Boy, classical sure is primitive compared to Rap, eh?

[Disco-Pete]

Like, what were they thinking back then??

 

[nigelwright7557]

A lot of the heavy metal bands have used classical riffs in their own songs.

 

[U230421]

Like, what were they thinking back then??

Approx the same what we think now.
What is 'Rap'? A typo: Wrap? Tyre Wrap???


And now for some classical harmony:

 

[nigelwright7557]

Approx the same what we think now.
What is 'Rap'? A typo: Wrap? Tyre Wrap???


Now some classical harmony:

Rap is talking coz they cant sing.

 

[U230421]

Rap is talking coz they cant sing.

What has talking to do with music? Are they poets?

 

[Disco-Pete]

Rap is talking coz they cant sing.

Neither can Dylan. It's why he was a big talker



So he invented rap, btw

 

[vinylkid58]

I'm guessing you don't listen to much classical?

jeff

 

[nigelwright7557]

Neither can Dylan. It's why he was a big talker



So he invented rap, btw

But Dylan wrote some amazing songs.
These rap boys all sound the same.

 

[Duke58]

They're laughing all the way to the bank...

 

[nigelwright7557]

They're laughing all the way to the bank...

As Dire Straits have sang, "The little trucker is a millionaire"

 

[Duke58]

I think Dire Straits were singing about Prince? Not sure that Prince was singing rap. I was talking about NWA and other rappers who have made tons of cash. Not a fan of rap myself, but seeing what my musician son has to go through with his musician life, rappers like NWA made a lot of money for nothing and are multi millionaires. One of them is nearly a billionaire today.

 

[nigelwright7557]

I think Dire Straits were singing about Prince?

They were singing about "Boy George"
"The little Queenie got the earring, got the makeup on, the little trucker hes a millionaire."

 

[tsmith1315]

At the time, I figured they were singing about Boy George. In retrospect, it was probably no one in particular.



edit: Nigel, I see we're thinking alike. Over here, the lyrics were slightly different.

 

[U230421]

I'm still curious what this wrap stuff is all about. Taco's, anyone???

 

[boswald]

Lou Reed, godfather of rap, and some of his rhythms were sort of hippityhoppity.


Nothing new under sun or moon.


J.S.Bach sampled his own and others' stuff.


I bet the Edomites said David stole a riff.

 

[Disco-Pete]

They were singing about "Boy George"
"The little Queenie got the earring, got the makeup on, the little trucker hes a millionaire."

"trucker" is a pseudonym, right?

 

[Disco-Pete]

But Dylan wrote some amazing songs.
These rap boys all sound the same.

Well sure, but he broke it up, right? Heck, he'd talk, then sing, then talk, then sing some more, no? Best of both worlds All you get with that classical stuff is violins and opera

 

[Tromperie]

Approx the same what we think now.
What is 'Rap'? A typo: Wrap? Tyre Wrap???

No, it is spelt with a 'c', as in cRap.

For a taste of what happens on TV across the Atlantic, I suggest North Americans watch an episode of the British show, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, to see what real comedy is.

 

[Duke58]

I don't like female falsetto opera. That is cRap.

Don't watch English or Australian movies either. Can't understand where they learned to speak English?

 

[Disco-Pete]

Thank you Roger Waters!