Fifty years ago these people would have been screaming their heads off over Sir Paul as if the first one to lose consciousness from hyperventilation got to have sex with him. Now "Who is Paul McCartney" is trending on Twitter and we're left with a generation that couldn't identify him unless he did a dance party remix of "Yesterday" with LMFAO. Are these kids a sure sign of an upcoming Nicki Minaj-induced apocalypse, or are we just getting old as s**t? The depressing truth is that it's probably both.
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Sorry | 03/15/2012 flag |
@munkeynuttzz I literally have listened to every single one of those bands and many of them are great (Deathclock, lol I love Brendan Small, but you know that shit's a joke right?).
I exaggerated my point to establish it, all those bands utilize dubbing and advanced music software to alter their music, everyone does, that's how it works bro, even live they're running most of that shit through a comp. All of them. (If you recall I mentioned the comp is my favorite inst. so I'm personally not mad about this but u may be).
The Beatles represent the mass monetisation of music, they did it early and they did it the best. No Beatles- then there would have been no Michael Jackson, Madonna shit even Brit. Garbage stolen from real culture and turned into cash by media companies. Sorry to rain on your dumbshit parades. How can you be middle aged (I'm guessing if you assume everyone knows who one particularly popular sell-out Paul McCartney is) and still be so infatuated with grade school level social popularity. Make me hate my species over here. I hope my future self is screwed because the particularly dismal digital presence I'm displaying here resurfaces and I can't get a job because my future boss is a dumbshit like all yous. -
Hello | 03/14/2012 flag |
It's mostly urban youth who failed High School English. The scuzz of the planet don't know who he is, who cares?
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munkeynuttzz | 02/20/2012 flag |
@sorry, tool, cage the elephant, franz ferdinand, deftones, trivium, arch enemy, lacuna coil, incubus, lamb of god, system of a down, nice peter, eric calderone, hate breed, disturbed, deathklok and many more. there is so much good music out there but you're just to stupid to recognize it
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Jack Schitt | 02/16/2012 flag |
it's interesting how much time they spent twitting "who the F* is paul mccartney", when they could have spent less time googling his name and actually getting the answer to their foolish question. they're clearly on the internet already, why not google him, geez! It's not like these young kids even appreciate their own generation's music anyway. While they are watching a Nicki Minaj concert, they're busier desperately trying to "check-in" their whereabouts on facebook and telling their FB friends how great it is to be on the front row, than actually sitting down, shutting the hell up, and listening/watching her perform.
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slywlf | 02/15/2012 flag |
Reminds me of a scene in a music store about 10 years ago. Hubby was browsing the CDs and overheard a couple teens - the line that almost sent him vaulting over the rack to knock heads was "Oh yeah - the Beatles - that was Paul McCartney's first back up band" Now 10 years on even he has been forgotten by the Gen IDKs
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Brent | 02/15/2012 flag |
Well my other comment got delete, probably because it was caps locked and had a lot of vulgarity, but the main point I wanted to make is that I'm ashamed to be part of my generation. I'm 19 years old, but trust me, I don't listen to this processed, non-talented music. I listen to metal, music for real men!
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chrisnealis | 02/14/2012 flag |
Sorry, for the double post. Browser was frozen and it somehow submitted twice.
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chrisnealis | 02/14/2012 flag |
I'm an almost 30 year old male. I thank God everyday that I grew up in a household were vinyl was the gold standard in music playback. My Saturdays consisted of my parents playing back their precious and pristine records of The Beach Boys, Zeppelin, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Alman Brothers, Steely Dan, etc. My mother was a music/piano teacher and instilled a great awareness of all things music into my existence. I started learning piano, guitar, and drums at a very young age, but it was never forced on me. My first concert was a Jimmy Page & Robert Plant show... epic. I've always been thankful that I was old enough to remember the 80's and the 90's and early/mid 2000's. These decades were truly the last to produce real music for the mainstream. (note: My personal favs are the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s)
I do feel that there are plenty of great bands out there producing fantastic music, but they're not given the time of day by pop-media. I went to school for music and music production. I run a small personal studio and I've worked with quite a few musicians and music styles. The truth is that they will probably never get picked up by any label for superficial reasons. Unless they cover their faces with fish nets, dress like aliens, or cater to ad-money-hungry TV networks.
It's a sad state that the music industry has created for themselves, but don't tell them that. They'll never except that any of it is their fault. They placed quantity($) of over quality(music) and now wonder why nobody buys anything. This type of business really started building in the 80's. From that it is completely plausible that some kids (from those 80's kids) would not know about Sir Paul or any of the greats from that musical generation.
