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sirpaulsbuddy

Dead Rock Stars Shine Again...

Sep 24, 2008 14:36

A British tabloid recently conducted a survey to find out which dead rock star the public would most like to see brought back for "one show, one show only." Here are the results: ( Read more... )

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patrick_vecchio September 24 2008, 20:11:15 UTC

Eric Clapton.

Oh, behave... sirpaulsbuddy September 24 2008, 20:29:32 UTC

Stop it, Pat. EC's not dead...not literally, at least....

nodressrehersal September 25 2008, 02:00:18 UTC

You are wearing your smart-ass hat at quite the jaunty angle these days, Mr. Felixwas.

I thought of #11 & #15 before I scrolled down the list, since they're two performers I'd have loved to see in concert.

Add Zevon. How about that INXS dude? We actually saw them live (hahaha, no pun intended) a kazillion years ago and they were way better live than the pop chart hits on the radio would've suggested.

Zevon sirpaulsbuddy September 25 2008, 17:44:05 UTC

Yes, Zevon is definitely a keeper. You know who else is?

Buddy Holly.

But I guess That'll Be the Day, huh....

another add jayf90 September 24 2008, 20:15:04 UTC

Shannon Hoon from blind melon would be on my list. Although not before Cobain and Buckley...

Re: another add sirpaulsbuddy September 24 2008, 20:30:19 UTC

Interesting call. I'd add a certain Mr. Harrison from that same band Mr. Lennon was in....

Re: another add fiona64 September 24 2008, 21:04:18 UTC

Ditto to adding George. I would subtract Kurt Cobain, and add Keith Relf.

Re: another add sirpaulsbuddy September 24 2008, 21:07:51 UTC

Yay! Yardbirds reference... :-) (Well, I guess Clapton was, too....)

Well, I can't agree with deleting Kurt, but I can agree to adding Keith Relf.

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nokomisjeff September 24 2008, 21:28:16 UTC

If they had Karen Carpenter, where's Sammy Davis Jr.?

Jeff

SDJr sirpaulsbuddy September 25 2008, 17:45:17 UTC

Why Jeff, he's at Willy Wonk's place being the Candyman.... ;-)

cwmackowski September 25 2008, 01:21:31 UTC

I wonder if an Elvis show now would have the same impact it did back in the day. (That's true of any of these people, of course.) Elvis seems like such a phenomenon of his time. I've always wished I could be there because, as fascinated as I am by Elvis (the idea of Elvis, really), part of me still just doesn't get it.

The King sirpaulsbuddy September 25 2008, 17:55:04 UTC

He was a phenomenon, Chris. No arguing that.

Explaining that Elvis phenomenon has been tried in numerous books, so I can't attempt it here. In a real way, however, he was a freeing influence on a generation of Americans. Maybe that's a part of it.

katana1 September 25 2008, 17:33:09 UTC

I guess the steer to the, ummm, errors was in tabloid. :/