Rain
1957 Harry BelafonteMary's Boy Child
1958 Conway TwittyIt's Only Make Believe
1959 Emile Ford & The CheckmatesWhat Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For
1960 Cliff Richard & The ShadowsI Love You
1961 Danny WilliamsMoon River
1962 Elvis PresleyReturn To Sender
1963 The BeatlesI Want To Hold Your Hand
1964 The BeatlesI Feel Fine
1965 The BeatlesDay Tripper / We Can Work It Out
1966 Tom JonesThe Green Grass Of Home
1967 The BeatlesHello Goodbye
1968 ScaffoldLily The Pink
1969 Rolf HarrisTwo Little Boys
1970 Dave EdmundsI Hear You Knockin'
1971 Benny HillErnie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
1972 Little Jimmy OsmondLong Haired Lover From Liverpool
1973 SladeMerry Xmas Everybody
1974 MudLonely This Christmas
1975 QueenBohemian Rhapsody
1976 Johnny MathisWhen A Child Is Born (Soleado)
1977 WingsMull Of Kintyre / Girls' School
1978 Boney MMary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord
1979 Pink FloydAnother Brick In The Wall
1980 St Winifred's School ChoirThere's No One Quite Like Grandma
1981 The Human LeagueDon't You Want Me
1982 Renee & RenatoSave Your Love
1983 The Flying PicketsOnly You
1984 Band AidDo They Know It's Christmas?
1985 Shakin' StevensMerry Christmas Everyone
1986 Jackie WilsonReet Petite
1987 The Pet Shop BoysAlways On My Mind
1988 Cliff RichardMistletoe & Wine
1989 Band Aid IIDo They Know It's Christmas?
1990 Cliff RichardSaviours' Day
1991 QueenBohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives
1992 Whitney HoustonI Will Always Love You
1993 Mr BlobbyMr Blobby
1994 East 17Stay Another Day
1995 Michael JacksonEarth Song
1996 Spice Girls2 Become 1
1997 Spice GirlsToo Much
1998 Spice GirlsGoodbye
1999 WestlifeI Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun
2000 Bob The BuilderCan We Fix It?
2001 Robbie Williams & Nicole KidmanSomethin' Stupid
2002 Girls AloudSound Of The Underground
2003 Michael Andrews featuring Gary JulesMad World
2004 Band Aid 20Do They Know It's Christmas?
2005 Shayne WardThat's My Goal

1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1991.

Everything else is a pile of w@nk.

[Alf W]

Xmas No. 1

When was the last good one then?

1945 Issy BonnI'm In Love With Two Sweethearts
1946 Frank SinatraFive Minutes More
1947 Lou Preager • Jimmy LeachAn Apple Blossom Wedding
1948 Dinah Shore • Evelyn KnightButtons And Bows
1949 Anton KarasThe Harry Lime Theme
1950 Gene Autry • Bing CrosbyRudoph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
1951 Teddy Johnson • Teresa BrewerLonging For You
1952 Al MartinoHere In My Heart
1953 Frankie LaineAnswer Me
1954 Winifred AtwellLet's Have Another Party
1955 Dickie ValentineChristmas Alphabet
1956 Johnnie RayJust Walkin' In The Rain
1957 Harry BelafonteMary's Boy Child
1958 Conway TwittyIt's Only Make Believe
1959 Emile Ford & The CheckmatesWhat Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For
1960 Cliff Richard & The ShadowsI Love You
1961 Danny WilliamsMoon River
1962 Elvis PresleyReturn To Sender
1963 The BeatlesI Want To Hold Your Hand
1964 The BeatlesI Feel Fine
1965 The BeatlesDay Tripper / We Can Work It Out
1966 Tom JonesThe Green Grass Of Home
1967 The BeatlesHello Goodbye
1968 ScaffoldLily The Pink
1969 Rolf HarrisTwo Little Boys
1970 Dave EdmundsI Hear You Knockin'
1971 Benny HillErnie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
1972 Little Jimmy OsmondLong Haired Lover From Liverpool
1973 SladeMerry Xmas Everybody
1974 MudLonely This Christmas
1975 QueenBohemian Rhapsody
1976 Johnny MathisWhen A Child Is Born (Soleado)
1977 WingsMull Of Kintyre / Girls' School
1978 Boney MMary's Boy Child-Oh My Lord
1979 Pink FloydAnother Brick In The Wall
1980 St Winifred's School ChoirThere's No One Quite Like Grandma
1981 The Human LeagueDon't You Want Me
1982 Renee & RenatoSave Your Love
1983 The Flying PicketsOnly You
1984 Band AidDo They Know It's Christmas?
1985 Shakin' StevensMerry Christmas Everyone
1986 Jackie WilsonReet Petite
1987 The Pet Shop BoysAlways On My Mind
1988 Cliff RichardMistletoe & Wine
1989 Band Aid IIDo They Know It's Christmas?
1990 Cliff RichardSaviours' Day
1991 QueenBohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives
1992 Whitney HoustonI Will Always Love You
1993 Mr BlobbyMr Blobby
1994 East 17Stay Another Day
1995 Michael JacksonEarth Song
1996 Spice Girls2 Become 1
1997 Spice GirlsToo Much
1998 Spice GirlsGoodbye
1999 WestlifeI Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun
2000 Bob The BuilderCan We Fix It?
2001 Robbie Williams & Nicole KidmanSomethin' Stupid
2002 Girls AloudSound Of The Underground
2003 Michael Andrews featuring Gary JulesMad World
2004 Band Aid 20Do They Know It's Christmas?
2005 Shayne WardThat's My Goal

[Board Game Geek]

Getting back to the original topic, I wonder if the "State of Music Today" was the same in 1778.

Imagine the scene.

Paris, June, 1778.

Mozart performs Symphony in D, "Paris", a symphony for the opening of the Concert Spirituel. It was performed on Corpus Christi day with great applause, and there was a notice about it in the Courrier de L'Europe.

"The audience were quite carried away" by the performance according to the article.

Meanwhile, other papers report that "This young and pretentious popster, this enfant terrible of the noise pollution so endemic of todays populist culture, strides vandal-like across the traditions of musical sensibility."

In an edition of "Le Monde", a writer by the name of "Le RateWhore" bemoans the state of music today, and says "Whatever happened to 12th Century Polyphonie Aquitaine du XIIe siècle - St-Martial de Limoges : Extraits des matines de Noël
? In this repertory, not only is pitch notation more explicit, but the music presents an identifiably mature technique with a rich command of sonority. This Mozart is, quite frankly, all this is wrong with modern day music."

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

[Spacecadet]

What, even the ginger mickey mouser?

Surely you jest.

she can watch...

... if she pays