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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
I started thinking I don't know how I'll react to hearing when Neil Diamond passes away. He's 84 yo now. I've been a huge fan of his since I was a teenager in the 60s.
Got to see him in concert (2004) in Memphis at the old Pyramid. Loved each second.
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Yeah, it's our generation's turn.

I remember seeing how my grandparents, and then my parents, reacted with unusual depth of emotion as the entertainers of their era began to pass on one-by-one.

Dad had seen many of them live in USO shows during the war--or missed them because he was on duty. But he still felt a special connection.

I guess every generation has their "day the music died."
 
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BruisedOrange said:
I grew up thinking redheads were genetic freaks. Loved blondes in the '60s... then had a thing for short-haired brunettes in the '70s... then a thing for my wife's beautiful hair (from its auburn highlighted brown youth to its salt & pepper days) but now it's redheads (as well as, age appropriately, grey-silver-white heads) who catch my eye in a crowd.

🤔 So here's the question: if I'm no longer in my procreating years and I now prefer redheads, does that mean that--from an evolutionary psychology vantagepoint--that redheads really are considered genetic outliers? 🧬


If so... viva la outliers!
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Yes
 
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BruisedOrange said:
I grew up thinking redheads were genetic freaks. Loved blondes in the '60s... then had a thing for short-haired brunettes in the '70s... then a thing for my wife's beautiful hair (from its auburn highlighted brown youth to its salt & pepper days) but now it's redheads (as well as, age appropriately, grey-silver-white heads) who catch my eye in a crowd.

🤔 So here's the question: if I'm no longer in my procreating years and I now prefer redheads, does that mean that--from an evolutionary psychology vantagepoint--that redheads really are considered genetic outliers? 🧬


If so... viva la outliers!
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Redheads are wild and best for a fun time. Brunettes are the prettiest to look at. I usually have to have a conversation with a blonde before I consider anything. You never know what you are going to get with those…
 
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Anybody have a "First Time Hearing" YouTube channel whose emphasis is on the lyrics and songwriting that they could recommend? Most of them are only kids sharing their ignorance, and a waste of time. (I know... YouTube a waste of time?????!)

I like some of the voice coaches reactions and analysis, the ones who know their craft.

And I found one by a Gen-Z producer I like, who reacts mostly to the instruments, arrangements, and studio details, but it's still pretty superficial, so you get more reaction than analysis.

But haven't found one who can analyze lyrics and note what's special among songwriters.
 
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For any who wonder why Brian Wilson is so highly regarded as a creator and composer, I think this album says it all, musically and lyrically. It was maybe the first rock/pop album that wasn't just a collection of songs, but a single, thematic* exploration of a topic--in this case, a young man's maturing through the years, seen through how he related to the girls/women in his life. Amazing that Brian had so much insight at his young age and with his very untypical life circumstances!

* (The exception being "Sloop John B," which the other Beach Boys insisted be inserted so that they would have at least one, hit single to garner radio air play. They all realized that this was not an album Beach Boys fans would "get" in 1966!)

Indeed, it was not a hit album in its day. But like most classics in film or music, it has grown in stature and appreciation over the decades.

 
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VolPack22 said:
Redheads are wild and best for a fun time. Brunettes are the prettiest to look at. I usually have to have a conversation with a blonde before I consider anything. You never know what you are going to get with those…
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Being married to an Asian woman throws the issue of hair color out of the mix, unless she hits the hairdresser and gets a dye job to slightly non-black.
 
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