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ST predicts poll: what contemporary songs will endure long enough to be as relevant as, say, Beethoven's symphonies in 200-300 years?

Posted by shaolin fantastic (aka chris) Aug 18 '16, 16:03

so much more of today's music, theoretically, should persist much longer because of the digital factor.

the classic hits of the jazz age are still basically around, so they've almost made it to 100 without people completely forgetting them

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John Williams. Danny Elfman, James Horner -- nm - Bacon Aug 18, 17:56
Much of the Beatles and Led Zepplin catalog. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 18, 17:56
Kate Bush, King Crimson, Joy Division -- nm - mud Aug 18, 17:01
Bohemian Rhapsody -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 16:31 1
- society clearly needs to build a giant arctic music bunker, like the one they have for all the seeds - shaolin fantastic Aug 18, 16:33
Sabotage. -- nm - JJ Abrams si Aug 18, 16:28
It's Friday -- nm - Strongbad Aug 18, 16:25 1
- Under the "cockroach is the epitome of evolution" argument? -- nm - Roger More Aug 18, 16:40
Star Wars Main Title -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 16:25 1
- Agreed. John Williams will be remembered. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 18, 17:55
Dick In A Box -- nm - budice Aug 18, 16:20
YMCA, We Are the Champions -- nm - Covington Aug 18, 16:19 5
- this is a good angle. stuff that is sort of parallel to the Souza marches that people still know because it's associated and perpetuated by crowds.... - x Aug 18, 16:23 4
  - Who let the dogs out? who who who? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 23:09
  - I'd prefer Lou Reed's Rock & Roll -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 18, 16:26 [youtube]
  - I did think of Rock and Roll but it's not really a "song", more of a chant - at least what's played in stadiums, but I agree it will last. -- nm* - Covington Aug 18, 16:26
  - Seven Nation Army. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 16:25
Macarena -- nm - Epiphany Aug 18, 16:14
I think about this a lot and I think most of The Beatles catalogue for sure. -- nm - secretslacker Aug 18, 16:11
Baby Got Back -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 18, 16:05 2
- Stop listening to classical music, Fry. -- nm - David Aug 18, 16:22
- hopefully global warming gets us all before then -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 18, 16:06

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