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| From | Mark London <mrl@psfc.mit.edu> |
| Subject | Re: Tell me if this power pop or not. |
| Date | Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:20:10 -0500 |
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Peter - I didn't realize Pete Townshend coined the term, all these
years! Unfortunately, he made some dumb statements that the news
media outlets picked up. Old rockers should avoid talking to the
press. - Mark
On 11/26/2019 5:12 PM, Peter Scott wrote:
> Yowser, Mark
>
> Although "I Fought The Law" predates power pop by one year (the term was coined by Pete Townshend in 1967), I'd say it's power pop.
>
> Can a song be pre-power-pop?
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> Yours asking the awkward questions,
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> Peter.
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> PS: If we count anything recorded before 1967, then I vote for The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" to be the first power pop song.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Mark London
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 7:26 AM
>> To: audities@smoe.org
>> Subject: Tell me if this power pop or not.
>>
>> Bright guitars, backup vocals, sweet vocals, great chorus, etc... Power pop?
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgtQj8O92eI&feature=youtu.be&t=2
>>
>> I should mention that this is a very bright version. The actual
>> version is not as bright. What a difference!
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS68vto5RlU
>>
>> FWIW, the story behind the story (sort of), by the man who wrote it:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PYfVH5y7kg&feature=youtu.be&t=1051
>>
>> - Mark
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