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| 12 Extremely disappointing facts about popular music | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 10 2011, 04:45 PM (343 Views) | |
| John D'Oh | Dec 10 2011, 04:45 PM Post #1 |
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For the Beatles haters among you, you need to re-direct your anti-Merseyside bile elsewhere.... Source 1. Creed has sold more records in the US than Jimi Hendrix 2. Led Zeppelin, REM, and Depeche Mode have never had a number one single, Rihanna has 10 3. Ke$ha's “Tik-Tok” sold more copies than ANY Beatles single 4. Flo Rida's “Low” has sold 8 million copies – the same as The Beatles' “Hey Jude” 5. The Black Eyed Peas' “I Gotta Feeling” is more popular than any Elvis or Simon & Garfunkel song 6. Celine Dion's “Falling Into You” sold more copies than any Queen, Nirvana, or Bruce Springsteen record 7. Same with Shania Twain's “Come On Over” 8. Katy Perry holds the same record as Michael Jackson for most number one singles from an album 9. Barbra Streisand has sold more records (140 million) than Pearl Jam, Johnny Cash, and Tom Petty combined 10. People actually bought Billy Ray Cyrus' album “Some Gave All…” 20 million people. More than any Bob Marley album 11. The cast of “Glee” has had more songs chart than the Beatles 12. Justin Bieber exists. |
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| George K | Dec 10 2011, 04:47 PM Post #2 |
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I told you so. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| George K | Dec 10 2011, 05:36 PM Post #3 |
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I forwarded that list to daughter #2. Her comment: "I just vomited a little." |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| George K | Dec 10 2011, 06:02 PM Post #4 |
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After all these years, does anyone remember Creed? I don't. What's a Rihanna? It sounds like something you'd have dripping from your nose. What's a Ke$ha? What's a ... On what planet? Yeah? Well Celine Dion is probably prettier than...wait.... OK, Shania *is* prettier than Mercury, Bruce or Cobain. See #4 above Perhaps, but, isn't she older than all of those guys combined? C'mon, let's be fair. Even more disgusting is the fact that Cyrus propagated his DNA. Nothing like originality and creativity, eh? "Who is Keyser Soze? ... The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. " |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Axtremus | Dec 10 2011, 09:17 PM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Some of you must have had a convulsion when you learnt that some Rock & Roll schmuck have outsold Bach and Beethoven, that Angry Bird has outsold System 360, that The Cat in the Hat outsold War and Peace.
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| Dave Spelvin | Dec 11 2011, 07:46 AM Post #6 |
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13. "Rush has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and garnered untold legions of devoted and admiring fans. According to the RIAA, Rush's sales statistics place RUSH third behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band." |
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| Copper | Dec 11 2011, 07:54 AM Post #7 |
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Shortstop
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It's a better story. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 11 2011, 07:56 AM Post #8 |
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I can't imagine that anybody's ever masturbated to War and Peace. |
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| Dave Spelvin | Dec 11 2011, 08:14 AM Post #9 |
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14. I know you wish you witnessed this, or 10 minutes you'll never get back |
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| Dave Spelvin | Dec 11 2011, 08:23 AM Post #10 |
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Gotta correct you there, Mr. D'Oh (maybe more a digression than a correction). From Google, the Finder of All Things: Masturbate for Peace The theory is that it's better to masturbate than to fight wars. Well, duh. On the site, you will find many bumper sticker slogans, a few of which I repeat here for amusement -- certainly mine, if no one else's: Hairy palms, not cluster bombs Side with France, reach down your pants Peace is the issue. Use a tissue. War is Crappy, Slap Your Pappy War's for squares, play downstairs Stop war now, milk your cow War is cruel - flog your mule War is heinous, thumb your anus War is Mean, Flick Your Bean War is wrong, whack your schlong. I'm going blind for Mankind Think globally, whack locally |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 11 2011, 09:16 AM Post #11 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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'I'm going blind for mankind' personal fave, Dave. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Dave Spelvin | Dec 11 2011, 09:33 AM Post #12 |
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The winner for me was Side with France, Reach down your pants. Tears were streaming down my face. |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 11 2011, 09:35 AM Post #13 |
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Are you sure they were tears? |
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| Dave Spelvin | Dec 11 2011, 09:50 AM Post #14 |
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ewwwwwwwwwww |
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| PattyP | Dec 11 2011, 02:29 PM Post #15 |
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Senior Carp
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And easier to read. |
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A tired dog is a good dog. "Dogs' lives are too short...their only fault, really." A.S. Turnbull | |
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