As now music seems to be turning into more of an R'n'B style of music, do you think classic pop hits in the mid 90s to mid 00s will still be as big?

 

I think it still will be as big but as guilty pleasures as everbody likes few pop/rock songs at least, plus 1995-2005 was great time for pop and a good single is a good single.

Edited August 28, 201014 yr by sclub7fan001

I'm a firm believer that if the music is good enough, if will last the test of time no matter the genre of music. There are so many 70's and 80's hits that I still heavilly played on radio and TV channels. (I think Magic TV are doing a Back to the 80's type thing this weekend).

 

It will be interesting as to what songs from last decade will still be around in the next. But music genres always have a peak and a drop, so I wouldn't worry

Good songs always last no matter how popular the genre is atm- the classic pop and rock hits from the 90s and 00s will never die as they are classics

I cant see a young person now who is into R&B, liking 80s/90's pop rock. However it might appeal to other young people who dont like R&B. So it depends really...

I cant see a young person now who is into R&B, liking 80s/90's pop rock. However it might appeal to other young people who dont like R&B. So it depends really...

 

And yet Don't Stop Believing is one of the biggest hits to establish itself to a new generation.

 

I was watching a TV documentry last night about music and guitars and one of the Bon Jovi group said that there has been new interest in their music from a younger generation because of things like Guitar Hero, so I wouldn't mind betting that the big old guitar ballads will start making a comeback in the next 10 years when the youngsters of today start making their own music

And yet Don't Stop Believing is one of the biggest hits to establish itself to a new generation.

 

I was watching a TV documentry last night about music and guitars and one of the Bon Jovi group said that there has been new interest in their music from a younger generation because of things like Guitar Hero, so I wouldn't mind betting that the big old guitar ballads will start making a comeback in the next 10 years when the youngsters of today start making their own music

 

Yes DSB was a hit again but was it being bought by young people who were into R&B? Personally I dont think it would.

Sorry but that is like saying someone is only allowed to like one style of music. Who knows who has bought Don't Stop Believing in this last year but collectively with the original and Glee version it has been bought in its hundreds of thousands. It's one of the biggest hits of this year regardless of who's bought it and I can see its longvity lasting longer then most of the new hits this year

I like most music to be honest. My favourite genre is probably hip hop or electronica, but I like pretty much everything except pure rock music.

 

And I think the Glee version and the journey version combined have sold over 1 million now. The two versions of Empire State of Mind have also sold a million if they're combined.

 

To be fair though, I think some old songs will be liked to an extent. We've had Total Eclipse of the Heart briefly go top 10 this year, for example.

 

On the other hand, I think some people need to bear in mind that some songs are being played on the radio a lot because the people who choose what music to play are like 40. When people my age are incharge of what music gets on the radio, I suspect it'd be songs like Live Your Life, Mercy, Meet Me Halfway, OMG, Grace Kelly, etc. that get played all the time.

 

Personally, the main reason I don't like most music from a few decades ago is because my parents force-fed the music to be as a child. I just got fed up of them after about 5 years to be honest. However, I will admit, I often hear an old song somewhere, and I really like it. Most of the pre-90s songs that I like are ones I've heard in episodes of Friends, Family Guy, etc. I think it just means more to you when you discover them yourselves.

Edited August 28, 201014 yr by Eric_Blob

I think a great song is a great song, but the younger generation such as myself need reminding of a great hit e.g. Glee - Journey

Edited August 29, 201014 yr by sclub7fan001

This topic's title doesn't make sense!!??

 

I think a great song is a great song, but the younger generation such as myself need reminding of a great hit e.g. Glee - Journey

 

Well of course you will need reminding. Thats only natural, you can't be born with all of the song knowledge. It's a process that happens all the time. It's only a few years ago Cadbury's reminded the UK of the greatness that is In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins. And Alexandra Burke's Halleujah reminded people of the Jeff Buckley version - and so on and so forth.

 

A good song will always be remembered - just listen to Heart FM to hear new and old stuff

 

Also - weddings can make such an impression when it comes to pop music. Weddings are where I learnt the dance routine to YMCA (shameful i know) and first heard Simon and Garfuncle's "Cecilia" - because I wasn't even born when those two tracks came out. But I still love "Cecilia" - I remember setting up my own dance to lyrics - all good fun!

Edited August 29, 201014 yr by Knightr634

Yes, because some songs today do stand the test of time, e.g. Chasing Cars, Use Somebody ^_^

A good song will always be remembered - just listen to Heart FM to hear new and old stuff.

 

I just got carried away and wrote out a massive rant about Heart FM, but I thought it was a bit cruel, so I decided not to post it, but I really don't like it. It's just far too MOR. I also find the station quite hypocritical, but I won't go into that.

