Friday, July 17, 2009

The distant future

What is going to qualify as oldies 50 years from now? I don't really see myself listening to Fall Out Boy when I'm 70. Are we really going to be listening to Poker Face when we're too old to play poker.

How much of today's music is going to be slowly forgotten? And how much of it will always be remembered? And what will be remembered. I like to think, in a way, the music we listen to now is going to die. Otherwise, we'd still be listening to polka

But, however, keep in mind, this is the day & age of sampling. Rap and hip hop takes the music from other songs and paints over it and calls it. Flo Rida did nothing but help Dead or Alive pay for their kids' college when he took "You Spin Me Round" and made "Right Round." Everyone who listens to Flo Rida's version knows it is complete crap.

In an age where it's all been done, will everything continue to be redone?

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