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On 6/14/2016 at 4:25 PM, GaT said:

I don't really get how she went from "Dear Future Husband" with lyrics like this 

"Take me on a date
I deserve it, babe
And don't forget the flowers every anniversary
'Cause if you'll treat me right
I'll be the perfect wife
Buying groceries
Buy-buying what you need"

To "No" with lyrics like this

"I think it's so cute and I think it's so sweet
How you let your friends encourage you to try and talk to me
But let me stop you there, oh, before you speak"

Which I think is a really mean spirited song. Did she have a really bad breakup in between songs?

I'm guessing it's more that she was trying to go for a new, tougher yet sexy image, and it's just not working. "No" peaked high but it dropped off pretty quickly.

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The law may have changed, but - and I say this as someone neutral to this (though I like some LZ stuff; never heard of Spirit until this case) - where was this claim of theft in the courts 40+ years ago? I mean, perhaps statutes ran out before the new laws, but if these songs were that similar and the band thought Led Zeppelin stole, why not strike when the iron was hot?

Randy Wolfe/California (Spirit band member) didn't sue while alive, so this all seemed like a ploy for money by the lawyers or whomever. Waiting this long just made me side eye the whole thing.

This isn't to say Zeppelin did not...um...use their influences from other artists HEAVILY in some songs, but this should have been taken to task eons ago to have any weight.

Anyway, this wasn't "He's So Fine"/"My Sweet Lord" (and I liked George Harrison, but...yeah) by a country mile, IMO. Or even "Ice, Ice Baby"/"Under Pressure".

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Two songs I do think sound a hell of a lot alike (and am surprised there weren't ever lawsuits unless I missed something) were "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter Group and "Cheap Sunglasses" by ZZ Top.

 

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There are many other examples, but this is one that shows how nobody "owns" basic chord progressions - and just because something "sounds like" something else doesn't mean it was stolen, because the first person didn't "write" it in the first place:

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1 hour ago, Ohwell said:

She oversang a bit at the end, but overall I thought it was good.

Considering it was an impromptu, acapella performance, I thought she did great.

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10 hours ago, GaT said:

Considering it was an impromptu, acapella performance, I thought she did great.

I said it was good, so YMMV.  

Considering it was filmed so that it would be put up on Youtube or somewhere else, I wouldn't exactly call it "impromptu."

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Ugh, if I never hear Rhianna's "This is What You Came For" one more time, I'll be happy.  This song is the most annoying thing since Rhianna's "We Found Love".  If a lyricist can't come up with more lyrics than You you you you you you, they need to get out of the occupation.

 

And I guess disco's back now.

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I guess I should say I am not familiar with, like, 85% of the stuff here. I'm more an '80s/'90s/classic rock/alternative rock chick, though, so there is that.

Now get off my lawn!

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14 hours ago, GaT said:

Why is this song on my radio? Why is this video on my TV? Whose idea was it to inflict this stupid song on us?

Peter Pan was my favorite movie as a kid, so hearing that song made me cry the first several times I heard it, out of nostalgia.

Make of that what you will.

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On June 29, 2016 at 10:17 PM, Rick Kitchen said:

Ugh, if I never hear Rhianna's "This is What You Came For" one more time, I'll be happy.  This song is the most annoying thing since Rhianna's "We Found Love".  If a lyricist can't come up with more lyrics than You you you you you you, they need to get out of the occupation.

 

And I guess disco's back now.

If this is the most annoying Rihanna song you've heard since "We Found Love," then your issue is mostly with Calvin Harris since he produced both of these tracks. I'm also not a fan of his work because there just isn't much variety to his sound, but I can see why it's popular. As for the "you" ad infinitum lyrics, it's a trend in pop music completely that has nothing to do with the lyricist. Everything revolves around production, so: Beats, bass-drops, alterations in vocals (whether in pitch or rhythm), and a music break in place in of an actual chorus with words that differentiate from each other. It's just where the sound is at right now and because people under the age of 30 are massively into it. It's definitely not disco, but it's reminiscent of its popularity and influence on youth culture not unlike punk, new wave, hip-hop, or grunge, either.

