What Music was around Pre Beetles

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What Music was around Pre Beetles

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Hi
What was life like pre Beetles in music? has anyone a favourite musical artist
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Beetles first appeared around 140 million years ago, so it's unlikely there was much music before them, ignoring the music of the spheres and so on.

And yes, I believe some people do have a favourite musical artist, although the question appears something of a non sequitur.
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stanthewiseman wrote:What was life like pre Beetles in music?
It was better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWViLtPQMzo
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Charlie Reams wrote:Beetles first appeared around 140 million years ago, so it's unlikely there was much music before them, ignoring the music of the spheres and so on. Maybe, but who are NON SEQUITER are they the Latin Rolling Stones

And yes, I believe some people do have a favourite musical artist, although the question appears something of a non sequitur.
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Ben Hunter wrote:
stanthewiseman wrote:What was life like pre Beetles in music?
It was better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWViLtPQMzo
It was, sometimes at least...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S8Rjwwo2g4
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Charlie Reams wrote:Beetles first appeared around 140 million years ago, so it's unlikely there was much music before them, ignoring the music of the spheres and so on.

And yes, I believe some people do have a favourite musical artist, although the question appears something of a non sequitur.
Not the insects, Charlie. He clearly means the VW Beetle.

I believe Vera Lynn's first "greatest hits" album came out about the same time as the car. Whether that's better or not depends on your point of view.
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stanthewiseman wrote:Hi
What was life like pre Beetles in music? has anyone a favourite musical artist
You're only allowed posts like this on the forum if you are autistic and can prove it.
If I suddenly have a squirming baby on my lap it probably means that I should start paying it some attention and stop wasting my time messing around on a Countdown forum
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A timely post seeing as 92-year old Vera Lynn's album has just reached number 2 in the British charts!

There are some great channels on YouTube for listening to rare old tunes from before the time they mostly start from on the radio, such as this one: http://www.youtube.com/user/gramophoneshane
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OK it's a recent performance because I couldn't find an old one. But here's a piece that was written before the beatles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIt5lOiz1lY

Is win :D
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Kieran Child wrote:OK it's a recent performance because I couldn't find an old one. But here's a piece that was written before the beatles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIt5lOiz1lY

Is win :D
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Sorry :oops: Matthew Green made me say it . . .
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