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Constitutional Crisis of Pop ?
Posted by Steven C on 30 June 2009 - 12:50pm.
Given the recent demise of MJ (you may perhaps have read something of it in the press or chanced upon some TV coverage) the question is surely, who is now the 'King of Pop'? I couldn't think of anyone.
Madonna is clearly the Queen of Pop.
Elton John remains the Queen Mum of Pop.
Kylie perhaps the People's Princess of Pop, and
Dido gets my vote as the Princess Michael of Kent of Pop (a bit too posh and not much liked) but is there a King?
Or are we in some sort of inter-regnum presided over by by Bono & the boys - the Oliver Cromwell & the Witch Finders General of Pop?
Any thoughts?
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Rick Astley?
Rick Astley?
Is John Lennon
The Arch Duke Ferdinand of Pop then?
I think so, yes
and Prince - who abdicated some years ago - is the Duke of Windsor of Pop. But would that then make Sheena Easton the Wallis Simpson of Pop?
King Of Pop
Gotta be Mozzer surely?
Depends if
the schism can be repaired and a sonic re-unification negotiated to enable him to hold the titles of King of Pop and the Pope of Mope simultaneously.
It's a restoration really
Undoing all the work of Henry VIII in one, sweet pop music fuelled moment. Could be bigger piece of history than Live Aid.
Not suitable
I was thinking more the Lord Protector of Pop seeing how he hates royalty, but then I remembered he hates Cromwell too!
He's largely miffed with most things
Perfect for royalty.
At the risk of sounding controversial
Surely it was and is Phil Spector.
Maybe more
the Architect of Pop.
I thought he was...
the Tycoon of Teen.
Paul King?
He was in the band King. Surely they have some sway? Maybe we need Loz Hardy to make the decision?
Paul King
was The King Of King
Loz Hardy...
Thanks for that, just spat tea over the computer.
King of Pop
The King is dead, long live King Macca surely?
Is Gary Barlow the Prince of Wails?
Macca ...
now more the Uncle of Pop I think. In which case that may make him the Lord Mountbatten of Pop?
Making Yoko...
...the Princess of Wails surely...
I've already got my coat, thanks.
Tony Hadley ...
... the Rudolf Hess of Pop, languishing in Spandau for crimes against humanity.
I propose
a constitutionally challenging dual monarchy of....
Pet Shop Boys.
Witchfinder General?
Must be this lot surely?
(Caution: may contain NWOBHM)
Requiem... can you turn it up a bit?
NWOBHM or not, that must be the biggest gap between title and sound I've heard in quite some time. File under "weedy, in the extreme".
The Wat Tyler of Pop
Billy Bragg?
Interesting question
I thought along these lines when reading the many quotes that MJ was a musical genius. I have somewhere between 1500 and 2000 cd's and I thought who in my collection would I consider to be a musical genius? The truth is not many at all. Dont get me wrong I like most of the cd's in the collection and probably wouldnt get rid of very many if I needed to make a cull but true musical genius? Off the top of my head Miles Davis, Paul Simon, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen. Plenty of other artists who I consider are great but not actual musical geniuses.
It's got to be....
Howard Devoto of course.
Surely...
Paddy McAloon is in with a shout?!
The court jesters of pop
Laughing Lenny Cohen, Van 'the mirth' Morrison or Mark 'Merriment' Eitzel
Chairman Of AG Barr
Who make Irn Bru. Clearly the king of pop.
Prince Philip
Sorry. He's the Pop of King (to be)
Shane McGowan
And he probably lives in his own Neverland too.