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

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 10:17 AM

Aug 2013

Gotta distract us from the wars, poverty, filling for profit prisons with Jay walkers, this county is becoming.

That said, why was anyone watching in the first place?
That must be some itch, she can't stop scratching it.

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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