Re: West Africa and the 70's

Kevin Kiernan (mrfliz@interport.net)
Fri, 01 Dec 1995 20:01:30 -0500

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mnorman@ccsmtp.canon.com wrote:
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> > Now, does that sound odd enough, JTQ playing the Beatles? :-)
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> I wish the myth that the Beatles were superstar songwriters would be
> laid to rest. They were good, the marketing was exceptional. What a
> shame that West African bands cover Beatles songs but I've yet to hear
> an American band cover a song from, let's say, Soweto, as if the
> Beatle's songs were any better. Yeah, yeah, yeah they were
> influential, that's to be expected when the same band plays forever on
> the radio. Beavis and Butthead are influencing a genration of
> comedians, maybe I'll revere them as geniuses.

yeah, the beatles were just a fluke.

kevin kiernan

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