Omg I was literally having this convo the other day. “Straight Up” by Paula Abdul came on the radio and we were saying what a tune and still holds today. I loved the whole Paula, Janet, Madonna era and their pop hits still get played on radio.
This is why Im excited about Cyndi at Glastonbury. You can bet that her big hits i.e “Time After Time”will be played for the next hundred plus years on the radio. Todays so called hits will fade into obscurity im afraid. Blank Space wont be getting peeps on the wedding dance floor but I bet ya nelly that “ Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” Will 👍.
I also think the current generation a lot more laid back. Drama and camp and showbiz isn’t part of their vocab. It’s all looking inward. There’s a desperation for acceptance and being considered groundbreaking and boundary pushing. Can you imagine someone releasing GTO by Sinitta these days?!? Hahaha
I don't get her either, but girls do, and their Mums are just bloody relieved its such a wholesome role model their daughters have chosen to worship like Jesus (perhaps she is the second coming and we are just like all those horrid Romans who didn't get the son of God either)
Couldn’t agree more. The musical output of Taylor and Olivia Rodrigo et al leave me a little cold. The tunes aren’t there and they’re all about introspective. I love what Taylor stands for and how she’s taken on the industry and rules the roost but there’s not a song I love with all my heart like I do Kylie and Madonna. Maybe we’re just old gays! Haha. I do think dua has some great pop songs and I love Billie Eilish - her songs are really tuneful and emotive. But I most certainly miss the days of female singers releasing unadulterated bangers!
I agree. And yes, we might be old gays. Ha! I wonder tbh if the actual issue isn't the artists it's the industry and the general public and how the consume music now. It just doesn't allow for the big legendary pop stars to emerge. And then the lacklustre ones fly and you're left wondering why. Ha.
Omg I was literally having this convo the other day. “Straight Up” by Paula Abdul came on the radio and we were saying what a tune and still holds today. I loved the whole Paula, Janet, Madonna era and their pop hits still get played on radio.
This is why Im excited about Cyndi at Glastonbury. You can bet that her big hits i.e “Time After Time”will be played for the next hundred plus years on the radio. Todays so called hits will fade into obscurity im afraid. Blank Space wont be getting peeps on the wedding dance floor but I bet ya nelly that “ Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” Will 👍.
I agree Bryan!
I also think the current generation a lot more laid back. Drama and camp and showbiz isn’t part of their vocab. It’s all looking inward. There’s a desperation for acceptance and being considered groundbreaking and boundary pushing. Can you imagine someone releasing GTO by Sinitta these days?!? Hahaha
I don't get her either, but girls do, and their Mums are just bloody relieved its such a wholesome role model their daughters have chosen to worship like Jesus (perhaps she is the second coming and we are just like all those horrid Romans who didn't get the son of God either)
True that! It is a wholesome new generation, after all.
Couldn’t agree more. The musical output of Taylor and Olivia Rodrigo et al leave me a little cold. The tunes aren’t there and they’re all about introspective. I love what Taylor stands for and how she’s taken on the industry and rules the roost but there’s not a song I love with all my heart like I do Kylie and Madonna. Maybe we’re just old gays! Haha. I do think dua has some great pop songs and I love Billie Eilish - her songs are really tuneful and emotive. But I most certainly miss the days of female singers releasing unadulterated bangers!
I agree. And yes, we might be old gays. Ha! I wonder tbh if the actual issue isn't the artists it's the industry and the general public and how the consume music now. It just doesn't allow for the big legendary pop stars to emerge. And then the lacklustre ones fly and you're left wondering why. Ha.