tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post1502794992992459473..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Looking for a revolution Simon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-42898118334566453492015-05-06T21:32:57.907+00:002015-05-06T21:32:57.907+00:00Also a whiff of "Greeks claiming Roman innova...Also a whiff of "Greeks claiming Roman innovations as their own" here, a certain gloating that the 1964 & 1983 changes (which both *did* fundamentally revolutionise the Hot 100, but in the latter case at least from an artificial trough with its roots in racism and homophobia) had their roots in Britain ...<br /><br />There's always a certain sadness for me in things like this because I think a lot of the stuff that crossed over to the UK charts while Dan Fogelberg & Air Supply ruled whitebread, overground America *should* have been the foundation for a more profound change, but ended up (partially because of the Falklands affair) as a footnote largely ignored by non-specialist (which this obviously is by definition) surveys ...Robin Carmodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825645880870474801noreply@blogger.com