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Post by OldFred on Aug 12, 2010 7:30:45 GMT -5
BBC Radio 6 has been running a series called 'Hope I Die Before I Get Old', which studies the cult of death in Rock & Roll. They've already covered Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly and the current episode covers John Lennon's death. Listening to the previous episodes I found Mark Radcliffe's commentary a bit snarky at times, but the subject is still fascinating. The episode will be up on the Radio 6 archives for one week from the broadcast date. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00tgxt4/Hope_I_Die_Before_I_Get_Old_The_Cult_of_Death_in_Rock_n_Roll_John_Lennon/
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Post by John S. Damm on Aug 12, 2010 10:47:48 GMT -5
Thanks Fred!
The kind of snarky thing about this show's title is John never wanted to die young and made that clear. He specifically refuted Neil Youngs', "It's better to burn out than fade away" sentiment.
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Post by acebackwords on Aug 12, 2010 14:22:51 GMT -5
Thanks Fred! The kind of snarky thing about this show's title is John never wanted to die young and made that clear. He specifically refuted Neil Youngs', "It's better to burn out than fade away" sentiment. Yeah I loved Lennon's sentiments on that one. "Did Sid Vicious die so that we might rock?"
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