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Chris1092079 | 02/14/2012 flag |
I'm an almost 30 year old male. I thank God everyday that I grew up in a household were vinyl was the gold standard in music playback. My Saturdays consisted of my parents playing back their precious and pristine records of The Beach Boys, Zeppelin, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Alman Brothers, Steely Dan, etc. My mother was a music/piano teacher and instilled a great awareness of all things music into my existence. I started learning piano, guitar, and drums at a very young age, but it was never forced on me. My first concert was a Jimmy Page & Robert Plant show... epic. I've always been thankful that I was old enough to remember the 80's and the 90's and early/mid 2000's. These decades were truly the last to produce real music for the mainstream. (note: My personal favs are the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s)
I do feel that there are plenty of great bands out there producing fantastic music, but they're not given the time of day by pop-media. I went to school for music and music production. I run a small personal studio and I've worked with quite a few musicians and music styles. The truth is that they will probably never get picked up by any label for superficial reasons. Unless they cover their faces with fish nets, dress like aliens, or cater to ad-money-hungry TV networks.
It's a sad state that the music industry has created for themselves, but don't tell them that. They'll never except that any of it is their fault. They placed quantity($) of over quality(music) and now wonder why nobody buys anything. This type of business really started building in the 80's. From that it is completely plausible that some kids (from those 80's kids) would not know about Sir Paul or any of the greats from that musical generation.
This is becoming too much of a story.. I’ll just stop here. -
Richie mccartney | 02/14/2012 flag |
ofcourse they know who paul mccartney is, they are taking the piss just to get attention, its like saying you don't know who beethoven was or charles dickens, shakspeare, michael jackson,bruce lee, albert einstien, etc etc .....if they really don't know who he is then it must be the onset of a new condition called pre twenty's alzhiemers
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Philbert | 02/14/2012 flag |
I may be also showing my generation, but WTF is Nicki Minaj?
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Sorry | 02/14/2012 flag |
@munkeynuttzz (Just about the response I expected) Yeah I'm stupid... Have you been listening to any music that has come out in the past decade??? Even artists that record their "standard" instruments have sooooo many digital effects layered onto them that it is essentially an entirely different instrument altogether. Shit even country music today is essentially created in Abelton, I think you would be happier if you just threw on the depends and joined us in this digital music Renaissance! I may remind you that the rock guitar and drum kit are cultural standards now but by no means have they always been and wont always will xD
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munkeynuttzz | 02/14/2012 flag |
@sorry you are not entitled to an opinion because you are just plain stupid. not liking the beatles that's fine you can have that but to say "I'm pretty much over music with standard instruments, guitars, drums ect. (as opposed to computers)." is a direct insult to music. you are muscially retarded so therefore you dont get an opinion on whats good and whats not.
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Sorry | 02/14/2012 flag |
To be fair, the Beatles suck the big hairy ones... I'm pretty much over music with standard instruments, guitars, drums ect. (as opposed to computers). Listening to live musicians playing instruments is always nice though.
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whiplash | 02/13/2012 flag |
Apparently attention spans have shrunk to the point where google is in trouble... maybe all the words hurt their brains.
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Phoenix | 02/13/2012 flag |
Has anyone suggested these kids are perpetrating a joke? Given they all know how to spell his name correctly, and even bothered to comment at all, I suspect they're just having fun at their parents' expense.
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Just a Girl | 02/13/2012 flag |
We can blame the youth of today... or we can blame their parents. I'm 26 years old, and I started listening to Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Stones, Sinatra, Etta James, and MORE because of my folks. I love it because they played it so much, and it stuck with me.
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Carl W. | 02/13/2012 flag |
Well fuck those people, and straight to hell with their damn un-creative music.
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Her Majesty ;) | 02/13/2012 flag |
The Legend. That's who he is.
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Bobso | 02/13/2012 flag |
A lot of people say "never heard of him/her when they have. So, mixed in with the above comments are lies.
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Tom | 02/13/2012 flag |
Who is this Paul McCartney person?
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Connor | 02/13/2012 flag |
I'm 15, part of this generation, and I know who Paul McCartney is! In fact,I love his music! It's sad that others can't even recall his name, especially since he was all over the news a few years back.
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Alex | 02/13/2012 flag |
Just a sign of the transience of success. The Beatles don't last forever just because they were icons of your youth. If they're lucky, they'll find their way onto music appreciation tests in the future.
