Rooney Wonders: Who Is Lady Gaga?

August 29, 2010 5:00 PM

Andy Rooney wonders about the musical performers of today. Who are Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Usher?


by usawarrior September 27, 2010 5:37 PM EDT: Andrew, just like you, I don't know who she is and I suspect that I don't want to know. Knowing some of the newer performers will probablu gag me. Ella or Patsi will do just fine for me.; Reply to this comment


by zipitydooda September 17, 2010 6:51 PM EDT: According to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, from 2000 to 2009 album sales declined 52%. From 2008 to 2009, the decline was 12.7%. The stuff the music industry cranks out is junk that people don't want. The names aren't worth knowing.; Reply to this comment


by knowerseeker September 16, 2010 3:57 PM EDT: Lady Gaga is a porn star who sings. That's her in a nutshell.; Reply to this comment


by SUNILDASWANEY September 16, 2010 2:43 PM EDT: I AGREE WITH ANDY ON THAT "SCORE"I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THOSE SINGERS BEFORE!; Reply to this comment


by WaCoHi September 11, 2010 6:59 PM EDT: Today's vocalists are, often, only as good as good as their amplifying equipment. Turn of the power and the are mute!; Reply to this comment


by entropydecides September 5, 2010 12:53 AM EDT: Okay Andy, Please, don't tell me you're not familiar with Susan Boyle? Try out her first album. Maybe I'm only fifty, but there's a lot of good music out there. You might like Fleet Foxes and they're a relatively new band. You're in a rut Andy, expand your horizons...you might have to work at it in the beginning, since you're out of practice....but Susan Boyle alone is worth breaking new ground. Listen to "Daydream Believer" and become one.; Reply to this comment


by MorningBugle August 31, 2010 1:16 PM EDT: I am 23, and I listen to and have an appreciation for a wide range of music from classical to rock to jazz to country and bluegrass to pop and hip hop. Yes, both Ella Fitzgerald and Lady Gaga are on my iPod. I understand that everyone has different tastes, but to write off a genre of music or refuse to listen to new music is to deprive yourself of what could be a rewarding experience. Andy needs to stop using his age as an excuse and try to gain an appreciation for new things. And Lady Gaga isn't even new. Her first chart-topping album was released just over two years ago.; Reply to this comment


by MarkMlekush August 30, 2010 4:40 PM EDT: I maybe only 45 years old but I dont like the music that most Americans listen to these days and yes I don't who Laday Gaga is either. On the other hand I do know songs and singers like Bing Crosby "White Christmas" Dean Martin Glen Miller and "Moon River" sung by L. Armstrong. I gues a few of us like Mr. Rooney are stuck in our own ways and will never change and keep disagreeing with what is going on in this Mad Mad Mad World but in my book that is a good thing.; Reply to this comment

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