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As one caught in all of these generations, I'd have to frame it as: John Lennon being inspired by Yoko-like squealing noises in a theatrical B52 song is about a
by vaxman 5y ago
As one caught in all of these generations, I'd have to frame it as: John Lennon being inspired by Yoko-like squealing noises in a theatrical B52 song is about as relevant as David Bowie being inspired by Arcade Fire. I mean, for sure the 52s and Arcade were inspired by these greatest masters of the Boomer generation, but the other way around is stuff for tabloids...as in, Bowie was writing songs for "Sponge Bob Square Pants, The Musical" (https://youtu.be/Q1PuF6pJHjM https://youtu.be/Q1PuF6pJHjM) just before cancer took him. (Isn't it likely that if Arcade thought they inspired Bowie to do that, they would all dress in purple and drink Kool-Aide?) Lennon OTOH didn't live long enough to start writing "show tunes for cartoons", not that there is anything particularly wrong with having fun in your later years (just ask one of my generation's greatest masters, Danny Elfman... https://youtu.be/4LQVEN2kZQA https://youtu.be/4LQVEN2kZQA /ducks /runs) McCartney did "Rupert and the Frog" (https://youtu.be/i_TFHzxGv0s https://youtu.be/i_TFHzxGv0s), what Yoko-esq B52-inspired cartoon show tune do we think John Lennon would most likely have gone on to write?