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allie | 02/13/2012 flag |
this makes me so sick to my stomach...the ignorance of our youth
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Emma | 02/13/2012 flag |
I grew up in the 90s/00s and I knew who The Beatles were, and I knew the names of all the members. I knew the extent of their fame (global) and I knew it was "in the olden days" as I used to call it but now recognise it as the 60s and 70s. These kids must either not pay any attention to what music their parents are into - or, their parents were never into The Beatles so you can't expect them to know who they are. Even though that may be the case... it still makes me upset! haha
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Lavoie101 | 02/13/2012 flag |
@Indoor Girl - I knew who Beethoven and Mozart were when I was a child...
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Indoor Girl | 02/13/2012 flag |
It's neither the parents' or the children's responsibility to know who Sir Paul McCartney is. You can't blame today's generation if the name doesn't ring a bell. Even if the members of the Beatles are some of the greatest musicians of all time, certain music belong to a certain generation. If the definition of today's music is that of Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber, then let the kids celebrate their preference. Just because they don't listen to the Beatles doesn't mean these children are idiots.
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panda-s1 | 02/13/2012 flag |
unrealistic expectations of our youth, WOO. I'm sure most of these kids would have heard of the Beatles at least, but expecting them to know older artists is pretty ridiculous, as would expecting old people to know Skillirex and Arcade Fire.
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Wolf | 02/13/2012 flag |
Poor Graham, you just proved my point. I grew up to black R&B and rock n roll. Fats, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Little Richard. But, I knew all of my parents music as well, Sinatra, Bennett, Crosby, Mario Lanza, Dinah Shore. We knew and appreciated a wide range of music. This genertion was intentionally dumbed down over two generations. You were convinced to believe that gang banger crib talk was music, and then taught to fight over video games. They wanted mindless wanderers to populate their military and this generation isn't capable of much else. Have a nice life while I rock out to Pink Floyd when I die.
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MK_Ultra | 02/13/2012 flag |
Graham, in your comment you stated "I know who the Beatles were. My parents sang along, off-key, to the tapes in the car all through my youth."
That's the problem parents and kids don't spend time together like that anymore. The kids are plugged into to some hand held gaming device, or an iPod or cell phone (or maybe all three). Mean while their parents are too. I think a lot of families just don't spend as much time talking. Some of my fondest memories are of my parents playing records while we danced around (My parents were hippies/I'm a 33 year old Gen-Xer). I am trying to raise my kids (13 and 10 years old) with less video games, cell phones and head phones. More face to face discussion about the world, people, history and music.
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jon | 02/13/2012 flag |
these people seriously fucking fail at life and their parents should be ashamed of themselves and of their children seriously
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Wolf | 02/13/2012 flag |
This is for the children: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLnVOyhqSi8&feature=share
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Mel | 02/13/2012 flag |
It was The Beatles. Not beetles. Geeze. Get it right of you're gonna rant about them in a comment.
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Luigi Lucarelli | 02/13/2012 flag |
Nah, I'm still young and The Beatles are awesome. Twitter can't be seriously used to determine our youth's outcome.
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Graham | 02/13/2012 flag |
Pat, I copped to misspelling Beatles. You misspelled Beethoven and, even worse, grammar. If you knew who the Glucks, et al were, you are a minority. Your 11 year old grandchildren are the shining beacon of the future and I thank you. I should hope that my children, one day, are as inquisitive, critical and informed as them. I would like to think that I will be able to provide an environment that encourages is the way my parents did for me. I know who the Beatles were. My parents sang along, off-key, to the tapes in the car all through my youth. I am glad I was exposed, I also like to think that I have pretty good tastes in music across many genres. It doesn't change my opinion that the only reason the Beatles became famous is because they covered black musicians' hits. There would be no Sgt. Peppers without those early covers. They engineered there music to the extent that technology allowed at the time. They paved the way for new music, music that need not be discarded simply because it is new.
Most "adults" didn't like the Beatles the way most "adults" dislike Nikki Minaj. That is my primary point. I should hope that your grandchildren grow up to be open-minded to all forms of music, not just what their parents told them was good. -
Kiki | 02/13/2012 flag |
He was one of the Beatles, I'm only 18 and I know this , I hate my generation , but hey I love the older songs ^_^ Beatles , Partridge Family , Johnny Horton , Bing Crosby , Elvis Presley ! I mean come on they Had wonderful voices , none of this Lady Gaga , Justin Beiber , Kesha crap . -shivers- just creeps me out using there names with good bands and singers in the same sentence. But hey I guess that is life...
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Email | 02/13/2012 flag |
You guys are hella stupid.
