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TwilightGardener

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44. Maybe it's itchy.

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #24)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 10:05 AM

Aug 2013

Poor girl.

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After watching the VMA's last night---I am officially declaring 8-25-13--- the day Music died. [View all] trumad Aug 2013 OP

What are VMAs and was that part roody Aug 2013 #1

MTV's Video Music Awards. trumad Aug 2013 #2

Didn't that happen back when Buddy Holly died? (Shout out to HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #3

Drove my Chevy to the levee Are_grits_groceries Aug 2013 #6

McLean said the success of that song ruined him as a songwriter. I could HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #14

I liked "Starry Starry Night" too. nt Are_grits_groceries Aug 2013 #22

As songs go, it may actually be a better one than 'AP' (in my HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #26

I've always loved "Vincent." Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #80

Buried within the song are two lines that always get me: HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #90

Them good ol' boys Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #56

Singin' "This'll be the day that I die Are_grits_groceries Aug 2013 #78

not that brings a smile to my face Supersedeas Aug 2013 #16

I still haven't gotten over what'sername leaving the Spice Girls pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #4

I still haven't got over Ozzy leaving Black Sabbath ripcord Aug 2013 #8

And Annette leaving the Mouseketeers. What's up with that? pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #12

That takes me waaaay back. LOL nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #53

And Pete Best "leaving" the Beatles Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #146

R.J. Dio was honestly a better vocalist than Ozzy. bullwinkle428 Aug 2013 #86

Cobain and Tupac JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #25

Patsy Cline dying. Are_grits_groceries Aug 2013 #29

+ 1 Bertha Venation Aug 2013 #81

+2 BuelahWitch Aug 2013 #118

Geri Haliwell... Agschmid Aug 2013 #34

mel c was it, or geri. luv me some spice girls loli phabay Aug 2013 #141

I think Miley has successfully killed off her old Disney image lol nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #5

Probably killed Walt again too. nt Are_grits_groceries Aug 2013 #7

yes lol nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #11

His head is probably rolling in its jar. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #19

Potentially she was going for this... Agschmid Aug 2013 #38

Becoming jailbait betterdemsonly Aug 2013 #130

out of that whole bunch, Christina has the most talent steve2470 Aug 2013 #131

Mainstream music died around 1993-94 . . . HughBeaumont Aug 2013 #9

Fortunately, there's just as much GOOD music as ever. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #48

+10000000 Jamastiene Aug 2013 #68

Yeah, that was pretty bad. panader0 Aug 2013 #10

What made it really horrid was that she went on and on and on....it was like a trainwreck. nt live love laugh Aug 2013 #138

Meh, I wouldn't associate her with music. TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #13

Thank you... CherokeeDem Aug 2013 #40

Music Was Far Better... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #15

^^^ I got VistaVision & Technicolor already: In my head. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #31

Kodachrome FarCenter Aug 2013 #149

autotune also: enemy of good talent nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #17

Autotune must DIE . . . hatrack Aug 2013 #18

yep, a cheaper way to generate "talent" nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #21

exactly. It removes all emotion and individuality from the music. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2013 #42

I still wonder why there are not major Jamastiene Aug 2013 #70

Let's get rid of multi-track recordings, too! Orrex Aug 2013 #100

Post processing is one thing.... TM99 Aug 2013 #107

Seems like a difference of degree Orrex Aug 2013 #112

Then you obviously haven't met any supermodels! TM99 Aug 2013 #113

Yeah, but then Katy Perry would have to return to Santa Barbara closeupready Aug 2013 #139

I love what Steve Perry had to say about autotune: Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #94

Amen! TM99 Aug 2013 #109

In the grand scheme of things a performance at the VMAs MineralMan Aug 2013 #20

In the cosmic scheme of things, a species like homo sapiens does not HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #32

I don't deal with things on the cosmic level. MineralMan Aug 2013 #39

I'm with you, brother. I barely even know who she is, much less care - nt HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Generic Other Aug 2013 #74

Ah, a person after my own heart. We indie musicians (I'm now retired from the circuit) salute HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #75

Regarding the diddling Orrex Aug 2013 #114

This message was self-deleted by its author Generic Other Aug 2013 #119

Do you perceive that someone is forcing you to like Miley Cyrus? Orrex Aug 2013 #121

You accused me of writing "DU's list of Approved Performance Styles" Generic Other Aug 2013 #144

Now that's a grown up response. Orrex Aug 2013 #145

And yet on that national treasure, the Today Show... Chiyo-chichi Aug 2013 #43

Lol, this is what happens when people born in the 90s grow up to be in our whacked music industry. Neoma Aug 2013 #23

Is she trying to treat a yeast infection? JoePhilly Aug 2013 #24

Maybe it's itchy. TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #44

The MTV/POP Music culture has been around since Pat Boone randr Aug 2013 #27

You know you're getting old sharp_stick Aug 2013 #28

That's why it's called pop. tridim Aug 2013 #63

that had nothing to do with music. KG Aug 2013 #30

Dolly Parton is Miley's godmother. Are_grits_groceries Aug 2013 #33

Dolly based her look from Hookers she saw when she was a kid....thats what she said.. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #61

But Dolly isn't vulgar. Her trashiness is downright ladylike by today's standards. nt Still Blue in PDX Aug 2013 #134

There is an upside to no TV Peacetrain Aug 2013 #35

The 70's. Bluzmann57 Aug 2013 #36

Really...you equate the seventies to disco? trumad Aug 2013 #55

Tell the truth, you couldn't dance and couldn't wear Angel Fly's. WCLinolVir Aug 2013 #108

