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^ I literally just bought that on 7" vinyl. The bidding ended a minute ago.

I have that one. I want the other one as well though. With the original version of Slow Dancing and two live tracks. I WANT IT BAAAAADLY.

KieranU2

13 years

The live version of the single is solid to get. It always goes for such a high price.

Mr_Trek

13 years

Originally posted by KieranU2:The live version of the single is solid to get. It always goes for such a high price.

I regret that I didn't buy one when they went for something like 5 pounds on Amazon.

MattG

13 years

Sorry to break topic

An interesting discussion came up in a class I just sat in for the first time today (Music Appreciation)...

Apparently in 1977 the US space program sent a space probe out called the Voyager, meant to go past our own solar system and see if any contact was made with any other systems in the galaxy. On it, a gold vinyl record was included aptly titled "Golden Record". Assuming that another intelligent life form would have some way to play it, it included sounds of earth (traffic, human speaking, oceans and whale noises, etc.), a message from the US government, and 27 songs/musical pieces meant to represent our Earth.

Our challenge, without seeing the list of original 27, was to compile our own list of 27 musical pieces/songs that represented the Earth. From the beginning of time, all the way thru yesterday. From alllll over the world. Here's what the class eventually comprehensively came up with, in no particular order (much of this is my own influence, compiled from the group I worked with...I was the only one who knew a flying fuck about music in my own group unfortunately):

1. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
2. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
3. Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven
4. Miles Davis- Flamenco Sketches
5. Radiohead- Paranoid Android
6. African Tribal Song
7. An Italian Opera
8. The Beatles- Yesterday
9. Wagner’s Rienzi
10. The Who- Baba O’Riley
11. Elvis Presley- Hound Dog
12. John Williams- Star Wars
13. Beruvian Pan-Pipes and Drums
14. Michael Jackson- Bad
15. Brahms’ Lullaby
16. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
17. Bob Dylan- Like a Rolling Stone
18. Bee Gee’s- Stayin’ Alive
19. Loretta Lynn- Coal Miner’s Daughter
20. Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody
21. Wu Tang Clan- Wu Tang Clan Ain’t Nothin’ ta Fuck Wit
22. Earth, Wind & Fire- September
23. Jimi Hendrix- Voodoo Child
24. Metallica- Master of Puppets
25. Robert Johnson- Cross Road Blues
26. Rolling Stones- Satisfaction
27. Miami Sound Machine- Conga

Keep in mind a few things...lyrics are 100% unimportant, as they wouldn't be able to understand any lyric of any language. These are merely soundscapes of the history of music, trying to span most genres- at least the ones that were/are most influential and have made the biggest impacts, along with what you might here if you landed on Earth today still existing in music.

Mr_Trek

13 years

I assume post-1977 songs aren't allowed?

"An Italian Opera" should be Nessun Dorma or Caruso.

MattG

13 years

No, they were for our exercise. There are only a few that were past 77 on that list though, I think. The Radiohead, Metallica, and Miami Sound Machine definitely were

MattG

13 years

The list is unfortunately heavily western-influenced because frankly, we don't have the knowledge of other cultures' music.

Mr_Trek

13 years

Bad or Streets by U2 should be on there. The list sucks.

"An Italian Opera" should be Nessun Dorma or Caruso.

Interesting topic anyway.

KieranU2

13 years

Oh yeah, Wu Tang Clan! Not bad a list at all...

I hate when you are in a group doing a quiz or something and most or all of them haven't a clue about music at all. I remember one time doing a music quiz in which we had to write the answers down. The Who came on, so I instantly wrote down the answer. Some girl at my table said "Who are The Who?". Haha. I simply replied "You are having a laugh, right?... possibly one of the biggest rock bands ever?". I was annoyed after that as you would expect.

MattG

13 years

I really didn't think U2 was important in relation to a broad understanding of the advancement of music...which is sort of a knock on them, but whatever- in terms of the progression of American music, or foreign people bringing their music to a wider audience, etc., of course they fit in. But you're talking about an eternity of music for the entire Earth, in only 27 songs...just didn't think they fit

KieranU2

13 years

Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:No, they were for our exercise. There are only a few that were past 77 on that list though, I think. The Radiohead, Metallica, and Miami Sound Machine definitely were

and Michael Jackson's 'Bad' too.

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