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Cher blasts Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 'Wouldn't be in it if they gave me a million dollars' (www.foxnews.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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After Clarkson pointed out that Cher was the only musician to have number 1 songs over seven decades, the Grammy Award winner noted that she and the Rolling Stones actually shared the accomplishment.

"Two of us have," Cher said. ""It took four of them to be one of me."

Cher is savage

"Can I just say one other thing?" Cher asked. "I changed music forever with ‘Believe.'"

Yup.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Hate the RRHOF with a passion. Sure they've given recognition to a few good acts that were overlooked in the past, but so many talented and amazing individuals and bands have just been entirely overlooked. I know they can only induct a few a year and you gotta wait a really long time to be inducted, but there are a lot of bands and people who have gone decades without being recognized by that organization.

My personal gripe is over Joy Division / New Order. Joy Division basically founded post-punk, gothic rock, etc. and New Order went on to become legends in the Synthpop scene in the wake of Ian's death. Eligible since 2004.

The only good thing I've seen come out of it was when Yes reunited to play Roundabout back in 2017. That performance is gold.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have heard of them, yet I have no idea of who/what they are...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Joy Division? Highly recommend a listen. They were a small-time post-punk / gothic rock band from England formed in 1976, and their popularity exploded in 1980. They only made 2 albums before the lead singer committed suicide, and I think the second album came out shortly before his death. They were fairly popular during their short time. Lots of major bands in that genre and outside that genre can trace their inspiration to Joy Division. They pretty much changed "punk" and "working class" music forever.

New Order was formed by the remaining members of Joy Division and slowly transition to becoming more synth pop. You've probably heard their hit single "Blue Monday," which has almost 200M views on youtube. They were pretty much pioneers in the genre and the same that I said with Joy Division is the same with New Order. Lots and lots of bands sprung up in New Order's wake.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Sorry, I meant the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, i have zero idea of who they are.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I second this recommendation. Their most famous songs are also widely covered by lots of bands---not all of them good---who managed to release them as singles and b-sides like the New Dawn Fades cover by Moby or the 1998 Blue Monday cover by Orgy. Beyond that their music has been sampled by everyone from Kraftwerk to Rihanna.