2009/08/22

BATTLE OF THE BANDS: BEATLES ON TOP

Ask people of various ages about their favourite music and what do you get? Perhaps more common ground between the generations than you'd expect.

QUOTE 1:
Top 20 acts in the poll:
1. Beatles
2. Eagles
3. Johnny Cash
4. Michael Jackson
5. Elvis Presley
6. Rolling Stones
7. Aretha Franklin
8. Frank Sinatra
9. Carrie Underwood
10. Garth Brooks
11. Jimi Hendrix
12. Bruce Springsteen
13. Mariah Carey
14. Bob Dylan
15. Jefferson Airplane
16. Nirvana
17. Madonna
18. Coldplay
19. Kanye West
20. Grateful Dead

QUOTE 2 (pewresearch.org):
That said, one of the most compelling findings in the survey is the extent to which the Millennial Generation (ages 16 to 29) embraces the music of the '60s -- including the work of groups that stopped performing long before anyone in that generation was born.

Aug 12, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hRB17F0WO9zFs1ElPDYjHde32D3g