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RIP Clarence Clemons

Deacfan2009 said:
For what? There are thousands of incredibly talented musicians; you can't expose your children to them all.
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Of course not, but not all of those musicians have played on iconic albums over a 25 year stretch which include some incredible songs. And most of those children have heard Clarence Clemons play on the radio or elsewhere, they just don't realize it.
 
HeavyPetter said:
Of course not, but not all of those musicians have played on iconic albums over a 25 year stretch which include some incredible songs. And most of those children have heard Clarence Clemons play on the radio or elsewhere, they just don't realize it.
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You can be familiar with Bruce Springsteen's work, thematically and musically, and not know who the backing band members are, no matter how famous they are relative to other backing band members.
 
I am so sick of this racist thread.

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Everyone has heard Clarence and even his name before - you can't be alive in America and not have the Springsteen version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

You guys all been good
And practicing real hard
Clarence, you been
Rehearsing real hard
So Santa will bring you
A new saxophone
 
Wakelaw2006 said:
Everyone has heard Clarence and even his name before - you can't be alive in America and not have the Springsteen version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

You guys all been good
And practicing real hard
Clarence, you been
Rehearsing real hard
So Santa will bring you
A new saxophone
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I'm not a huge fan of Christmas music, but I seriously doubt that The Boss's xmas music ranks up there in terms of holiday staples.
 
Wakelaw2006 said:
Everyone has heard Clarence and even his name before - you can't be alive in America and not have the Springsteen version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

You guys all been good
And practicing real hard
Clarence, you been
Rehearsing real hard
So Santa will bring you
A new saxophone
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I may have heard this song, but I don't remember it. Nor would I every recognize or remember a random name reference in a song.
 
TWDeac said:
I may have heard this song, but I don't remember it. Nor would I every recognize or remember a random name reference in a song.
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How about this one?

Hey Nineteen
That's 'Retha Franklin
She don't remember the Queen of Soul
It's hard times befallen
The sole survivors
She thinks I'm crazy
But I'm just growing old
 
Deacfan2009 said:
Lol. Please continue with the ridiculous hyperbole.

Or just explain to me why the American Ideal is dead if a large segment of the under-25 crowd isn't familiar with the life and times of one musician (who was best known for his work with other headlining musicians, it seems)
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Because the music in question is probably the most accurate articulation of the American Ideal as it pertains to adolescence/young-adulthood ever created in any form.
 
Deacfan2009 said:
I'm not a huge fan of Christmas music, but I seriously doubt that The Boss's xmas music ranks up there in terms of holiday staples.
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I have heard that damn song 80 million times.

I wish I could forget it.
 
2&2 Slider To Leyritz said:
Because the music in question is probably the most accurate articulation of the American Ideal as it pertains to adolescence/young-adulthood ever created in any form.
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Deacfan2009 said:
You can be familiar with Bruce Springsteen's work, thematically and musically, and not know who the backing band members are, no matter how famous they are relative to other backing band members.
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:werd::werd::werd::werd:
 
Polled the GF today. She had never heard of him. Same for her two roommates.
 
The name rang a bell, but I had no idea who he was.
 
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