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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:52 PM
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Was any GOOD pop music written by people with a wealthy background?
Any one?

I can't really think of any music written by rich kids that is really just like "oomph"
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:53 PM
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1. Carly Simon?
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Blue Gardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:55 PM
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That was my first thought
She's a classic.
Didn't I hear somewhere that Jimmy Buffet was born into money? I'm not a parrot head, so I could be totally wrong. In any case, I still like "Margaritaville"
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:54 PM
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2. I thought Mick Jagger came from a wealthy family...
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mr blur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 06:04 PM
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14. No, not at all (nt)
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pabloseb Donating Member (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:54 PM
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3. Pop music ain't never good :) n/t
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:54 PM
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5. Double negative alert
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pabloseb Donating Member (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:57 PM
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8. Double oops
:silly:
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:54 PM
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4. Beyonce Knowles was quite well off before fame...
So I don't know if she counts... "Say my name" and "Pay My Bills" isn't exactly deep or anything...
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:55 PM
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6. I like DC music, I don't care what people say - it's funky
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:55 PM
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7. I like Bluebear's nominee -- Carly Simon.
Her BOYS IN THE TREES album just blows me away.

I think James Taylor's parents were fairly wealthy & his compositions are in it for the long haul, too.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:57 PM
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9. James definitely......
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 06:01 PM
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12. Wow. What a photo. I don't think the guy in this picture --
-- would spend much time in a conversation with Jim Dobson, do you?
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 06:05 PM
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15. I certainly don't!
Except to tall him to fuck off!
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 06:12 PM
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17.  LOL ! & I'd pay good money to see it, too! eom
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:59 PM
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11. "Sweet Baby James" really holds up well... "JT" too...
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 06:03 PM
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13. I've got "JT" on the stack for later this evening.
First, we're going to watch LENNY with Dustin Hoffman.

It's going to be an east coast, blue state kind of evening.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 06:05 PM
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16. Mud Slide Slim too
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 05:58 PM
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10. Depends upon the definition of pop, I would guess
Cole Porter wrote what was, for his day, pop music. He had money, too, and married it, as well--though he didn't let marriage get in the way of his lifestyle.
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NashVegas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 06:19 PM
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20. Great Minds ...
:)
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Ivan Sputnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 06:17 PM
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18. Meat Loaf?
Some people like Meat Loaf, some people don't, but I've heard that he came from an affluent family.
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NashVegas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 06:18 PM
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19. Cole Porter Didn't Do So Badly
His grandfather was one of the richest men in Indiana.
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benny05 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 08:19 PM
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21. My thought too
Isn't it "De-Lovely"?
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NashVegas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 08:25 PM
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22. That And More
:)
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drumwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 08:27 PM
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23. The Strokes are all rich kids and I like their music
but I'm sure other people would disagree with my contention that they're GOOD pop music.

Also, I'm sure there are quite a few indie rock/pop artists who come from money. Will Oldham of Palace would not be a bad bet.
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lavenderdiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 08:30 PM
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24. Andy Gibb...
by the time he was growing up, his older brothers had hit it big (BeeGees). He wrote some pretty popular pop music. I understand the question by HeyHey was 'GOOD' pop music, but hey... :shrug:
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 08:33 PM
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25. Aw Andy had some catchy tunes
Talk about a candle burning itself out. :(
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