King ego Drake gets a tattoo that shows him 'ahead' of The Beatles

[killer b]

Didn't John Lennon once claim the Beatles were bigger than Jesus?

 

[Orang Utan]

That's what's great about pop stars: chutzpah

 

[editor]

Still, their music is old and overplayed, so not so attractive to people seeking new sounds

Not sure how it can be 'overplayed' in an age of streaming, but you're still wrong. To young people, the Beatles can be 'new' music.

The poll found that the Beatles had remarkably broad, consistent appeal among every age, racial and political group. How do you account for that?

Murray: No matter your musical taste, there is always a Beatles song you can slip into a streaming playlist and it won’t sound out of place. Blues, classical, metal, pop, funk, country rap, children’s tunes — you name it. Plus no musical act has had more cover versions of their songs than the Beatles. That’s a testament to how fresh and universal they are.

Beatlemania: What accounts for Fab Four's staying power?

And this is interesting too:

Today, Spotify helpfully shared an assortment of data pertaining to the Beatles and Spotify listeners. According to the premier music streaming service, 79 percent of listeners were born after the band broke up in 1970.

Spotify Data Reveals Favorite Beatles Songs for Different Age Groups

 

[editor]

Didn't John Lennon once claim the Beatles were bigger than Jesus?

Is there a point to this statement of the obvious?

 

[Orang Utan]

Overplayed as in all over popular culture. I don't ever need to hear a Beatles song again. Familiarity breeds contempt.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Is there a point to this statement of the obvious?

That there is a long tradition in popular music of ego-maniac multimillionaires making claims about their relative worth.

 

[editor]

That there is a long tradition in popular music of ego-maniac multimillionaires making claims about their relative worth.

Did he tattoo it on his arm?

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Didn’t John Lennon have a separate air conditioned apartment in New York for all his fur coats? Tres bling.

 

[editor]

Didn’t John Lennon have a separate air conditioned apartment in New York for all his fur coats? Tres bling.

Right on topic!

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Did he tattoo it on his arm?

I don’t know. Possibly he did. Possibly there is another tradition in popular music of bellends getting rubbish tattoos and this is where the two streams meet.

 

[killer b]

I believe Chuck Berry admonished Beethoven that his time had passed also.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Right on topic!

You should thank me for keeping it going, tbh.

 

[rekil]

Didn’t John Lennon have a separate air conditioned apartment in New York for all his fur coats? Tres bling.

'Imagine no separate air conditioned apartment in New York for all your fur coats doobydoodoo'

 

[Fozzie Bear]

I believe Chuck Berry admonished Beethoven that his time had passed also.

Did he get a tattoo of it? Did he? Well did he?

Otherwise you are out of bounds on this insanely specific topic of conversation, sir!

 

[killer b]

Did he get a tattoo of it? Did he? Well did he?

Otherwise you are out of bounds on this insanely specific topic of conversation, sir!

I did check, and no.

 

[Orang Utan]

Right on topic!

It is though.

 

[killer b]

Fleetwod Mac seem to have outlasted the Reynolds Girls in popular memory, but fair play to them for giving it a crack.

 

[editor]

It is though.

Ah the expert on youth culture speaks again! Now what were you saying about young people not enjoying the Beatles?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Not sure how insecure you have to be to ink yourself with a reassurance that you're the greatest ever, but here it is:

In what aread does drake claim to be ahead of the Beatles in?

 

[editor]

Fleetwod Mac seem to have outlasted the Reynolds Girls in popular memory, but fair play to them for giving it a crack.

Fleetwood Mac are massively popular now.

I guess you don't go to many acoustic jams or whatever, but you'll find a plentiful supply of musicians and singers under 30 who will all happily play along to multiple Beatles tunes. And the Mac too. The music of both bands still gives great joy to people of all ages.

But anyway. Jesus and fur coats.

 

[killer b]

Sure, I love Fleetwood Mac. I don't even mind the Beatles these days, I'm much more likely to listen to one of their songs than a Drake record truth be told. But I also think it's fine for pop stars to do what pop stars have done since pop stars existed, which is to dunk on the the stars of the past, whether in song, in comments to the press, on t-shirts or even in the medium of a tattoo. It's just what pop stars do.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Apparently Elvis was a hero to most.

 

[fishfinger]

... which is to dunk on the the stars of the past, whether in song, in comments to the press, on t-shirts or even in the medium of a tattoo. It's just what pop stars do.

Just like this:

 

[gentlegreen]

I take it this isn't Nick Drake ?
Well it can't be because he died tragically young in 1974.

 

[Orang Utan]

Ah the expert on youth culture speaks again! Now what were you saying about young people not enjoying the Beatles?

I didn't say that. But it is relevant to mention other silly things that egotistical pop stars do to big up themselves

 

[killer b]

Just like this:

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Outrageous. Surely no-one can deny the sheer musicianship that went in to making dark side of the moon??

 

[Steel Icarus]

Urban

 

[scifisam]

It's only older people who elevate the Beatles to God status. Doubt the young give a shit about em.

Well, Drake obviously does.

That "make your pussy whistle" line is fucking hilarious. It sounds like something Jay from the In Betweeners would say.

 

[Gromit]

Sure, I love Fleetwood Mac. I don't even mind the Beatles these days, I'm much more likely to listen to one of their songs than a Drake record truth be told. But I also think it's fine for pop stars to do what pop stars have done since pop stars existed, which is to dunk on the the stars of the past, whether in song, in comments to the press, on t-shirts or even in the medium of a tattoo. It's just what pop stars do.

I prefer it when they dunk on present ones. I love a bit of current events beef.

For example:

 

[killer b]

I cant tell what's happening there.