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Parents call it noise, but

music today

is a blast from the past

A major battle frequently fought during Some of the most frequently covered
the rebellious time known as adolescence songs are “Louie, Louie” originally by The
involves tastes in music. Parents call their Kingsmen and “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”
teenager’s music “noise” while teenagers originally by The Rolling Stones,
call their parents’ music “old-fashioned”. Armbruster said. Setchell believed that
In the past year, tastes have been com- music from 1968 to 1971 are the most popu-
ing together. There was the “Locomotion” lar remake years. Liz Adams, D.J. from
by Kylie Minogue, originally by Little Eva, Sweet 98, said that the Beatles’ “Yesterday”
“Your Mamma Don’t Dance^ by Poison, has been recorded about two thousand times,
originally by Loggins and Messina and but they were only used as fillers on albums.
“Don’t Be Cruel” by Cheap Trick, originally A popular cover in 1988 was the “Loco-
by Elvis. They’re all songs teenagers and motion”, done originally by Little Eva in
parents like. 1963. It was then remade by Grand Funk in
Kerry Armbruster, KOCU’s station 1974. Kylie Minogue was little known in
manager, believed that covers, or remakes, America until “Locomotion” was released,
are so popular right now because, “There is Adams said.
a big gap in the music industry.” Covers are Twenty years in the future, popular bands
used by bands until they decide where they will take covers from Debbie Gibson, Mi-
will go musically, Armbruster said. Rick chael Jackson, Chicago and Phil Collins,
Setchell, D.J. for Z-92, said, “Music tends to Adams said. Armbruster said that U2,
go in cycles.” Junior Mike Rhode said that Elton John and Michael Jackson will be
bands aren’t creative enough to come up popular cover material. Setchell disagreed,
with their own music right now. saying that bands are now “disposable”, but
maybe Madonna will be popular.

Senior Ryan Beutler video tapes
the audience during “Ryan and
Marty’s Most Excellent Spring Pep
Rally”, a take-off of the movie,
“Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adven­
ture”.
Popular albums lor 1980 were Styx, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty and
the Heartbreakers, and The Eagles.

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