Well, to be fair, half of rock was singing about getting laid in 1969, Johnny Cash sang with everybody, and Linda Ronstadt is so average-looking that those guys' girlfriends are probably prettier than she. I keed. Only to keep from crying. C in California
That'd be like showing me a picture of Frankie Laine when I was in high school (when Linda was on the charts) and being surprised I didn't know who it was.
Back in the 90's, a guy joined the company where I worked. He was at most 30. Anything pre-1975 basically never happened for him. Perhaps the contestants are similar.
over at LG&M - "This came up briefly in class yesterday in the context of a discussion of what to make of authors’ interpretations of their own work, and I discovered that exactly one student had seen Annie Hall, which isn’t surprising at all to me — it’s 47 years old! — but still filled me with a certain ineffable melancholy. (I was referencing the scene in which the Woody Allen character produces Marshall McLuhan, who needless to say nobody had ever heard of, to debunk the pompous Columbia professor). "
i remember growing up in the 60's (born in 1955) and the popular events and culture of the 50's were a closed off hole in my memory. largely still are.
This has exploded on social media. 5K views and comments that are mostly ridiculous like, defending these schmoes for not knowing who Linda Ronstadt is with "Why should a 30 year old know his grandfather's music?" A good reply to that was, "Same way I knew who Bing Crosby was when I was growing up." I think that is what is lost on so many. We had a radio, newspapers, magazines and a TV with three channels. If you wanted to find something out, you could die waiting for the answer, and we still knew more.
My mom watches Jeopardy every day, although not as enthusiastically since Trebek died. She called me when this aired and told me about it and, for the umpteenth time, how they need to get a sexier host. Jeopardy nerd contestants often surprise me with their lack of pop culture knowledge. They're generally really stupid about the Bible as well.
The reaction to Nashville Skyline brought about Great White Wonder which begat Stealin', which begat John Birch Society Blues, which begat, Isle of Wight, which begat In 1966 There Was ..., which begat While the Establisment Burns, which begat Self Portrait, which begat New Morning.
My mom watches Jeopardy every day, although not as enthusiastically since Alex Trebek passed. She called me after the “Nashville Skyline” episode aired to let me know about it. And, for the umpteenth time, she told me that they needed to get a sexier host. Nerdy Jeopardy contestants often are not up to snuff on the most basic pop culture questions. They also typically show a lack of knowledge about the Bible.
The reaction to Nashville Skyline brought about Great White Wonder, which begat Stealin', which begat Troubled Troubadour, which begat John Birch Society Blues, which begat Isle of Wight, which begat In 1966 There Was ..., which begat While the Establishment Burns, which begat Self Portrait, which begat New Morning. Thus, saith the Book of Rock and Roll Numbers. :- (
Hahaha. On the other hand, I am TERRIBLE with geography. My mom and brother always waited for me to make a guess first on a geography question. They considered it a win if I was at least in the right hemisphere!
Wow. I never hit the publish button on this. I scrolled to the top of the page and it disappeared. It pissed me off. Thought it was lost and I walked away from it to take a tune cruise. That's when I found out I had a nearly flat tire. I bought the tires two days ago. So I pumped it up and drove to the dealer for an exchange. Since I had little else to do while waiting, I figured I'd try to re-create the original. Little did I know that the unfinished one published. How embarrassing : - )
The reason I say Nashville Skyline begat Great White Wonder is because the TMOQ guys, both longtime Dylan fans, were disappointed in Dylan's new direction and voice. They thought they'd put out an alternative. The rock bootleg industry was born. Perhaps inevitable, but definitely spurred on by Nashville Skyline. Even then, I had no problem with the uneven Skyline. But I didn't find myself playing it as much as concurrent albums like Johnny Winter's debut, Joe Cocker's debut, Sly's Stand, Elephant Mountain, Last Exit and Chicago Transit Authority. And just around the immediate corner were Tommy, Crosby, Stills & Nash, A Salty Dog, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Aoxomoxoa and Clouds. It was all happening. Ba-boom.
I think I would feel differently if these fails were from some rando on the street, but these are Jeopardy contestants who just correctly answered a question about the source of the Arigiin River in Mongolia. I have recently seen these fails:
Category: Let's Rock & Roll "These guys led by Booker T. Jones" backed Stax Records stars like Otis Redding and had hits of their own like "Time is Tight" No guesses..
Category: Sax Education "You may have "A Love Supreme" for the album of that name by this great sax man who made "My Favorite Things" a signature song" One guy answered "Who is Louis Armstrong?" The others had no clue.
Category: Guest Cameos on Miami Vice "You can see this "Birth of the Cool" trumpeter & hear his distinctive speaking voice when he played Ivory Jones on a 1985 episode" Nobody mad a guess in spite of the fact that one of the contestants' first name was "Miles."
Category: I Was There "I was there when this original lead singer from Van Halen reunited with the band for a concert tour" One guy offered up "Who is Sam Kinison?" No other guesses.
And category: Bob Dylan Lyrics "Hey, this guy, "play a song for me, I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to" The first contestant answered "Who is Piano Man?" The second, very confidently. answered "Who is Joe?" The 3rd guy didn't hazard a guess.
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Oh my, that's pretty pathetic
Well, to be fair, half of rock was singing about getting laid in 1969, Johnny Cash sang with everybody, and Linda Ronstadt is so average-looking that those guys' girlfriends are probably prettier than she.
I keed. Only to keep from crying.
C in California
That'd be like showing me a picture of Frankie Laine when I was in high school (when Linda was on the charts) and being surprised I didn't know who it was.
