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Anon blames millennials (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 27 points 6 days ago

Frank Zappa ideas; paraphrased by me.

In the 1960's the music execs like Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington and had no idea what the kids wanted. They just threw money at the problem and gave contracts to anyone. The result was a vast variety, everything from Sha-Na-Na to the Mamas and the Papas to Iron Butterfly. When the next generation of bosses got hired, they looked at the one consistent moneymaker; Motown Records. Everyone at Motown had a similar look and singing style...

[-] silasmariner@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago

Oh man. Iron butterfly is just...

I have no words. They're very special to me

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago
[-] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I knew exactly what this was going to be. But yeah, its a fantastic song in its entirety.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Subtlety was never my strong point.

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