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From | "Peter Scott" <pmrscott@tpg.com.au> |
Subject | Re: Tell me if this power pop or not. |
Date | Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:12:49 +1030 |
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Ahoy there, Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On
> Behalf Of Mark London
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 8:50 AM
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: Tell me if this power pop or not.
>
> Peter - I didn't realize Pete Townshend coined the term, all these
> years! ...
I posted about it on my (defunct) power pop blog:
https://peterspowerpop.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/song-of-the-day-the-who-pictures-of-lily/
Peter.
> ... 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?
> >
> > Yours asking the awkward questions,
> >
> >
> > Peter.
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----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=10
> 51
> >>
> >> - Mark
> >
> >
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