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  1. 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.

  2. I assume post-1977 songs aren't allowed?

    "An Italian Opera" should be Nessun Dorma or Caruso.
  3. 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
  4. The list is unfortunately heavily western-influenced because frankly, we don't have the knowledge of other cultures' music.
  5. Bad or Streets by U2 should be on there. The list sucks.

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

    Interesting topic anyway.
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. Ah yes, good catch.

    I should clarify as well...Earth Wind and Fire probably aren't as important of a band as U2, nor do I really think that Metallica or The Bee Gees are. We just tried to encompass as many different soundscapes as possible.

    Michael Jackson was actually brought up quite a bit, until the professor made an interesting observation- there are probably a distinct mass of people on this Earth right now (and even in the 80s) who don't/didn't know who Michael Jackson was then. He was immensely popular in the world we commonly associate with and care about, but there is far more music than there is popularity to support it.
  10. Michael Jackson should have Billie Jean or Thriller in there, maybe some Madonna too. Kraftwerk since they were the first with dance music.

    Good evening by the way and is live topics working for you guys
  11. Technically more than 27 should be there considering many bands represented the earth for music. Many bands started or brought back several types of genres.
  12. Good evening Bart, no they are not.

    Kraftwerk was on my list, and we tried to limit to one per artist...I chose Bad simply because it's my current favorite of the two we had for MJ, the other being Billie Jean

    I just learned the other day that Computer World by Kraftwerk is where Coldplay's "Talk"'s main riff is from.
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