Why do young people listen to oldies?

well you know is very very hard to fool some one ears specially when you hear it and compare it with others.

 

there was recently a charity concert, waveaid, which was a tsunami help appeal

we saw
kasey chambers
the waifs
pete murray
missy higgins
a collective group of the leading aussi performers who played evie by stevie wright

these guys.. the two guys from crowded house.. they were awesome
john butler trio
nick cave
silverchair
powederfinger

midnight oil!


and that was the first time i really felt prowd of humans. because it was a charity function it was very relaxed. most of it was during the day just chillin, havin a smoke. unlike previous concerts ive been to where they charge extortionist prices for water and dissalow various things inside, for this they were supplying people with water

there were some cricket games in the crowd

no violence at all, or bad crowd bewhavior (though i felt sorry for nick cave caus heaps of people didnt know who he was lol)

the roving camera kept looking at women's breasts and making crude remarks about lots of things

it was plain and simple and great. because the staff were mostly volenteering of course

and everyone was nice and happy

yay

though it was expensive.. but someone else bought my ticket. and we saw some awesome bands

lol to get into the front section you needed a yellwo armband so i crafted a fake one out of a yellow cardboard box and a heap of rolling papers

 

one band from the 90s i really hated to see break up was Candle Box in the song 10.000 horses sends shiver down my spine the guy had a great voice with a little touch of robert plant. also Happy Pills but they were never able to muster more hits like those 2.

 

Melinda was mine
'Til the time
That I found her
Holding Jim
Loving Him
Then Sue came along
Loved me strong
That's what I thought
Me and Sue
But that died too

Don't know that I will
But until I can find me
The girl who'll stay
And won't play games behind me
I'll be what I am
A solitary man
Solitary man

I've had it to here
Bein' where
Love's a small word
Part-time thing
Paper ring

I know it's been done
Havin' one
Girl who'll love me
Right or wrong
Weak or strong

Don't know that I will
But until I can find me
The girl who'll stay
And won't play games behind me
I'll be what I am
A solitary man
Solitary man

 

Top Ten 60s One Hit Wonders: ​

1. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
2. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
3. Do You Love Me - The Contours
4. Venus - Shocking Blue
5. The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
6. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant
7. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
8. Hot Rod Lincoln - Johnny Bond
9. Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz
10. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong

Top Ten 60s Dance Songs: ​

1. The Twist - Chubby Checker
2. Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations
3. Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - Four Tops
4. I Want You Back - Jackson 5
5. More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase
6. Heatwave - Martha and the Vandellas
7. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
8. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
9. Jimmy Mack - Martha and the Vandellas
10. Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley

Top Ten 60s Teenage Death Songs: ​

1. Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson
2. Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean
3. The Water Was Red - Johnny Cymbal
4. Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
5. No Surfing Today - the Four Seasons
6. The Leader of the Pack - Shangra-Las
7. Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
8. Moody River - Pat Boone
9. Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson
10. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry

Top Ten 60s Rock and Roll Party Tunes: ​

1. Twist and Shout - Isley Brothers (or Beatles)
2. Devil With a Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels
3. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
4. In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
5. I'm A Believer - The Monkees
6. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
7. Hang on Sloopy - McCoys
8. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
9. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
10. Time Won't Let Me - Outsiders

Top Ten 60s Songs Mom and Dad Hated​

1. Let's Spend The Night Together - Rolling Stones
2. Rainy Day Woman # 12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
3. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Buttefly
4. Louie Louie - Kingsmen
5. I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four
6. They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV
7. I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James & the Shondells
8. Light My Fire - the Doors
9. Psychotic Reaction - Count Five
10. Who's Makin' Love - Johnny Taylor

Top Ten 60s Songs Everybody Hated​

1. I Dig Rock and Roll Music - Peter, Paul and Mary
2. Ringo - Lorne Greene
3. Palisades Park - Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon
4. 98.6 - Keith
5. Winchester Cathedral - New Vaudeville Band
6. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Bryan Hyland
7. Somethin' Stupid - Frank and Nancy Sinatra
8. Do The Freddie - Freddie and the Dreamers
9. The Tra La La Song - The Banana Splits
10. In The Year 2525 - (Exordium and Terminus) - Zager and Evans

