[DiogenesLamp]

Things have gone to hell since Edison invented the gramophone...

Many a true word is said in jest, and in this case you aren't all that far off.

Edison invented both sound recording and video recording. Before he did this, Actors were considered low class, low morals people who were only fit to consort with gamblers, whores and bums.

Their audiences numbered in the thousands at most, and they seldom had any larger impact on the rest of society.

By making it possible to record their performances, their audiences could reach millions, and commensurate money could be paid to them as a result of their expanded reach. They became influential through their performances, their celebrity, and their money.

What Edison did was empower generally Liberal, low moral gutter trash people into power brokers capable of steering the Nation. For example, Ron Howard and Henry Winkler making a "Happy Days" commercial urging people to vote for Obama.

So yeah, by giving these generally immoral, Liberal people a means to acquire power and influence, it is indeed Edison's fault.

[thecodont]

Great insight.

[sparklite2]

They had to coin a name for movie performers, so Time magazine, which was new to the world itself, called them cinemactors. It didn’t take.

[dfwgator]

"Rock 'n Roll's been going downhill ever since Buddy Holly died."

[IronJack]

Actors were considered low class, low morals people who were only fit to consort with gamblers, whores and bums.

So nothing's changed then?

[Zeneta]

FWIW.

Whether it’s Pop Music or just Popular music there is something to be said about it’s effectiveness when used as a marketing tool.

Its effectiveness in capturing an emotional feeling in order to sell something.

My first recognition of this marketing tool was when Charles Schwab used the music and lyrics from the Chamber Brothers song, “Time has come Today” to promote their retirement plans. IIRC, it was in the early 1990’s.

It was extraordinarily effective.

It worked because it tied together something that was known, the music and words, with something that was uncertain, investing with Schwab. It will likely go down as the most successful marketing campaign in their history.

It is used or is attempted to be used in political campaigns because it works.

Bill Clinton used Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t Stop Believing” in 1993 and it is still remembered today.

At the end of the day, it’s all sales.

“Facts Tell, Stories Sell”

Familiar music tells an emotional story in which each listener will find a way to relate and then associate it with another message when done properly.

[OddLane]

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