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They will live on forever, like the sun and the moon.
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They will live on forever, like the sun and the moon.
And they'll be recited like Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Chopin ....
I see a flaw in this often repeated assumption. It's always referring to composers, who the interpreters of their works are is neglectable. The Stones, while certainly being composers in their own right, will never have interpreters doing faithful renditions of their works as sheet music. It's all about the recordings and those may or may not fade into distance
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They will live on forever, like the sun and the moon.
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They will live on forever, like the sun and the moon.
The Stones may really live for ever, i.e. longer than the sun (only 5 billion years of life expectancy) because waves cross forever the universe.
Theoretically, aliens living farther than five billion light years from the London Palladium or the MSG should be able to convert in Stones fan after catching the dizzy audio or video broadcasting of Satisfaction on their TV set well after the sun has die.
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Will the Stones ever die?
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They will live on forever, like the sun and the moon.
And they'll be recited like Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Chopin ....
I see a flaw in this often repeated assumption. It's always referring to composers, who the interpreters of their works are is neglectable. The Stones, while certainly being composers in their own right, will never have interpreters doing faithful renditions of their works as sheet music. It's all about the recordings and those may or may not fade into distance
Spot on.
It's too early in the history of recorded music to predict accurately what will last. Historically, it was ALL about the composition, the song -- didn't matter who sang or performed it. The Beatles are probably the only pop act -- since they have been covered so often -- whose compositions may outlive them. Which records will last may be entirely a different story.
Whose body of work is most likely to be remembered, then? By the sheer numbers you'd say the Fab Four. But that's not been an accurate barometer before. What about a more 'cult' figure like David Bowie -- will future generations spawn Bowie acolytes who maintain the fervor of his vision? What about the songbook of The Grateful Dead? Those tunes are becoming Americana incarnated and one could imagine them being played a century from now in outdoor festivals before throngs of neo-Dead-Heads. Maybe someone in the future will decode a secret message in "Maggot Brain" or alien transmissions in the work of Roky Erickson's 13th Floor Elevators and they will instantly vault to the top of the heap.
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In my opinion, I don't think they'll be forgotten. I think that as long as those of us on this site are alive and our children and their children are alive, the Stones will live one. I think the Stones are immortal. One day in music class or history class in some high school they'll be teaching kids about the great composer and philosopher Sir Mick Jagger or the wonderful artist Keith Richards. I'm very sorry if this has offended anyone. I was just curious.
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In my opinion, I don't think they'll be forgotten. I think that as long as those of us on this site are alive and our children and their children are alive, the Stones will live one. I think the Stones are immortal. One day in music class or history class in some high school they'll be teaching kids about the great composer and philosopher Sir Mick Jagger or the wonderful artist Keith Richards. I'm very sorry if this has offended anyone. I was just curious.
you might have just now deeply offended a couple of philosophers
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….heck wait till my girl
finds out about this … along with
learnin her papa is a rolling stone
she's gonna be in a ball of confusion …..
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bv
They will live on forever, like the sun and the moon.
And they'll be recited like Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Chopin ....
I see a flaw in this often repeated assumption. It's always referring to composers, who the interpreters of their works are is neglectable. The Stones, while certainly being composers in their own right, will never have interpreters doing faithful renditions of their works as sheet music. It's all about the recordings and those may or may not fade into distance
Spot on.
It's too early in the history of recorded music to predict accurately what will last. Historically, it was ALL about the composition, the song -- didn't matter who sang or performed it. The Beatles are probably the only pop act -- since they have been covered so often -- whose compositions may outlive them. Which records will last may be entirely a different story.
Whose body of work is most likely to be remembered, then? By the sheer numbers you'd say the Fab Four. But that's not been an accurate barometer before. What about a more 'cult' figure like David Bowie -- will future generations spawn Bowie acolytes who maintain the fervor of his vision? What about the songbook of The Grateful Dead? Those tunes are becoming Americana incarnated and one could imagine them being played a century from now in outdoor festivals before throngs of neo-Dead-Heads. Maybe someone in the future will decode a secret message in "Maggot Brain" or alien transmissions in the work of Roky Erickson's 13th Floor Elevators and they will instantly vault to the top of the heap.
By 2050 rock music will no longer be a relevant musical force and most artists from the 1960s and 70's who are still popular today - including the Beatles and Stones - will be largely forgotten as their contemporary fans begin to die off.
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hologram Rolling Stones
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>No one will ever hear Paint It Black or Start Me Up in an elevator or a mall.
Well, that is wrong, even today. I heard start me up in I think it was Rite Aid a month or so ago and I just heard JJF in Target or Raleys the other day. And I have heard Paint It Black in the past. People basically don't really get the songs, they just hum the melody. Or maybe its that I am in California.
Now if you want to say "Some Girls", I would have to admit you had me there.
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Hell will there still be elevators or malls in 2050 ???
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I do believe some artists body of work will be played in concert regularly for ages to come, by scholars and admirers as well as professional ensenbles such as orchestras. Amomg the music I expect to be newly interpreted and still being played for decades at least are the songs of
The Beatles
Jimi Hendrix
Frank Zappa
Bob Dylan
and to a lesser extent
The Who
David Bowie
The Grateful Dead
Pink Floyd
Prince
I'm not so sure about the Rolling Stones. All of the above mentioned people's work has been performed by "third parties" over the past few years.
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I do believe some artists body of work will be played in concert regularly for ages to come, by scholars and admirers as well as professional ensenbles such as orchestras. Amomg the music I expect to be newly interpreted and still being played for decades at least are the songs of
The Beatles
Jimi Hendrix
Frank Zappa
Bob Dylan
and to a lesser extent
The Who
David Bowie
The Grateful Dead
Pink Floyd
Prince
I'm not so sure about the Rolling Stones. All of the above mentioned people's work has been performed by "third parties" over the past few years.
Led Zeppelin...