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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Another Bealtes? |
| Date | Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:45:24 -0400 |
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From: "Stewart Mason" <flamingo@theworld.com>
> It wasn't MY test. I repeat Josh's initial claim: "Its 40 years since
"She
> Loves You;" FORTY YEARS. Walk down the street, sing a few bars, ask
people
> to identify the artist. Hell, ask Lou Reed; he always hated them. But
> he'll get it. And don't just ask boomers; ask kids, old ladies, everyone.
> Black, white, Latino, everyone."
>
> Those were his words, not mine. He's the one who said "everyone," and he
> said it twice.
To be clear, I did not say everyone would get it. I said ASK everyone. The
implication was supposed to be that by asking "everyone"-- a representative
and unbiased cross-section of the population-- you'd get a read on awareness
that was unbiased by generation or musical taste. It is my contention that
the song in question would fair better than the vast majority of popular
songs across genres from 40 years ago up to today. But seriously, if anyone
doubts this contention, try it.
And as someone recently noted, the band did have a hit album a year or two
ago.
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