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Pat | 02/13/2012 flag |
Get real. Gluck, McCormack and Harvey were all born in the 1880's! What a moronic assertion. I was a teenager when the BEATLES hit the world stage and they were not who started the craze of girls throwing underwear on stage. That was trend of the 50's that carried over into the 60's for performers such as Elvis, Tom Jones, etc. However, when we were teens and young adults we recoginized who the hitmakers of our elder's generations were. We were knowledgeable about the Dorsey's, Glen Miller, Satchmo and yes, futher back through Kate Smith, Jimmy Durante, and on and on... The point is, we didn't have to love 'em but we were aware enough to know who they were and what they had done. Now, here's what I find most intriguing. My 11 year old grandsons know who Paul is and John was and George was and they know not to pay much attention to Ringo, these days but they also know Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Water, and yes, Satchmo and Benny Goodman and on and on. And I really should add that they also know who Bach, Beethovan and Brahms were and why they matter, today. They also know who the early Presidents were and they know about the Negro League in baseball and the fact that the Irish Catholics have been persecuted for their beliefs and...Yes, they are eleven and No, they are not geniuses. They are kids who have been exposed to all of those things and who have been taught how to be inquisitive and how to research and why. Those are generally lacking not just in their generation but some before, as well. Although I didn't like it at the time, the discipline of grammer school education in the 50's and 60's and before, was a gift to us...an absolute gift. And valuable gifts pay dividends...for years to come. Have my grandsons learned those things in school? No. They have not. They learned them at home, the same as their parents because we thought they were valuable to know. Is that missing in your life? I suspect as much. Don't bitch to me. Go chew out your parents for failing you. Frankly, if a sense of history in all it's forms is missing from your life then I'm guessing a sense of more valuable lessons is, as well. Old shits of my generation wonder why the teenagers of today don't get it. Why they value the worthless crap they do. Why they shoot people to get their video games. Those who have not educated them with the values and lessons of importance are to blame but unfortunately, both need be held accountable, both the parents and the kids. The blame? The parents who haven't had a clue what parenting is about. Who's going to jail. The kids are but both should. The musical knowledge is just the tip of a huge iceberg...HUGE. Technologically we, as a society, have advanced like never before. Yet, the lessons that are so very important, the core values and a sense of history and an understanding of what's really important, they've been left along the roadside, somewhere and the most dreadful point of this whole thing is, those who suffer from this lack also don't even know that it's missing. They think they are whole and they think they know everything they need to know and that those of us who DO know it, are wrong. The responses to this will demonstrate my point. I'm gone.
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Andy | 02/13/2012 flag |
@ Graham- yup, I knew who they were, and I didn't need google. (Mind you, Morton Harvey wasn't that famous) And those folks didn't exist in the hyper-media market of today, either. I'll stand by the statement that a lot of today's generation has not been taught to look beyond their own noses for anything. Not blaming the kids- blaming their stupid Gen-X parents, (my generation) who should have known better.
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Joey | 02/13/2012 flag |
My God. I'm only 18 this year and I know who Paul McCartney is. And I am terrible at names. When people say "You should watch this movie because Johnny Depp is the leading role", I draw a complete blank. But for Sir Paul, you can never forget who he is. A genius.
Kids today don't know what good music is. Synthesized sounds, pre-recorded drumbeat, and autotuned voices? What is this? Tools used by the talentless to become famous stars.
This is really disappointing. If this generation don't know Paul McCartney, then they need to cut the drinking and underaged pregnancies and start listening to some GOOD music! -
Jaymie | 02/13/2012 flag |
Well what do we expect? Half of kids nowadays can't even tell us who the first president was, or write anything worth a damn. We (I'm 31) have been raising a generation of idiots who are allowed to be lazy, ignorant, and selfish on a regular basis. We have nobody to blame but ourselves when the result is a bunch of whiny crybaby people not knowing who Paul Mccartney is. WELCOME TO REAL LIFE VERSION OF THE FILM IDIOCRACY FOLKS. Thanks a bunch.
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Graham | 02/13/2012 flag |
Two notes:
I misspelled Beatles: very funny.
and I forgot to cite my reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915_in_music -
Guest | 02/13/2012 flag |
This generation. Bunch of idiots.
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Graham | 02/13/2012 flag |
Alma Gluck
John McCormack
Morton Harvey
Do you know who any of these people are? 50 years before the Beetles, people were passing out and throwing their panties on the stage for these folks. I'm sure you hadn't heard of them when you were a teenager. I am so sick and tired of Boomers talking about how Xers and Millenials have no taste in music or understanding of history. Your parents were sticking cotton in their ears when the Beetles were co-opting black culture by covering "Twist and Shout," now you're sticking Xanax in yours when your kids rock Kanye. Your latter comment in the more accurate: You are just old. And I would go further to add "hypocritical." -
jj | 02/13/2012 flag |
they don't know who paul mccartney is??? o-m-g!. i knew of artists who were before my time. kids these days don't give a shit.
