garfield's_kid Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 An idea struck me today that I think might alter a few shows in future years. Here goes. There are literally thousands of radio stations across the country that play Top 40 music. Therefore, there are millions of people that listen to these radio stations, and many people listen so much that they know the songs by heart. Corps are always trying to play music that is recognizable, and also catchy enough that it stays in your head for an annoyingly long amount of time. Why don't corps incorporate some Top 40 songs into their scores? People know the songs, and they are always singing these songs, so that proves that the music is catchy (And if you're like me, thanks to some "fangirls," these songs are stuck in your head for weeks). In my mind, this is the perfect idea for a show by any corps. Does anyone else feel the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Aces Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Corps are always trying to play music that is recognizable You sure about that?? Have you seen any rep lists from the last, oh, 10-15 years or so?? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soccerguy315 Posted May 18, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2012 they could title the show, Rach Star 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostrauser Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 The day Foster the People shows up in DCI I'm going to kill 400 people in 16 states. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriTroop Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Two words: sync rights. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Two words: sync rights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsubone Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Because that's what high school and college marching band are for. If you really tried to break down Top 40 music, you would be appalled at a.) the simplicity, and b.) how repetitive it is. It would not translate at all to the drum corps field. Just my thoughts of course. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiodb Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Because that's what high school and college marching band are for. If you really tried to break down Top 40 music, you would be appalled at a.) the simplicity, and b.) how repetitive it is. It would not translate at all to the drum corps field. A decent arranger could make the necessary tweaks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie1223 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 If the point of this is to be "annoyingly catchy" than absolutely not. plus lady gaga is making her rounds again this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glory Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 In addition to all the good objections already raised is this "evergreen" issue in the marching band world: The cool police already have charged us with being uncool. Why would we play less cool versions of their favorites and give them more cause to convict us on the geek count? I don't ordinarily think we should make our decisions based on our worst critics' sensibilities. In this case, however, I think we'd be condeming ourselves to high school purgatory. One time at band camp ... HH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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