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On 6/29/2016 at 7:17 PM, Rick Kitchen said:

Ugh, if I never hear Rhianna's "This is What You Came For" one more time, I'll be happy.  

 

I'm not a fan of the song either, but is it just me or does her singing not even sound like her? The first time I saw the video, I was surprised to see it was Rhianna singing. I had heard it on the radio but never paid attention to whose song it was, I thought it was just another one hit wonder pop princess. It doesn't sound like her voice to me at all, I wonder if it's very auto tuned?

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Love, love them. I was in my late teens when all the stuff went down and I just remember being shocked at how things just turned on a dime for one comment. Because I got into them with the Fly album (I later went back and bought the first album, Wide Open Spaces) and so I was a fan when they were on top and on this incredible career high. I mean they were outselling male artists not just in country but other genres and kicking ass everywhere. And to see it come crashing down for something so ridiculous was insane to me. I did love the validation of Taking The Long Way though when they swept the Grammys and Not Ready To Make Nice is still at the top of my favorite "fuck you" songs. 

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Actually, I'm not that into "Not Ready To Make Nice" and I hated their "Landslide" cover but I love their first two albums. It has nothing to do with politics. It's just that when a genuine country artist can qualify for a crossover hit, it's generally not their best work. The exception might be Carrie Underwood.

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On 6/29/2016 at 6:29 AM, Ohwell said:

I said it was good, so YMMV.  

Considering it was filmed so that it would be put up on Youtube or somewhere else, I wouldn't exactly call it "impromptu."

People take their cell phones out all the time to capture what's going on around the. Doesn't mean it wasn't "impromptu"

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Mick Jagger is about to become a dad for the EIGHTH (CONDOMS, MICK! CONDOMS!) time, at the ripe old age of 72. And Ronnie Wood just became a dad to twin girls a month or so ago.

Apparently the Rolling Stones are into becoming old dads nowadays.

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Mick Jagger is about to become a dad for the EIGHTH (CONDOMS, MICK! CONDOMS!) time, at the ripe old age of 72. And Ronnie Wood just became a dad to twin girls a month or so ago

Seriously, how much time do they  think he has to spend with the kids?  I imagine maybe a decade at most   - and I'm not sure either Jagger or Wood would be kicking the old soccer ball around with them either in their 80s.  

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Ugh. That's just so irresponsible. I mean you are hurting your child not yourself by doing something like that. It's not funny or cute. Same goes for Janet Jackson. She's 50 and I would be very surprised if that child doesn't have some sort of developmental issue when it is born. These people don't realize that it's the child who has to endure the harsh world and the cruel jokes. Yeah sure they are kids of celebrities but it still doesn't shield them from kids that are jerks and it doesn't shield them from the difficulty of having say a learning disability or a physical disability. 

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5 hours ago, magicdog said:

Seriously, how much time do they  think he has to spend with the kids?  I imagine maybe a decade at most   - and I'm not sure either Jagger or Wood would be kicking the old soccer ball around with them either in their 80s.  

I agree with all of this, but - and I know this is cynical of me - I question the women they're with who'd be willing to get pregnant knowing this. (Not slut shaming, I swear, this is about the age deal...) Unless (and I hope this is not the case, but again, cynicism) they feel the $$$ once Jagger/Wood, et. al. dies and those kids inherit is worth it.

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you are hurting your child not yourself by doing something like that. It's not funny or cute. Same goes for Janet Jackson. She's 50 and I would be very surprised if that child doesn't have some sort of developmental issue when it is born

I've spoken with a fertility specialist who told me these 45+ celebs like Janet Jackson don't really have their children naturally.  They're either implanted via in vitro with another woman's donor eggs  or they have a surrogate.  It's more about publicity for them and photo ops, not necessarily the desire for motherhood.

Otherwise, I agree with your sentiment completely.

 

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[the baby mommas think of] $$$ once Jagger/Wood, et. al. dies and those kids inherit is worth it.