 

I really don't think the music played on Heart FM represents the best music from past decades (although this is just my opinion, in all fairness). I suppose it'll be the same in the future. When music from nowadays is being played in many years time, it'll probably be Poker Face, I Gotta Feeling, Fight For This Love, etc. all the time, even though there's many better songs that are out now that nobody will know about in 20 years time. :(

I won't be holding my breath for any "noughties" tribute nights. The few in tribute to the 90s that I've seen seem to stick very closely to the faces rather than than the music of the decade with massive gaps e.g. very little from, say, 1991 and a gigantic amount from 1996.

There will always be some 'classic' tracks from virtually every genre and era of music. But I think there will be fewer from the noughties, there are just not as many songs released these days that have cross-genre appeal. A lot of 80s rock bands still have huge popularity even today - such as Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Journey etc. - but today's modern R&B acts are generally despised by everyone who isn't a follower of the charts or 12 years old.

The modern music of the day, whatever era you talk about is always hated by everyone except the teenagers. Though the music from today that wont be heard in years to come is rap/hip hop and also alot of tv reality and boyband stuff as this always gets ignored by radio etc

Edited August 30, 201014 yr by fiesta

Well of course you will need reminding. Thats only natural, you can't be born with all of the song knowledge. It's a process that happens all the time. It's only a few years ago Cadbury's reminded the UK of the greatness that is In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins. And Alexandra Burke's Halleujah reminded people of the Jeff Buckley version - and so on and so forth.

 

A good song will always be remembered - just listen to Heart FM to hear new and old stuff

 

Also - weddings can make such an impression when it comes to pop music. Weddings are where I learnt the dance routine to YMCA (shameful i know) and first heard Simon and Garfuncle's "Cecilia" - because I wasn't even born when those two tracks came out. But I still love "Cecilia" - I remember setting up my own dance to lyrics - all good fun!

 

Mostly old though :lol: How many songs from the current chart are they playlisting, 1 or 2 at most :drama:

 

I'm all for hearing a good classic but they could vary it a bit, they play the same 30 'classics' on rotation all day every day, are they really the best 30 songs from the past? The only music they play at all from the 60s is Dusty Springfield, and from the 70s ABBA and the 'club classics'. I'm sure there was more to these two decades than these two acts. And a lot of classic artists have just been forgotten completely. I'd argue that Spice Girls made some of the greatest and most memorable pop singles of the 90s but Heart wouldn't go near them with a bargepole, which is ironic seeing as Emma Bunton's one of their DJ's now :lol:

Mostly old though :lol: How many songs from the current chart are they playlisting, 1 or 2 at most :drama:

 

I'm all for hearing a good classic but they could vary it a bit, they play the same 30 'classics' on rotation all day every day, are they really the best 30 songs from the past? The only music they play at all from the 60s is Dusty Springfield, and from the 70s ABBA and the 'club classics'. I'm sure there was more to these two decades than these two acts. And a lot of classic artists have just been forgotten completely. I'd argue that Spice Girls made some of the greatest and most memorable pop singles of the 90s but Heart wouldn't go near them with a bargepole, which is ironic seeing as Emma Bunton's one of their DJ's now :lol:

 

This is part of what I was going to say in my rant about Heart that I decided not to post. They say they give "more music variety", but all they play the same songs all the time. Other stations just play what's in the charts, so the music they play changes as the chart changes.

 

It also annoys me the attitude the station has to rapping. It cuts rapping out of the songs it plays that have a rap verse, and other songs that have rapping in they just never play (apart from the Big Top 40 Show). The closest they get to rapping is Meet Me Halfway. Also, has anybody heard the radio edit of I Gotta Feeling that they play?

 

Another thing that annoys me about the station is their attitude to cover versions, and then their hypocrisy. I heard a presenter say something along the lines of "We're going to play Don't Stop Believin' now, no, not that tacky cover version going around, we always play the original version". They say this, but they play Empire State of Mind, Part II like there's no tommorrow, and they play What About Now by Westlife all the time. Come on, seriously? Do you like cover versions of not?

 

Another thing that annoys me is simply how late they start playing songs. They started playing Stereo Love a few weeks ago. I'm actually really happy that they play it, because it's one of the few songs that I enjoy on the station, but why only now? It's been around for ages!

Heart FM really isnt an indicator of classics- they play radio-friendly songs for an adult audience and its the same all the time, they dont take into account songs that arent radio friendly yet still remain classics

 

The itunes top 1000, is a good indicator of which songs have lasted- look at the lower reaches of the chart, theres already some classics that are still selling- and songs from 5 or so years ago will probably still be remembered in 10 years time and be modern classics e.g U2- Beautiful Day, released ten years ago and is still in the lower reaches of itunes- this would be a modern classic

Heart FM really isnt an indicator of classics- they play radio-friendly songs for an adult audience and its the same all the time, they dont take into account songs that arent radio friendly yet still remain classics

 

Yeah, that's probably it. The songs they play are very middle of the road, which I suspects limits what they're able to play quite a lot. I guess it's good, if you're listening to the radio with your grandparents or something, to prevent any arguements. :lol: