Why? Because "Wonderwall"
Pink Floyd are famous for their philosophical lyrics and for having really long songs. They were so long that some radio stations wouldn't play them! Pink Floyd's music is slow and soft with electronic organs, synthesizers and guitars. They made "concept albums", where you listened to one song, you listened a whole album. Pink Floyd's album are intelligent: the themes on the album The Dark Side of the Moon include conflict, greed and mental illness. It stayed in the US charts for 15 years! Pink Floyd were also the pioneers of live shows with lights and visual effects
In 1970, a young art student called Farrokh Bulsara joined a new London group. Farrokh changed his name to Freddie Mercury and the group became Queen! They wrote two of the most famous rock anthems of all time: "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions". With his charm and energy, Freddie was considerated the gratest showman of his era. At wembley Stadium, London, in 1985, 72.000 people were hypnotized by Freddie's magic. It was one of the greastest rock perfomances in history.
David Bowie is famous for reinventing his music... And his style! He had his first hits with "Space Oddity" in 1969 and "Starman" in 1972. Bowie played a new form of soft guitar rock that sounded like it came from space. He also created a persona, Ziggy Stardust, who had a strange look wich shocked people. Bowie then began to play funy and commercial music and he became a big star in America. In 2013 bowie released his first single in ten years called "Where Are We Now?" It was Number One on iTunes in 17 countries!
Jhon Lennon of The Beatles was one of the greatest musicians of all time. Generations of new fans continue to discover his songs. This year, Jhon Lennon fans will be thinking of their idol on 8 December: the 30th anniversary of his dead.
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes insisted he was not surprised by
their performance as they thrashed Barcelona 4-0 in the Champions
League.