Of course!  Why else would a twenty or 30 something girl be interested in a man old enough to be her grandfather!!  Same old story, unfortunately.  I can imagine these twits probably also dream about bragging rights.

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23 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

I agree with all of this, but - and I know this is cynical of me - I question the women they're with who'd be willing to get pregnant knowing this. (Not slut shaming, I swear, this is about the age deal...) Unless (and I hope this is not the case, but again, cynicism) they feel the $$$ once Jagger/Wood, et. al. dies and those kids inherit is worth it.

 

Mick Jagger is a notorious cheap skate (he made sure his marriage to Jerry Hall wasn't legal to avoid paying her alimony when they "divorced", for God's sake!). I wouldn't be surprised if his will proves to be a rude awakening for all who know him once he passes away. 

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On 6/27/2016 at 0:38 AM, WendyCR72 said:

Two songs I do think sound a hell of a lot alike (and am surprised there weren't ever lawsuits unless I missed something) were "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter Group and "Cheap Sunglasses" by ZZ Top.

 

 

 

A lot of old blues stuff has similar rhythms/bass lines. Look at how many classic blues songs have the same rhythm and bass line as the pop atrocity I Want Candy

Also I've always considered We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel to be a direct rip off of It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by REM.  

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On 7/9/2016 at 0:31 PM, Parachutes said:

If this is the most annoying Rihanna song you've heard since "We Found Love," then your issue is mostly with Calvin Harris since he produced both of these tracks.

We Found Love is not annoying. So there. :-)

Also?

I love Arcade Fire regardless, but the church organ sound works eerily well juxtaposed with the film in question.

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I put VH1 on for some background noise, & this Bobby Brown video came on. Damn, this song is jammin', it's easy to forget that before he became what he is now, Bobby Brown was the shit

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Bobby Brown was, indeed, the shit.  I still like him. 

It was funny though, when I saw him clips of him and New Edition doing a show fairly recently, and he couldn't do the steps anymore.  At one point he just said fuck it and bent over, out of breath.  I cracked up.

Found it!

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Dwight Yoakam has a new album coming out next month! YAY!

It will be a bluegrass album called Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars (yes, like the Beverly Hillbillies theme song). My only complaint is that he's planning on just remaking some of his old songs into newer bluegrass versions. I really wish he would do new material here; I feel like he relies on covers/remaking his own songs a bit too much sometimes. 

http://www.dwightyoakam.com/news

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I love the Macarena!  I remember them playing that song at the Democratic National Convention that year, and people dancing and having fun.

I don't care if anybody thinks I don't have taste in music.  

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On 7/16/2016 at 2:01 PM, magicdog said:

I've spoken with a fertility specialist who told me these 45+ celebs like Janet Jackson don't really have their children naturally.  They're either implanted via in vitro with another woman's donor eggs  or they have a surrogate.  It's more about publicity for them and photo ops, not necessarily the desire for motherhood.

 

That's not entirely true, some women still get pregnant the 'old fashioned' way at 45. Audra McDonald had to drop out of a Broadway show because of a surprise pregnancy a few months ago, she's 46. And closer to home in the real world, a friend of mine just had a baby at 44. 

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1 hour ago, briochetwist said:

That's not entirely true, some women still get pregnant the 'old fashioned' way at 45. Audra McDonald had to drop out of a Broadway show because of a surprise pregnancy a few months ago, she's 46. And closer to home in the real world, a friend of mine just had a baby at 44. 

My father was also born when my grandmother was 40. It does happen.

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I was searching for the lyrics of Heathens, in Suicide squad album. I got drifted away and landed on grammy awards. I searched for the highest number of grammy awards wins.  It is the late conductor, Georg Solti who has won the most number of times, 31. Stevie wonder, Jays , Kanye west, Beyonce are all top winners. Here is the detailed list. http://www.houlthellewell.com/blog/awards/who-has-won-the-most-grammys/ . Beyonce has 20 wins. She will be winning more indeed.

Who do you think is the most deserving for the next grammy so far?

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