Re: Have you always dreamed of become a high payed consultant?

["Tim Scrivens" <address@hidden>]

"Howard Brazee" <howard.brazee@cusys.edu> wrote in message
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> On 27-Nov-2002, "James J. Gavan" <jjgavan@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > The thing about 'legacy' is that it is proven and resilient and lasts.
Now
> > hum 10 Beatles songs for me. Now do the same for the other mob fronted
by
> > that Neanderthal man !
>
> Lots of music isn't designed to be hummable.   In fact, the social need to
be
> able to whistle has gone down as there are fewer melodies in modern music.
>
> My mother's era had more tunes, and much better dance music than my era.
But
> even in my era, people had practice writing tunes.  Musical theatre had
several
> songs that were singable by just about anybody.
>
> But artists would rather be different than to try to improve on
established
> media, so music has changed.   I like some music without melodies - and
listen
> to Music From The Hearts of Space on NPR.  But in general, I prefer
melodies.  I
> do so even with classical music.    That isn't to say today's music is
wrong.
> Just like all other generations, I am a product of my times, listening to
fogie
> music instead of contemporary once I no longer was a youth.
>
> Hum two songs from a Broadway musical not designed for children - from
maybe the
> last 20 years.

Dum dummm, de-dum de-dum dum dummmm

Dee Dee, dum dum.

(Phantom of the Opera)

Deeee-deee dee dee dum de dum-de-dum

(Memories, from Cats).

It's a plot by Andrew Lloyd Webber.  No, I'm wrong - Lloyd-Webber isn't
responsible for the plots.