8 common misconceptions about pop culture, have become true
Constantly faced with the products of popular culture, it is very easy to get confused and fall victim to the various misconceptions. However, some initial misconceptions have grown to such proportions that have gone beyond the misconceptions on which to build, and have turned to the truth.
"Nedoslyshannye" texts
Pereviranie lyrics are usually based on a different interpretation of the language in consonance words. One striking example of this phenomenon is the song Jimi Hendrix «Purple Haze», where instead of «Scuse me while I kiss the sky» was heard «kiss this guy». "Wrong" version became popular so quickly that the artist he soon began to perform the second option.
«The Beatles» were drug addicts
There was a time when almost everyone believed that a certain group members are on drugs - and this opinion was erroneous. The fact that their song «Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds» unscrambled many as LSD Besides stitching «I can't hide» of the song «I want to hold your hand» was heard by many as a «I get high» ( "I'm leaving"), which also caused a similar thoughts. One day Bob Dylan, misheard lyrics, he offered them marijuana. Rumor has it that the musicians have used it along with Dylan. Moreover, that later McCartney began writing songs about wanting to throw the grass and how great use LSD
Hip-hop - a musical genre
True fans know that hip-hop is a youth subculture that includes many different areas: the rap and breakdancing and graffiti. But over time, "hip-hop" were defined as a musical genre, the main feature of which was a recitative. In fact, this is the same as the rap music, but after one of the radio stations it is dubbed as the "hip-hop music", the name has become boring, but still represents virtually the same rap.
Heavy metal band are the Devil
Group «Black Sabbath», which existed in the 1960s, has become a "target" of people who claim that their creativity is a component of the worship of the Devil. They were accused of what they are selling the soul to the devil for his popularity that send hidden messages in their songs followers, and many other unpleasant things. And even though the band had songs in the lines which alleged that its members against war, violence, evil and Satan, with the prevailing stereotype could not be helped. As a result, several groups began to appear later with names such as «Angel Corpse», left no doubt in the fact that they have decided to follow a widespread belief about the nature of heavy metal bands.
The Hidden Messages in Music
Many musicians have quite successfully experimented with recording additional information on the music media. It was and the new song, and the message of singers and groups that are hidden from censorship, and videos, and even simple computer games. Initially, however, experiments with music native pursued a different goal - to make a small bonus for the ardent fans of celebrities.
Group «Monkees» played their own instruments
When the boys began their musical career, they were given the opportunity to perform only the vocals, although the audience who saw them on television, gave the impression that they are playing their instruments, although this while hiring session musicians. It was only by the time the team's third album failed to break the resistance management, a situation that made the guys can play just as good a session man.
Horror movies are full of violent scenes
In 1974 he published a picture of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", which later became the prototype of a horror movie. This tape has opened a new era of incredibly vivid violent scenes in these films. In the picture was a lot of blood, which is used to simulate the tomato paste. However, the "level of violence" in the contemporary films was much lower. And as a result of such horrific pictures as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "Halloween," "The Hills Have Eyes" were retakes in the last decade so that they did not have an incredible amount of violent episodes.
Rating «X» is used for adult films
Originally rating «X» appropriated films that are not recommended to watch for persons under the age of 17. However, later it was renamed the «NC-17" and gradually among the masses had the belief that the rating «X» designated solely movies with pornographic content.
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