Its gonna be really hard for chritsina aguilera to get the recognition she
wants as a vocalist while she is lumped in with the whole pop
explosion.....not that she doesnt really belong, but she actually has a
good voice, unlike all the other blond teen pop idol girls.
On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Elson Trinidad wrote:
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> dj t-bird wrote:
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> > has bob dylan or um, janis joplin won any beauty contests? exception that
> > they are, (i.e., generally you're right) they've sold a *lot* of records...
>
> And don't forget Alanis Morissette. She may look like a horse, but sold more
> records than Dylan and Joplin combined. <ouch>
>
> True, but then it also goes both ways. Ugly musicians do get respect for their
> talent and art...for example, Leonard Cohen or Philip Glass. Whereas a pretty
> face would probably never get their props even if they had the talent...If
> Britney Spears were the world's greatest singer and songwriter (hypothetically
> speaking, of course :)), no one would really care.
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> "funny how frustration breeds desire" - meja
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