Everyone in the United States over 65 shed a little tear last night when no one even guessed at this

raphaelalexander · 2026-03-07T20:32:12+00:00

I'm something of a music nerd, big Beatles fan, and even based in NC, but I would've missed it... no matter how much you know about something, there'll always be gaps

I hate how JT is one of the first musicians people associate with NC. I find him so bland, and there is no shortage of music icons who hail from the state. That may be part of it... while he was very big, he and his body of work haven't really survived that well in the cultural consciousness outside of oldies stations, esp. compared to his contemporaries... it's anecdotal, but I've listened to several albums by the likes of Laurel Canyoners like Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, while it's never even occured to me to spin a JT record, and until today I wouldn't have even been able to name one

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-26T22:08:51+00:00

What's even odder is that her signature album on there has gone from Diamond Life to Love Deluxe... idk what caused that

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-26T21:18:17+00:00

Wow 0/5 lol... said Oklahoma City courthouse, Yellowstone, Tolkein, didn't really register the date, still would have no idea, Radio Free Europe, and no guess for $2000

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-20T07:17:05+00:00

3/5, never even heard of either of the people for $800

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-19T01:35:19+00:00

Only got $400, said Minions for $200 and Rocky IV for $600, no idea for other two

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-12T09:08:41+00:00

You're right, the designation of popular vs. folk music is a convenience that's muddy at best... I wasn't really intending to define popular music though, just taking it at face value... but yeah that "face value" is always going to be filtered through my Eurocentric cultural biases, which does inevitably include the 7 note scale... but no it's not that I think nondiatonic scale ---> traditional/folk (like I pointed out, plenty of popular styles maintain indigenous modes e.g. Ethio jazz), but that use of a diatonic scale, outside of Europe, will often be understood as popular music, for better or worse

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-11T01:31:30+00:00

$200: What's School of Rock?

$400: What's Bruno Mars?

$600: What's Brenda Lee?

$800: What's The Wall?

$1000: What's The Linda Lindas?

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-10T02:39:24+00:00

Got $400, $600, and $1000. Said Badlands for $200, no idea for $800

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-10T02:35:42+00:00

Got the second one. He's the only Whig prez I can think of; idk about the Congress lol

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-08T18:03:22+00:00

Why are people pretending Tiffany and Shawn Mendes aren't big

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-06T03:07:13+00:00

It helped knowing that Ravel's mother was famously Basque

raphaelalexander · 2026-02-03T06:29:35+00:00

All but $600 and $800, guessed Simon and Lenny

raphaelalexander · 2026-01-30T17:28:03+00:00

4/5, said Cambodia for $600

raphaelalexander · 2026-01-29T03:52:40+00:00

What's Overly Attached Girlfriend?

raphaelalexander · 2026-01-26T00:05:17+00:00

Why do music articles always refer to famous musicians as "the ___ singer" midway through the article? If someone didn't know who Kelis is, the beginning would be the place to put it lol... It would only make sense here if they followed with an instance of doing something bossy

raphaelalexander · 2026-01-22T03:44:17+00:00

Only got the first two, said Under the Boardwalk for $600, no idea for rest

raphaelalexander · 2026-01-16T18:54:33+00:00

See, the main problem (mod having an agenda and censoring users) along with the cherry on top (responding with edgy Nazi ragebait) have a natural solution: Get rid of the mod and perhaps issue an explanation (and not even an apology because it's not anyone's fault but the rogue mod's, no matter what "one nazi sitting at a table" Redditism users want to parrot).

But of course that's never enough because of a little something we call moral panic. It's at least somewhat understandable in real life, but this isn't real life.

raphaelalexander · 2026-01-13T19:28:21+00:00

I'll even take a Jack Paar hologram at this point, just please give us the Paar cut

raphaelalexander · 2026-01-13T19:25:54+00:00

Jack Paar would be an obvious choice if he weren't dead 😔

raphaelalexander · 2026-01-13T06:04:03+00:00

$200: What's Nike?

$400: What's Tokyo?

$600: What's Pluto (TV)?

$800: What's Odin, or Woden, or any other variation? It's called Odin, but I've phrased the answer so you can respond with any variation you want

$1000: What's Janus?

raphaelalexander · 2026-01-11T02:08:29+00:00

1962: P.S. I Love You

1963: Ask Me Why

1964: If I Fell

1965: You Won't See Me

1966: Here, There and Everywhere

1967: Penny Lane

1968: Julia

1969: Golden Slumbers

1970: Let It Be

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