I was saddened to hear of the passing of Monkees singer Davy Jones, who was struck down by a heart attack at the age of 66 today. Now, I wasn't around when "The Monkees" TV show initially aired. But, with the advent of MTV, they began to show the episodes all over again, thus inciting a new wave of "Monkee-Mania." And now onto the real nature of this post.
Taking notice of the latest trends in today's pop culture, I am reminded of the past couple of decades that society is repeating everything that occured in the past. For example, when I was a child, the King and Queen of Pop were Michael Jackson and Madonna. Today, it's Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. And now let's do a Now and Then according to decade of our Pop Culture kings and queens.
1950s: Elvis Presley. Buddy Holly. Little Richard. Frankie Avalon. Fabian.
(Footnote: Rock n Roll was "Men Only" territory at the time.)
1960s: The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. The Monkees. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The Mamas and the Papas. Connie Francis. Dusty Springfield. The Beach Boys. Aretha Franklin.
(Footnote: Although "The Monkees" were never considered a real group, they sure as heck pulled it of as if they were real.)
1970s: The Jacksons. The Osmonds. The DiFranco Family. The Carpenters. The Bee Gees. ABBA. Leif Garrett. David and Shaun Cassidy. Donna Summers. Diana Ross. Olivia Newton-John.
(Footnote: This is when the term "Divas" came into play and in great abundance)
1980s: Michael Jackson. Madonna. Def Leppard. Wham! The Eurythmics. Debbie Gibson. Tiffany. Whitney Houston. New Edition. New Kids on the Block. Bon Jovi. Poison.
(Footnote: NKOTB and New Edition was just the beginning of what will occur in the 90s)
1990s: Nirvana. Pearl Jam. Garbage. Soundgarden. Backstreet Boys. Britney Spears. Chritina Aguilera. Brandy. Monica. Aaliyah. JayZ. Destiny's Child. Snoop Dog. Puff Daddy.
(Footnote 1: I know, I left out 'Nsync. Reason? I never did truly like them. Footnote 2: I knew Diddy as Puff Daddy before he changed it to P-Diddy and then, eventually, Diddy Dirty Money)
2000s: Lenny Kravitz. Blink 182. Craig David. Maroon 5. Ronan Keating. Kylie Minogue. Bon Jovi. Def Leppard. NKOTBSB. Katy Perry. Lady Gaga.
(Footnote: Notice a pattern here. Yeah, people from Pop Culture's past are becoming popular yet again)
Now, I have analyzed the trends, musically. I will, further down the road, be examining and analyzing as far as toys and clothing. Check back for more on "Pop Culture Repeats Itself" in later posts.
Davy Jones, you were part of my childhood growing up and you will always be dearly missed by those that adored and loved you.
Davy was a special breed...I mean think about it, he was an actor who could sing, and a singer who could act. Gee, what happened to that trend? Oh yeah, it's more popular now, than it was then...The Monkees were pioneers, and with Davy gone, it's sad that will never come again.
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