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Name Tutor Course Date Pop Music: Take me Back to the *80’s Hail the human race, but who would have known that a person can gyrate part of their body with such vigor and dedication evident today. If whether Elvis Presley were to wake up today, would he do a gig with Justin Bieber or Shakira and go home celebrating how they fired up the place. Or would he go home complaining how the song lacked harmony, or they were too synthetic effects or that the song lacked a particular instrument? Definitely, the Beatles and Lady Gaga would find common ground when it comes to rebellion and controversy, but would they share the same platform? What is disappointing is that these new crop of musicians still claims they got inspired by a Diana Ross, a Michael Jackson, an Elvis Presley, or another icon. These are some of the woes people go through when it comes to today’s popular music, and they are the reason why people miss the old times. Almost every decade that passes always comes with a new style of music, but the 1980’s were a period of exponential evolution in the pop industry that has remained unmatched to date. Perhaps the best description of the origin of pop music is the one given by Starr and Waterman that” it reflects a kaleidoscope of contributions, a cross-fertilization of styles, and a blending of dreams” (3). Thus, descriptions tend to vary with time as the top charts attract all kinds of music. Pop music is largely Western. Some have described Great Britain as the cradle, and rock and roll as the first form of the genre. Even though the word ‘pop’ had been in use since 1926, it was not until the 1950’s when it gained national importance. Names
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