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the central premise of Perks of Being a Wallflower is three music nerds in Pittsburgh in 1990 have never heard Heroes in their whole life! -- (edited)

Posted by hollywood big shot (aka pickmix) Jan 24 '23, 11:22

which, admittedly, strains credulity. but also kind of proves my point

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are we to just surrender all "relevance" to the millennial generation? -- nm - mud Jan 24, 11:30 1
- I ASK YOU, ARE WE?! -- nm - mud the boomer Jan 24, 12:26
I don't necessarily know if I had heard Heroes in 1990? - Dark Callisto Jan 24, 11:29 11
- he played it at Live Aid -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 24, 11:32 1
  - 5 years prior to the teenagers in Perks not hearing it -- nm - rollo Jan 24, 11:34
- Because Bowie used to live in the Top-40verse he's being unfairly judged for not charting in his later years. We can't all be Elton John pixie -- nm - rollo Jan 24, 11:31 8
  - not for not charting. just for not keeping up with the times the way he had been doing effortlessly for the first 20 years of his career -- (edited) - hollywood big shot Jan 24, 11:35 2
    - Not many keep the hits coming over 40 years. Prince slowed down, any current release Rolling Stones becoming anthems for new generation? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 24, 12:08 1
      - it's very hard (my personal theory is the average band has about 10 years shelf life for their best output) -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jan 24, 12:13
  - I'm not the Bowie fan that the missus is, but Ziggy Stardust is as essential an album as there is in rock music. - David Jan 24, 11:34 4
    - 1972 dude -- nm - rollo Jan 24, 11:36
    - released in 1972 -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 24, 11:36
    - But what has he done for us, lately? -- nm - pixie Jan 24, 11:35 1
      - Everyone Says Hi was 2002. -- nm - David Jan 24, 11:38
You're not wrong, Bowie hadn't done anything mainstream-relevant since 1995ish, but Blackstar was popular among music nerds and mud's points stand too -- nm - rollo Jan 24, 11:28 4
- they're both right. Bowie had a large window from the 70's to the mid 80's where he connected to pop culture at large, then he moved to ICON status - Remlik Jan 24, 11:38 3
  - I mean, for the Lets Dance album he listened to a stack of then current chart toppers for inspiration. -- nm* - Spawn Jan 24, 12:03 1
    - he told Nile Rogers "I need some hits" -- nm - Remlik Jan 24, 12:59
  - yep -- nm - rollo Jan 24, 11:38

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