The Top Ten 1960s Fad Songs:​

1. The Twist - Chubby Checker
2. Name Game - Shirley Ellis
3. Sugar Sugar - The Archies
4. Born Free - Roger Williams
5. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
6. Simon Says - 1910 Fruitgum Company
7. To Sir With Love - Lulu
8. Wildwood Days - Bobby Rydell
9. Yummy, Yummy, Yummy - Ohio Express
10. South Street - Orlons

The Top Ten 1960s Preachy Songs: ​

1. Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon
2. Abraham, Martin and John - Dion
3. Harper Vally P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley
4. The "In" Crowd - Dobie Gray
5. Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
6. Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
7. What The World Needs Now Is Love - Jackie DeShannon
8. People Got To Be Free - The Rascals
9. Where Have All The Flowers Gone? - Kingston Trio
10. Whats Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser out Of Me) - Jerry Lee Lewis

Top Twenty 60s Hits That You Need To Make Your Collection Complete: ​

1. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
2. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Righteous Brothers
3. Red Rubber Ball - Cyrcle
4. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
5. It's The Same Old Song - Four Tops
6. Happy Together - The Turtles
7. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
8. She Loves You - Beatles
9. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's
10. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
11. Runaround Sue - Dion and the Belmonts
12. Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes
13. California Sun - Rivieras
14. A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum
15. 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians
16. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
17. I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher
18. Got To Get You into My Life - Beatles
19. Pushin Too Hard - The Seeds
20. The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkle

The Top Ten Weirdest Songs of the 60s:​

1. Maxwell's Silver Hammer - The Beatles
2. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
3. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
4. Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
5. If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
6. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
7. Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
8. Tip-Toe Through the Tulips With Me - Tiny Tim
9. Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond
10. My Pal Foot Foot - The Shaggs

The Top Ten 1960s "influenced" Songs:​

1. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
2. MacArthur Park - Richard Harris
3. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Beatles
4. Red Red Wine - Neil Diamond
5. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Experience
6. The Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
7. I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes
8. Tiny Bubbles - Don Ho
9. Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
10. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge

 

because they're classics.

 

if it makes me groove, i'm listening.

and let's not overlook phish. mmk? they kept it alive in the 80's and 90's

 

ALL I SAID WAS THAT I LIKED IT.

 

Why do old people listen to todays music? Because they can, and why the fuck not, music is music, it doesn't matter what era its from, the feelings and connatations connected to it by the listeners are generally the same.

 

well who ever posted that is a retard.. & on the subject todays music ain't got the same soul... not liek that old time rock & roll

 

Well said!

 

there's a reason it was called the 'golden age of music' because music was amazing and musicians were amazing. I love most genres across all time periods but if you can't appreciate that whatever music you're listening to has it's roots then whats the point? The punk movement wouldn't have happened without kids getting bored of traditional rock and roll and turning it on it's head, so it wouldn't have happened without rock and roll. Likewise metal (Black Sabbath anyone?), and even grunge, Kurt Cobain was a huge Neil Young fan.

 

PUNK was born becouse rock got way to mellow and politicaly correct . but punk was nothing great other than if you were having fun at the time. metal is nothing but rock music but label "metal" singing about some dark stuff that was allready done in many ways in 1970 by sabbath take a black sabbath song from 1970 with out any body knowing about it and let metallica sing it and they would swear it was legit metal song by metallica. of course the metal heads dont want hear about it.

 

well punk has it's place in music, I'm not a punk fan but I love the Ramones and the Clash. What I'm trying to say is any arguments that say original rock and roll is pointless to listen to and we should all just listen to modern music are null and void because good old rock and roll is the root of all modern music.

 

i grew up on oldies and i just have a thing for it. i know all kinds of songs and whenever i hang out at a BBQ with my dad's friends and i start singing some songs on KHITS or something, they always find it cool that i "know and respect good music". i do still listen to more modern alternative rock that my parents hate.
peace & love.

 

The fact that there are still many youngsters today who like music from the '60/'70's era, only proves how exeptionally the music from that time was. It stuck for two generations, and that is some prestation in these times.

Sadly, there are still a lot of people of my age who never heard a Beatles-song. They regard rap as music. So not every youngster still listens oldies.

 

NOT EVERY BODY is born with good ears for music . and only consider hip what going on the very last minute.

 

Same here. A lot of youngsters here dislike the beatles and say they were just some kind of boring 'pop' band. They should hear 'Tomorrow Never Knows', 'Helter Skelter' or 'I am the Walrus'. That would change their mind...

 

You're an idiot.

Plus, underoath sucks.

 

TO MUCH of that late metal crap