Didn't MTV kill off music 10 years ago? brooklynite Aug 2013 #37

yes. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #46

Closer to 30, actually Bertha Venation Aug 2013 #84

If the farty old adults aren't shocked, then the rebellious children haven't done their job... MADem Aug 2013 #41

it sure looks like a foam hand, yes nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #47

I wonder how long she'll last before she burns out? MADem Aug 2013 #60

Why, you didn't have greatness like Pentatonix in the 70's snooper2 Aug 2013 #45

I LOOOOVE Lindsey Stirling JesterCS Aug 2013 #58

But the music deaded snooper2 Aug 2013 #62

I like the second one enlightenment Aug 2013 #71

Oh, so you like acapella snooper2 Aug 2013 #76

Love the first one! enlightenment Aug 2013 #98

To each his or her own. As for me, I like tunes I can remember, words that mean something to me. kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #49

trumad, my 17 year old son says rock is now moribund steve2470 Aug 2013 #50

i`m 66 and agree .....rock is moribund madrchsod Aug 2013 #152

Nickelback ? please..... steve2470 Aug 2013 #153

the only good rock n roll is coming from some country music madrchsod Aug 2013 #154

do you mind naming a few tunes ? steve2470 Aug 2013 #155

I saw a promo for this on one of the other cable channels. lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #51

Only if all you listen to is mainstream pop and rap cali Aug 2013 #52

My question is, When are they going to do away with costumes entirely for the "stars"? RC Aug 2013 #54

That don't sound like no Hank Williams to me ?? (from Blues brothers) BlueJazz Aug 2013 #57

"Microsoft doesn't suck near as bad as Modern pop music." Bertha Venation Aug 2013 #87

Hi Bertha...um..I don't alway get to update "stuff" on DU but weren't you ill or sick for BlueJazz Aug 2013 #111

Well that was madville Aug 2013 #64

When it comes to mainstream music, Jamastiene Aug 2013 #65

Ah, the 70's, when rock stars sang about their 15-year old girlfriends.... n2doc Aug 2013 #66

Wow! trumad Aug 2013 #79

You are complaining about the simulated sex acts n2doc Aug 2013 #82

Young women grabbing their groins TM99 Aug 2013 #91

Robert Plant was in love with his crotch on stage bigtree Aug 2013 #93

I'm not complaining about simulated sex acts... trumad Aug 2013 #96

There's been shitty music in every decade n2doc Aug 2013 #99

Actually... pipi_k Aug 2013 #88

Lori Maddox n2doc Aug 2013 #92

Boom! Orrex Aug 2013 #103

Oh god, that is almost NSFW Xyzse Aug 2013 #67

Get a room, girl. GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #69

exactly. no one wants to see Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #147

I agree about last night, but if you have to go back to the 70s, something is wrong themaguffin Aug 2013 #72

The early 70's maybe. Gemini Cat Aug 2013 #73

Were you expecting anything less than a trainwreck? Erose999 Aug 2013 #77

I like a lot of today's music, but that had nothing to do with music. Damn, Child... nolabear Aug 2013 #83

You were just on the wrong channel. CrispyQ Aug 2013 #85

Steve Vai is amazing cbdo2007 Aug 2013 #105

didn't watch the show, only saw pictures and articles bigtree Aug 2013 #89

I think there's a lot of terrific pop music out today cpwm17 Aug 2013 #95

Ah, Miley abelenkpe Aug 2013 #97

Well at least there was Justin Timberlake! nt B2G Aug 2013 #101

She did what with her WHAT? bluedigger Aug 2013 #102

She's just being Miley. Orrex Aug 2013 #104

now THIS is music to me: steve2470 Aug 2013 #106

Sara Barreilles' first album was good, Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #110

I know Miley isn't very talented but LittleBlue Aug 2013 #115

He was great as the dad on Growing Pains. Orrex Aug 2013 #116

Alan Thicke was on Growing Pains, Robin avebury Aug 2013 #123

Oh. Then he was great in Beetlejuice. Orrex Aug 2013 #124

The 1970s, when music was clean. (We sang "push, push in the bush" in church) cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #117

lol nt live love laugh Aug 2013 #140

VMA's? MTV? Dead. REAL music? Alive and well. Thriving. Getting better and better. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #120

The day music died? You kidding? Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #122

yeah that was embarrassing. dionysus Aug 2013 #125

Karoke themonster Aug 2013 #126

Welcome to DU, themonster! Can I offer this sample video? calimary Aug 2013 #142

There is lots of good music being made. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #127

MTV started in 1980 and is no longer relevant to the "art" of music. It ran it's course years ago. Lint Head Aug 2013 #128

VEVO, Spotify, Pandora and Youtube have much stronger influence than MTV JCMach1 Aug 2013 #132

I was disgusted with most of the female performers eissa Aug 2013 #129

Timberlake, Bruno, and Gaga will have staying power. Efilroft Sul Aug 2013 #137

Good music isn't dead, its right in our neighborhood. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #133

There is plenty of good music. Just because someone does something you do not like JRLeft Aug 2013 #135

Remember when bands made music videos? sakabatou Aug 2013 #136

It's not dead, it's just music changes through the decades davidn3600 Aug 2013 #143

Try Pandora, trumad. I'm listening to The Dear Hunters right now, and Zorra Aug 2013 #148

I subscribe to it. trumad Aug 2013 #150

it was really bad...... madrchsod Aug 2013 #151