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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Top 40 Radio
Message-ID: <1832@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 12-Jun-84 10:12:10 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 12 10:12:10 1984
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{  Ever feel like someone just tried to pus all over you?  }

Uh, Doug, Thanks for correcting me.  I have been paying attention...
I think it's just my lack of expertise with the system that has you
a bit confused.

That message was not meant as an addition to the various bantering
that has been going around, as of late.  I'm not quite sure how to
submit "original" (No comments from the peanut gallery, please) articles,
so I just follow them up and edit the subject line.  I missed the 
"references" line.

I'm rather curious, though.  If Top 40 is such a bad form of music,
why are lots of radio stations playing it?  Is it because, in theory,
the people of America have no musical taste?

I mean, I hear people caterwauling about what a bad form of music
it is, but don't offer any really good reasons for it's popularity
except "Bah!  The masses wouldn't know good music if someone served
it to them on a silver platter?"

I have my theories as to why it is so popular.  I'm just wondering
whether anyone else has any ideas, other than "People are ignorant
about 'good music', like {folk, jazz, classical, punk, new wave, etc.}"

Apologies to anyone else out there who might have been confused 
about that message.  I'm just diversifying the conversation a bit.
So I'm clueless.  So hit me with your rhythm sticks.
--
"So I said 'God Damn It, Daddy!                           Peter Merchant
 I love you.
 But you've got a hell of alot to learn about
 Rock And Roll!"   -- Jim Steinman