How are WE supposed to teach the youth if the knowledge is spoon fed to them? How can they even connect with the legends? They think all of Hip Hop music is original stuff not remakes, samples, with a different vibe. My children? I shoved Prince down their throats..they recognize his intros before I do. In order for them to appreciate a vast range of music they had to understand the history, the motivation and the inspiration. Dang it..BET is going to disappear if they keep side stepping the cracks in their foundation. It was disrepectful and blatantly irresponsible for them to consider those fragments/tributes a representation of our history. No wonder he didn't want to perform..how many faces did he make? How many WTF faces? Yet he was poised, gracious, humble, with a big bro attitude...I mean how much cool info was not mentioned? He has done ALOT of humantarian stuff similiar to John Legend. AND the songs they chose..REALLY? How many groups, careers did HE spearhead? How many instruments does he play? The internet innovation? Like I said...fragments..
OK..stepping off my soapbox.
Christine
-----Original Message-----
Date: Thursday, July 01, 2010 8:23:28 pm
To: Prince-4ever@yahoogroups.com
From: "Tyrone Anderson" <gemini072@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Prince-4ever] Re: prince's speech
I hear U Mike, but the thing that got me about Lena
Is that she just died this year, like a month or 2 ago
--- On Thu, 7/1/10, Spooky Juice <theblackmuzik@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Spooky Juice <theblackmuzik@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Prince-4ever] Re: prince's speech
To: Prince-4ever@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 6:58 PM
OOOOH! My, my, my MY!!! Christine, u r PREACHING!!! I have 2 give you a standing "O"! The BET network as a whole is a joke 2 me. It's all about ratings & money with them & others (music "Biz", MTV, radio, etc;) instead of preserving the respect, education & sanctity of this wonderful art4m...MUSIC! If it wasn't 4 Lena.....even Teddy, these dudes would not be sitting in their executive chairs of a Black network!!!
Lena wasn't the only one dissed. At least she was mention 4 a half-second. But here are some greats who weren't even mentioned: Bo Diddley, Coko Taylor (R.I.P.), Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Odetta, Fats Domino, The Shirelles, Billie Holiday..... shall I go on?
Also, what about the living? Chuck Berry, B.B. King & others? NOTHING!
These music "business" folks can't understand. They're caught up in ratings & money so much, that these young people know ZERO of what REAL music is. Ain't it funny how record sales are continuing 2 drop? They claim it's the economy. But why is it that the movie industry is rebounding & profiting quite nicely? I agree with Prince. Music IS safe......as long as HE'S around! Because if he retires in this shape of music, GOD help us ALL!!!
O.K. I'm done venting. Thank y'all.
Mike
--- In Prince-4ever@ yahoogroups. com, "asante24@.. ." <Asante24@...> wrote:
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> Don't get me started about that Lena Horne lack of respect, oh by the way moment..not tribute. BET FORGOT who got them jump started in the first place. Understand it's about the ratings...however, the legacies most be properly honored. This Shake and Bake bubblegum, CRAP is not our foundation.
> Christine
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:35:11 am
> To: Prince-4ever@ yahoogroups. com
> From: "Tyrone Anderson" gemini072@.. .
> Subject: Re: [Prince-4ever] prince's speech
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> that's an interesting idea
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> and Meschell NDegeochello
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> I wish I was on that committee,
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> Not only did they not pay real tribute to Lena Horne
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> But I would have had a videos, concerts, videos of proteges and visual display of all the albums and singles, duh the movies etc etc
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> From: ant_10027@.. . ant_10027@.. .
> Subject: Re: [Prince-4ever] prince's speech
> To: Prince-4ever@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 4:51 PM
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> I would've loved to have seen Teena Marie do one his songs instead on Janell Monae
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> From: Funken Stein <funken_stein@ yahoo.com>
> Sender: Prince-4ever@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:46:16 -0700 (PDT)
> To: <Prince-4ever@ yahoogroups. com>
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> I really really love Prince and his music but its kinda
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