I was never interested in popular music, so I don't know who Chris Rea is either and I am also nearly 41.
And I'm sure there are plenty of young people who do. I know the name but can't think of any of his songs or how they go without going to Google. However, I do know quite a lot of other 80s music for somebody my age. People tend to assume that if you're below a certain age you are in to the latest popular music and you are completely unaware of anything before a certain time. But this is really lazy stereotyping. I couldn't name one song in the top 40 but I could tell you who Duran Duran or the Human League were.
And I'm sure there are plenty of young people who do. I know the name but can't think of any of his songs or how they go without going to Google. However, I do know quite a lot of other 80s music for somebody my age. People tend to assume that if you're below a certain age you are in to the latest popular music and you are completely unaware of anything before a certain time. But this is really lazy stereotyping. I couldn't name one song in the top 40 but I could tell you who Duran Duran or the Human League were.
Most kids do know him, after all the radio stations drag Driving Home for Christmas out every year without fail
Aaah The Human League, love them .. took me over* 20 years from first hearing them to finally seeing them, was worth it in the end
Ah here, that's just willful ignorance, considering the amount of times those shows are repeated practically every day!
If you rarely watch broadcast TV (apart from a couple of reality shows), and now use catch-up services and torrents, then you aren't going to see a lot of older shows.
We were talking about Carry On films at work the the other say. A girl we work with said, "what are they?". When we were all surprised her reply was, "well I'm not old...why should I know?" She may as well have stamped on our moral then and there! I'm sure I was never that rude or insensitive!
We were talking about Carry On films at work the the other say. A girl we work with said, "what are they?". When we were all surprised her reply was, "well I'm not old...why should I know?" She may as well have stamped on our moral then and there! I'm sure I was never that rude or insensitive!
She stamped on your morale maybe?
Anyway, all you can do is console yourself with the fact that one day the same or something very similar WILL happen to her.
It will also happen eventually to all the babies born today too.
I used to work with someone who was about 15 years younger than the rest of us. We used to spend all our time explaining who somebody was etc. She kind of got off on the fact that there was a 15 yr gap but her ignorance seemed put on when she said she had not heard of The Beatles! Behind her back we used to say, Jesus, never heard of him. It was before I was born!
If you rarely watch broadcast TV (apart from a couple of reality shows), and now use catch-up services and torrents, then you aren't going to see a lot of older shows.
I don't know anyone who does only that with their TV. I don't know anyone who's mother doesn't watch GOLD.
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........but my baby just loves to dance !
that's a good one !...........:p
And I'm sure there are plenty of young people who do. I know the name but can't think of any of his songs or how they go without going to Google. However, I do know quite a lot of other 80s music for somebody my age. People tend to assume that if you're below a certain age you are in to the latest popular music and you are completely unaware of anything before a certain time. But this is really lazy stereotyping. I couldn't name one song in the top 40 but I could tell you who Duran Duran or the Human League were.
Aaah The Human League, love them .. took me over* 20 years from first hearing them to finally seeing them, was worth it in the end
If you rarely watch broadcast TV (apart from a couple of reality shows), and now use catch-up services and torrents, then you aren't going to see a lot of older shows.
She stamped on your morale maybe?
Anyway, all you can do is console yourself with the fact that one day the same or something very similar WILL happen to her.
It will also happen eventually to all the babies born today too.
What do you mean, Bob who?
I don't know anyone who does only that with their TV. I don't know anyone who's mother doesn't watch GOLD.