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| From | Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> |
| Subject | Re: Punky pop ideas for a teenager with awakening ears |
| Date | Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:08:44 -0500 |
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At 01:54 PM 11/24/2003 -0500, Richard Metter wrote:
>I don't want to be didactic with her: I'd rather it be something that just
>gives her a sense that there's a lot to be explored. For instance, if you
>think about it, even Weezer would probably be new to her. I know she has
>recently discovered some really "old" stuff in the form of Green Day, but I
>wonder -- although it would be educational -- if first generation punk stuff
>would really appeal to her.
I think it's probably too early for the likes of the Clash and the Pistols,
but I see no reason why something along the lines of the Ramones' "I Wanna
Be Your Boyfriend" or the Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen In Love" wouldn't go over
big.
>Challenging stuff can wait for the third edition, when she's 15. But I'd
>like to throw in SOME 1st generation punkish stuff, like maybe the Ramones.
>Any ideas would be welcomed. I probably take this way too seriously, because
>I'd like to be influential, and I don't want her to just dismiss it. For
>instance, I think some "girl" stuff would be a great idea, but do I play it
>really safe with the Go-Gos or try something that's a little edgier like the
>poppier side of the Muffs (maybe their cover of "Kids in America"?)(but can
>you put a band called "The Muffs" on a 13-year old's mix CDR?).
Honestly, I don't know if a 13-year-old girl would even get the reference,
but she would probably just giggle if she did. I think there's room for
both the Go-Gos and the Muffs, and maybe even some early Pandoras, before
their metal-slut phase. (For example, if you've got "You Lie," that would
work.)
My advice: mix in a few things by bands you know she already knows, just so
it's not entirely new stuff, which is always a turnoff. Like throw in
Green Day's "Basket Case" and Blink-182's "What's My Age Again" (which, as
dull as I find much of their stuff, I still think is a great single) in
between the new-to-her things.
S
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