Bob in IL
I saw that on TV the other night. Talk about a "REALLY?!!" moment.
I mean, maybe if they were talking about Self-Portrait.
I weep for America.
Oh, like I needed help feeling old, Sal.😎
Back in the 90's, a guy joined the company where I worked. He was at most 30. Anything pre-1975 basically never happened for him. Perhaps the contestants are similar.
- Paul in DK
over at LG&M - "This came up briefly in class yesterday in the context of a discussion of what to make of authors’ interpretations of their own work, and I discovered that exactly one student had seen Annie Hall, which isn’t surprising at all to me — it’s 47 years old! — but still filled me with a certain ineffable melancholy. (I was referencing the scene in which the Woody Allen character produces Marshall McLuhan, who needless to say nobody had ever heard of, to debunk the pompous Columbia professor). "
i remember growing up in the 60's (born in 1955) and the popular events and culture of the 50's were a closed off hole in my memory. largely still are.
There is no rationalizing what this represents. None. We are doomed. --Muzak McMusics
It would have been great if someone said it was Hank Williams!
This has exploded on social media. 5K views and comments that are mostly ridiculous like, defending these schmoes for not knowing who Linda Ronstadt is with "Why should a 30 year old know his grandfather's music?" A good reply to that was, "Same way I knew who Bing Crosby was when I was growing up." I think that is what is lost on so many. We had a radio, newspapers, magazines and a TV with three channels. If you wanted to find something out, you could die waiting for the answer, and we still knew more.
My mom watches Jeopardy every day, although not as enthusiastically since Trebek died. She called me when this aired and told me about it and, for the umpteenth time, how they need to get a sexier host. Jeopardy nerd contestants often surprise me with their lack of pop culture knowledge. They're generally really stupid about the Bible as well.
The reaction to Nashville Skyline brought about Great White Wonder which begat Stealin', which begat John Birch Society Blues, which begat, Isle of Wight, which begat In 1966 There Was ..., which begat While the Establisment Burns, which begat Self Portrait, which begat New Morning.
My mom watches Jeopardy every day, although not as enthusiastically since Alex Trebek passed. She called me after the “Nashville Skyline” episode aired to let me know about it. And, for the umpteenth time, she told me that they needed to get a sexier host. Nerdy Jeopardy contestants often are not up to snuff on the most basic pop culture questions. They also typically show a lack of knowledge about the Bible.
The reaction to Nashville Skyline brought about Great White Wonder, which begat Stealin', which begat Troubled Troubadour, which begat John Birch Society Blues, which begat Isle of Wight, which begat In 1966 There Was ..., which begat While the Establishment Burns, which begat Self Portrait, which begat New Morning. Thus, saith the Book of Rock and Roll Numbers. :- (
VR
So? What's the answer?
Oh, I didn't watch the end of the clip
Hahaha. On the other hand, I am TERRIBLE with geography. My mom and brother always waited for me to make a guess first on a geography question. They considered it a win if I was at least in the right hemisphere!
Wow. I never hit the publish button on this. I scrolled to the top of the page and it disappeared. It pissed me off. Thought it was lost and I walked away from it to take a tune cruise. That's when I found out I had a nearly flat tire. I bought the tires two days ago. So I pumped it up and drove to the dealer for an exchange. Since I had little else to do while waiting, I figured I'd try to re-create the original. Little did I know that the unfinished one published. How embarrassing : - )
The reason I say Nashville Skyline begat Great White Wonder is because the TMOQ guys, both longtime Dylan fans, were disappointed in Dylan's new direction and voice. They thought they'd put out an alternative. The rock bootleg industry was born. Perhaps inevitable, but definitely spurred on by Nashville Skyline. Even then, I had no problem with the uneven Skyline. But I didn't find myself playing it as much as concurrent albums like Johnny Winter's debut, Joe Cocker's debut, Sly's Stand, Elephant Mountain, Last Exit and Chicago Transit Authority. And just around the immediate corner were Tommy, Crosby, Stills & Nash, A Salty Dog, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Aoxomoxoa and Clouds. It was all happening. Ba-boom.
VR
Hey, we'd be lucky if they knew Bob Dylan wrote "Blowin' In The Wind"!
I mean, I knew who Ish Kabibble was when I was 30, let alone Bing Crosby.
I think I would feel differently if these fails were from some rando on the street, but these are Jeopardy contestants who just correctly answered a question about the source of the Arigiin River in Mongolia. I have recently seen these fails:
Category: Let's Rock & Roll
"These guys led by Booker T. Jones" backed Stax Records stars like Otis Redding and had hits of their own like "Time is Tight"
No guesses..
Category: Sax Education
"You may have "A Love Supreme" for the album of that name by this great sax man who made "My Favorite Things" a signature song"
One guy answered "Who is Louis Armstrong?" The others had no clue.
Category: Guest Cameos on Miami Vice
"You can see this "Birth of the Cool" trumpeter & hear his distinctive speaking voice when he played Ivory Jones on a 1985 episode"
Nobody mad a guess in spite of the fact that one of the contestants' first name was "Miles."
Category: I Was There
"I was there when this original lead singer from Van Halen reunited with the band for a concert tour"
One guy offered up "Who is Sam Kinison?" No other guesses.
And category: Bob Dylan Lyrics
"Hey, this guy, "play a song for me, I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to"
The first contestant answered "Who is Piano Man?" The second, very confidently. answered "Who is Joe?" The 3rd guy didn't hazard a guess.
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