Trebor Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I have to let off steam somewhere and this seems like the best place. A girl behind me at work has been moaning about going to see the Bootleg Beatles because they don't know any Beatles songs. Seriously. And she also said they were at Glasto when she went. How can this be? I am absolutely incredulous that people like that are going to the best festival in the world. If I only achieve one thing in my life, it's to give good music taste to my daughter. I'm in shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike99 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy0808 v3.0 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Volkswagen beatle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jump Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I have to let off steam somewhere and this seems like the best place. A girl behind me at work has been moaning about going to see the Bootleg Beatles because they don't know any Beatles songs. Seriously. And she also said they were at Glasto when she went. How can this be? I am absolutely incredulous that people like that are going to the best festival in the world. If I only achieve one thing in my life, it's to give good music taste to my daughter. I'm in shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderlei Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Why stop at Glasto? No one should be allowed anywhere if they know no Beatles songs. The Beatles should be on school curriculums (also, I think there should be more English in school curriculums, because i'm pretty sure i'm spelling curriculum wrong). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike99 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Why stop at Glasto? No one should be allowed anywhere if they know no Beatles songs. The Beatles should be on school curriculums (also, I think there should be more English in school curriculums, because i'm pretty sure i'm spelling curriculum wrong). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 She meant the Bootleg Beatles were at Glasto. I was just getting over her not knowing any songs and was then hit with the double whammy of someone like that going to Glasto. And Wanderlei, you're absolutely right (and the spelling is correct) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwinevino Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I have to let off steam somewhere and this seems like the best place. A girl behind me at work has been moaning about going to see the Bootleg Beatles because they don't know any Beatles songs. Seriously. And she also said they were at Glasto when she went. How can this be? I am absolutely incredulous that people like that are going to the best festival in the world. If I only achieve one thing in my life, it's to give good music taste to my daughter. I'm in shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy0808 v3.0 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I remember music lessons at school when the teacher would be talking about The Beatles and most people in my class were more interested in changing the settings on the keyboard and repeatedly hit the key that shouts 'DJ'. Might explain the gap in peoples' knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed209 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 You trying to ban deaf people from glasto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMarv Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I wholeheartedly agree. The impact of the Beatles on pretty much every guitar band, whether they admit it or not, is huge. The light-years ahead of anything at the time. 50 years since Please Please Me, tell me any band since that will still sound as fresh in half a centuries time?? I cannot imagine a phenomenon such as them, socially, musically, politically to come from four chaps playing instruments ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5co77ie Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) surely the idea of Glastonbury is it's all inclusive, everyone should be allowed at Glastonbury, shouldn't tolerence be the most important lesson to teach your daughter? Edited March 8, 2013 by 5co77ie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Yes it should. But not knowing any Beatles songs is really testing the limits isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike99 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Yes it should. But not knowing any Beatles songs is really testing the limits isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5co77ie Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I'd be more worried if my daughter didn't know any Dylan, or Chuck Berry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike99 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I'd be more worried if my daughter didn't know any Dylan, or Chuck Berry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random_man Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) A girl I work with had a ticket for Glastonbury in 2011, she's not the type to go to gigs or even really talk about music - but she told me that she was going to Glastonbury as she knew I went every year. During in the conversation (I can't quite remember why) I said something about Michael Eavis - only for her to ask "who's he?" - I then said to her that she should find out who's party it is before going to it. I do think a quick easy music test should be in place as people buy tickets - I know that sounds snobby but even if these people took a guess at the answers it may teach them something. A 18 year old I work with told me last week that Rhianna is more influential to music than David Bowie Edited March 8, 2013 by random_man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike99 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Who's Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I wholeheartedly agree. The impact of the Beatles on pretty much every guitar band, whether they admit it or not, is huge. The light-years ahead of anything at the time. 50 years since Please Please Me, tell me any band since that will still sound as fresh in half a centuries time?? I cannot imagine a phenomenon such as them, socially, musically, politically to come from four chaps playing instruments ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 But, taking personal taste out of the question, don't you think that the Beatles are better known than either of those? Don't get me wrong, I have friends who don't like the Beatles. But to profess to not know a single song by them blows my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed209 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 But, taking personal taste out of the question, don't you think that the Beatles are better known than either of those? Don't get me wrong, I have friends who don't like the Beatles. But to profess to not know a single song by them blows my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jump Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I do think a quick easy music test should be in place as people buy tickets - I know that sounds snobby but even if these people took a guess at the answers it may teach them something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5co77ie Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Who's Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 That's no reason to ban someone from a festival though. If anything its a reason for them to go, they obviously need some musical education. Its easy to forget though that people turning 18 now were born 25 years are the Beatles split. The Beatles are becoming classical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesecretingredientiscrime Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Isn't the big hoopla about Glasto that it just isn't about he music but about the experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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