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Re: RIP Little Richard

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Originally Posted by JeffTheAlpaca (Post 13740875)

Maybe if they make a movie on his life that would strengthen his legacy for future generations.

You mean like this one? I'm not normally a fan of biopics, but I do normally like the documentaries that normally get produced alongside them. I would definitely watch one on Little Richard.

Re: RIP Little Richard

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Originally Posted by brayzie (Post 13741376)

Compare that with Elvis Presley, who’s almost deified in pop-culture. Even as a kid I thought Elvis was the epitome of cool.

Really? When I was young, Elvis always seemed like a big joke. He was seen as a hillbilly who got rich and lived an excessive lifestyle, got fat, and died on the toilet.

Re: RIP Little Richard

What year were you born?

I was born in ‘78. While that point of view was definitely present while I was growing up, the standard narrative was that he was a rock legend and his swagger was cool. Especially when he was younger.

When I was a teen I think of the reverence U2 had for him in Rattle and Hum and the embracing of his style as cool in True Romance.

Re: RIP Little Richard

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Originally Posted by Mabuse (Post 13741944)

What year were you born?

1970. I probably learned a lot of what I knew about Elvis by listening to Steve Dahl and Garry Meier mock him on Chicago radio constantly. They even made a TV show about him called "Greeting from Graceland" that I've never actually seen but looks like it is on Youtube.

Re: RIP Little Richard

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Originally Posted by JasonX (Post 13741731)

You mean like this one? I'm not normally a fan of biopics, but I do normally like the documentaries that normally get produced alongside them. I would definitely watch one on Little Richard.

Did not know that existed

Maybe HBO or somebody could put out a doc

Re: RIP Little Richard

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Originally Posted by windom (Post 13741808)

Really? When I was young, Elvis always seemed like a big joke. He was seen as a hillbilly who got rich and lived an excessive lifestyle, got fat, and died on the toilet.

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Originally Posted by windom (Post 13741952)

That explains our different perceptions. So you saw him when he became "Fat Elvis," was putting out lesser work and dressing up like Shazam . But the time I was a little kid, he had been long since dead, and pop-culture was enjoying 50s nostalgia: Happy Days and Back to the Future for example. The only time I saw pictures or footage of Elvis during this time was when he was in his 50s prime. I also think him being a dead rock n roll legend played a part.

Little Richard on the other hand was a flamboyant senior citizen appearing on shows like Full House, and who supposedly made music according to Uncle Jesse.

Now, I've heard stuff like "You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog" by Elvis all my life, so now it's boring. But for me there's a lot of Little Richard's music that I haven't heard of, so it sounds kind of fresh to me.