Prince passed away yesterday; you may not have been aware of this if you were in a coma or … no, there is no way you missed this news unless you were in a coma. I’m pretty sure deep in the bowels of solitary confinement in the Colorado SuperMax Terrorist Prison, Zacarias Moussaoui was heard mournfully humming “Raspberry Beret.” The news of Prince’s death even temporarily took the National Crisis of Transgender Bathrooms off the top of the hour news for a brief period.
It made me think of the other 1980’s icons who are getting up into AARP territory and … well, what’s going to happen when they die? Let’s speculate, won’t you?
- Bruce Springsteen will die someday, and then he will boycott Heaven when he discovers they don’t let dudes use the Ladies’ Room there.
- Bono will die someday, and wouldn’t you love to be at the Pearly Gates as he lectures God about the plight of African children.
- Morrissey will die someday, and finally manage not to be a pompous ass for five minutes.
- Madonna, I can just see her having herself taxidermied… perhaps using Japanese sex robot technology … and put on exhibit like Lenin or a venerated Catholic Saint… so she can still get attention after she’s dead. Judging by recent pictures, she has already begun this process.
- Cyndi Lauper, I am pretty sure when she dies, a lot of people are going to say, “Wasn’t she already dead? I feel like she died already.” Then, they will go to wiki and say, “Huh, I guess I must have been thinking of someone else. Well, she’s dead now.”
- Boy George probably will not require a whole lot of embalming, I’ll leave it at that.
Of all of the people on your list, I liked their music except for Morrissey and Girl George.
Arent we grumpy this morning?
Apparently VtheK woke-up this morning in a purple haze….
After years of writing some pretty great music, Prince can finally start decomposing
I notice Keith Richards isn’t on your list. Keith will never die.
@ MurcanDownunder: I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole band made a deal with the Devil that they can live forever if they keep touring.
One of the greatest musicians of all time has died, and you make commentary on our society’s unfortunate obsession with celebrity and grouping him together with the likes of two albeit talented, but obnoxious Brits–one a glum sourpuss, the other a druggie felon–as well as other talented musicians, most of whom’s strongest output is backdated 30 years, three of whom were never once as or more relevant than Prince.
Me thinks you’re overcompensating with disaffected snark to mask your love of the man’s contributions. Upon Bowie’s death, you were more respectful. Should have cut things off after the first paragraph and the transgender line. I mean, the guy was anti-gay marriage, hun. That plays right into your wheelhouse (at least in theory, anyway; not in practice).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMwH-4pA1NA
Keith Richards the walking dead
“One of the greatest musician of our time..” Hardly, IMO, but we all have opinions…“Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity, opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.” Albert Einstein
Songwriter, stage performer, mastered several instruments, amazing singer, unique fashion sense. Prince was the whole package. There are few who are. David Bowie was another.