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Mount Rushmore of non US | non UK popular music? Who'd be on it?

Abba got to be in there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HnOFwqpLRQ

Mozart - Beethoven - Chopin - Tchaikovsky

I don't really like Beethoven, but he was good at what he was doing. Same for Chopin.

The French Edition:

Claude Debussy - André Dassary - Joe Dassin - Claude François

CocosNucifera wrote:The French Edition:

Claude Debussy - André Dassary - Joe Dassin - Claude François

Hey, nice stuff man. thanks!

Russia
Arseny Avraamov, Dmitri Shostakovich, Egor Letov, Viktor Tsoi

Germany
Hanns Eisler, Beethoven, Kraftwerk, Franz Josef Degenhardt

Serbia
Ekatarina Velika, Đorđe Balaŝević, Idoli, Ŝarlo Akrobata

Anselm_Weinberg wrote:Serbia
Ekatarina Velika, Đorđe Balaŝević, Idoli, Ŝarlo Akrobata

very interesting, i'm gonna check out those names. thanks!!

Sweden
Ebba Grön, Abba, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Nationalteatern

Anselm_Weinberg wrote:Sweden
Ebba Grön, Abba, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Nationalteatern

brilliant, thanks again. what you think of my USA selection Anselm? obviously i kept it to popular music, indeed i should have clarified that from the original posts, i didn't mean to include classical stuff, of which i'd know as much as most... though that's not anyone else's fault but mine, that i didn't clarify.

also, if i introduced you to anyone new with the USA selection, i'd be truly flattered, to be honest.

would love to see some west or south Asian | Oriental | African guys coming in here, it's all education for me...

netzerkaiser wrote:also, if i introduced you to anyone new with the USA selection, i'd be truly flattered, to be honest.

You'd be surprised how sketchy my knowledge of US popular music can be in places. I've gone too far down the British rabbit hole I guess LOL. Beefheart The Byrds is all I really recognise from your list.

Just checked and I know The Box Tops but didn't know the names of their respective members. Obviously I believe The Letter to be an absolute classic.

Anselm_Weinberg wrote:Just checked and I know The Box Tops but didn't know the names of their respective members. Obviously I believe The Letter to be an absolute classic.

OK, will ping you tomorrow. Just finished 3 hour tennis marathon & I'm very tired. I'll reply tomorrow. Thanks man.

I'll explain all 4 choices.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdItDZJqi0Y

Gene Clark wrote 8 miles high. he allowed McGuinn & Crosby equal song-writer credits 'cos they were hungry & he was laid back. But I think you can see here his presence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdItDZJqi0Y

The place in American hearts that Gram Parsons holds, should rightly belong to Gene Clark I believe.

very brief return, & what a handsome man he was...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4FdyminJnk

I guess Clark, Alex Chilton (of Big Star), & Van Zandt were all modern day troubadours, while Beefheart was a true eccentric. All their life stories & discographies are worth investigating I think, except Beefheart's, who just got weird after his brilliant debut album with the band. I'm guessing Ry Cooder may well have been missed because he left after the first brilliant album, "Safe as Milk".

Thanks for providing insights as to your choices. Regarding troubadours, I've also made sure to include one in both the Swedish and German choices respectively.

Anselm_Weinberg wrote:Thanks for providing insights as to your choices. Regarding troubadours, I've also made sure to include one in both the Swedish and German choices respectively.

It is going to be a good weekend. Thanks, & I'll give you feedback.

Croatian
Arsen Dedić, Azra, Haustor, Paraf