100 ïåñåí, èçìåíèâøèõ ìèð
18 àâãóñòà, 2009 by Sir Michael
Íàòêíóëñÿ â èíåòå íà ñïèñîê “100 ïåñåí, èçìåíèâøèõ ìèð”. Çàìåòêà íà÷èíàëàñü ñëîâàìè – “Íåäàâíî áðèòàíñêèé æóðíàë…” ß ïîñìîòðåë íà äàòó ïóáëèêàöèè – 2009 ãîä. Îäíàêî, äà, “íåäàâíî”!
À áûëî ýòî â äåêàáðå 2002 ãîäà. Öåëûé ãîä âëèÿòåëüíûé áðèòàíñêèé ìóçûêàëüíûé æóðíàë “Q magazine” äîíèìàë ìóçûêàíòîâ, êðèòèêîâ è æóðíàëèñòîâ, ïèøóùèõ íà ìóçûêàëüíûå òåìû îäíèì-åäèíñòâåííûì âîïðîñîì – êàêàÿ ïåñíÿ, íà èõ âçãëÿä, äîñòîéíà òîãî, ÷òîáû ìîæíî áûëî î íåé ñêàçàòü – “Îíà èçìåíèëà ìèð!”  ðåçóëüòàòå ïîëó÷èëñÿ âîò òàêîé ñïèñî÷åê èç 100 ïóíêòîâ (ìîæíî, ÿ íå áóäó ïåðåâîäèòü êîììåíòàðèè ê ïåðâîé äåñÿòêå? È òàê âñå ÿñíî, ïàìîìó…): À êîãäà âðåìÿ ïîÿâèòñÿ, ÿ ê íèì è òðåêè åùå ïðèöåïëþ. Ìîæåò áûòü. Åñëè âåòðà íå áóäåò! Äà – à îïóáëèêîâàí ýòîò ñïèñîê áûë â ÿíâàðå 2003.  ïåðâîì íîìåðå. Íî äàííûå ïîëþáîìó çà 2002-é. Õîòÿ… Êàêàÿ ðàçíèöà äëÿ âå÷íîé ìóçûêè – äåñÿòü ëåò – òóäà, äåñÿòü ëåò – ñþäà… Õîòü ñòî. Ýòè ïåñíè óæå – â Âå÷íîñòè.
1. That’s All Right – Elvis Presley
Rock ‘n’ roll history begins here. "If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel, I could make a billion dollars." History tells us this was a constant refrain from the mouth of Sun Records boss Sam Phillips, and in 1954 his dream came true. Whether he made a billion dollars is left up to the accountants to determine, but one thing is sure. The singer he found, one Elvis Aaron Presley, changed the face of music forever.
2. I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
The song that broke America. It is one of history’s more notable minor quirks that President Kennedy was assassinated on 22 November 1963, one week before the UK release of The Beatles’ fifth single. The two events might seem unconnected, yet the role of I Wanna Hold Your Hand in the USA’s recovery from this bleak event is unquestionable.
3. God Save The Queen – The Sex Pistols
Punk call-to-arms that raised the spectre of civil war. God Save The Queen created a moment quite unlike anything that has happened before or since in the annals of rock.
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