Feb 13 2009
Hit songs & Artists: Still Relevant?
I was a part of an enlightening discussion today at lunch with three friends/colleagues who are all outstanding musicians and true students of the history of music. The main thread of our conversation centered around the following question:
“Which classic hit songs, if released new today, would be hits right now?”
The conversation became more of a conversation about the artists than their songs, per se. Here were some of the ones we agreed on:
1) Come Together, Yesterday & Revolution - The Beatles
2) Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys
3) Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
4) Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
5) Take on Me - A Ha
6) No particular songs: Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, U2, The Who, Biggie, Tupac.
Another list we came up with centered around which current artists would be relevant years from now:
1) Foo Fightersp
2) Red Hot Chili Peppers
3) Radiohead
4) Jay-Z
5) The Black Keys
6) John Mayer
7) Outkast
Erykah Badu
These are just a few. Are there any that you have an opinion about?
