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Brits Pick Best Music Acts of Past Decades
AP via Yahoo ^ | 11/12/2004 11:42 AM

Posted on 11/12/2004 9:35:34 AM PST by itsamelman

Robbie Williams , Michael Jackson , Queen, The Rolling Stones and Cliff Richard have been chosen by the British public as the best music acts of the past five decades.

The musicians, each representing a decade in the last half of the 20th century, were inducted into Britain's first music hall of fame along with honorary members Madonna , Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, U2 and The Beatles at a ceremony in London.

The honorees were selected by a public vote by Channel 4 television, which invented the British hall of fame. So far, there's no building.

Williams, 30, won the popular vote to represent the 1990s, beating the likes of Blur, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Oasis and Nirvana, while Jackson was crowned music ambassador from the 1980s, ahead of Prince, REM, George Michael and The Smiths.

Queen was voted for the 1970s honor above Abba, The Bee Gees, The Clash and David Bowie .

The Rolling Stones were voted most popular from the 1960s and Richards the 1950s' most popular musical performer.

Madonna, U2 frontman Bono, The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood , and Williams were among those to accept their awards in person at a ceremony Thursday.

The Beatles' award was collected Thursday night by their producer, Sir George Martin.

"After 42 years, the light of their genius still shines as bright as ever," Martin said.

Priscilla Presley said her former husband would have been proud.

"His dream, that of a world tour, was never realized. His fan base was so strong here and because of that he would have been proud to receive this," Presley said.


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To: dead

hes very famous over there.


21 posted on 11/12/2004 9:48:23 AM PST by beansox
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To: itsamelman; Sam's Army

I haven't forgotten about you guys. Sam's Army: did you want the MC5 video, too... or just itsamelman? Either way I'll be making CD's soon...! !!!!!


22 posted on 11/12/2004 9:49:00 AM PST by t_skoz ("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
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To: dead
Is this Robbie Williams famous?

Famous everywhere but in the States. It's his Achilles' heel.

23 posted on 11/12/2004 9:49:07 AM PST by JellyJam (Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
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To: correctthought

No Wierd Al?

Couldn't happen based on the division of the decades.

Wierd Al's genius transends the years and flows from the 70's forward to the 2000's and beyond.


24 posted on 11/12/2004 9:50:37 AM PST by WhiteGuy (The Constitution requires no interpretation, only enforcement.)
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To: JellyJam
Famous everywhere but in the States. It's his Achilles' heel.

Oh, the male Kylie Minogue.

25 posted on 11/12/2004 9:51:17 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: itsamelman

As none of these artists made final cut: I can only assume this silly little "list" list was never actually intended to be taken seriously.

No other answer is possible. :)

26 posted on 11/12/2004 9:52:26 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
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To: God luvs America
re: Led Zep.

I'm with you. Awesome stage act (and no warm-up act!)!

27 posted on 11/12/2004 9:54:14 AM PST by jeffc
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To: itsamelman

The Beatles' award was collected Thursday night by their producer, Sir George Martin.
"After 42 years, the light of their genius still shines as bright as ever," Martin said.


Sorry but I fail to see the "genius" in a group that started out as cheap Buddy Holly/Chuck Berry clones and ended up doing music that seemed to say "Let's see just how far out we can get before people stop buying."


28 posted on 11/12/2004 9:54:30 AM PST by NRA1995 (Free Republic Inaugural Ball II, here I come!!!)
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To: JellyJam

"Is this Robbie Williams famous?

Famous everywhere but in the States. It's his Achilles' heel."

You mean you don't have Robbie Williams over there?

You're kidding right?

Wow! And they say you lot are stupid!

You've all just gone right up in my estimation.

All that remains now is to book my flight & decide which state I'm going to live in.

;o)


29 posted on 11/12/2004 9:56:11 AM PST by BritishBulldog (New Labour - Putting the "National" back into "Socialist")
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To: t_skoz

Sounds good. I haven't really been active lately; been busy with a ton of stuff going on. No hurry.


30 posted on 11/12/2004 9:58:44 AM PST by Sam's Army (Enfranchised Voter)
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To: itsamelman
Gerry & the Pacemakers didn't make it? Or the Yardbirds?

Fix!

31 posted on 11/12/2004 9:59:50 AM PST by Mike Bates (Just in time for your Thanksgiving gift giving needs: THE book.)
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To: God luvs America

Led Zepplin being left out can only mean this is a farce.


32 posted on 11/12/2004 10:04:18 AM PST by zygoat
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To: BritishBulldog
All that remains now is to book my flight & decide which state I'm going to live in.

Make it a red one.

33 posted on 11/12/2004 10:10:33 AM PST by My2Cents ("The bombing begins in five minutes...")
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To: Mike Bates

No Freddy and the Dreamers?


34 posted on 11/12/2004 10:11:02 AM PST by My2Cents ("The bombing begins in five minutes...")
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To: itsamelman

This list is bogus without David Hasselhoff & Milly Vanilly.


35 posted on 11/12/2004 10:11:47 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (Stay safe in the "sandbox" Greg! THANK YOU TO ALL VETERANS!)
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To: BritishBulldog
I actually quite like Robbie. Whatever happened to the other guy from Take That whom everyone said was the talented one?

He seems to have vanished off the face of the earth.

36 posted on 11/12/2004 10:15:46 AM PST by jjbrouwer (Chelsea for the Championship!)
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To: My2Cents

Or Herman's Hermits.


37 posted on 11/12/2004 10:18:15 AM PST by connectthedots
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To: BritishBulldog
He's had two songs that have charted in America: "Millennium" and "Angels," and neither reached the Top 40.

BTW, Kylie is one of my guilty pleasures. We all have our crosses to bear. :-)

38 posted on 11/12/2004 10:25:10 AM PST by JellyJam (Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
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To: NRA1995; Mr. Mojo
Sorry but I fail to see the "genius" in a group that started out as cheap Buddy Holly/Chuck Berry clones and ended up doing music that seemed to say "Let's see just how far out we can get before people stop buying."

Well, I guess they never reached that point since they still stand as the biggest-selling act of all time, in spite of a recording career that spanned from Summer 1962 through Summer 1969. Sinatra, the Rolling Stones, Elvis, and countless others recorded for decades and can't come close!

39 posted on 11/12/2004 10:26:39 AM PST by HenryLeeII ("How do you ask a goose to be the last goose to die for a shameless political stunt?" -Tony in Ohio)
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To: itsamelman

Oh Oh!!

Elton John is gonna be PI$$ED!!!

lol!


40 posted on 11/12/2004 10:28:41 AM PST by Bigh4u2
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