On the flip side, it seems pretty clear that the blog readership is weak in the vital 19-34 year old demographic. Barring a shocking rush of votes in the waning hours the winner will be "Who is Timbaland?"
Timbaland, put simply, is what the kids are listening to these days. He is successful both as a solo artist and a producer. (Where success=$). I would rant and rave about how we all need to be more aware of the world around us but looking over his wikipedia page I don't recognize most of it. My continuing celebration of Hall and Oates' catalog forces me to cede the high ground here.
As for the question posed, it looks like the vote is 7-to-5 saying that Phil Collins is not the Timbaland of the '80s. Since that's my position, and since I'm going to use marital counting techniques (and since it is, after all, my blog) - I call it a landslide victory for me.
As for the joker who answered "Who is Phil Collins?" - really? If you listened to music in the '70s he was the lead singer of Genesis after Peter Gabriel left. If you listened to music in the '80s he was a successful solo artist (I still don't know what "In the Air Tonight" is about, but boy is it moody). More solo work followed in the '90s along with the soundtrack for "Tarzan" , and for the kids out there he actually shows up in one of the "Grand Theft Auto" games.
If you belong to my parents' generation, then you're excused.
Extra credit: There was a VH1 Classic commercial featuring "In the Air Tonight" where a kid is listening to it through his headphones and then drums along to the classic break, but I can't find it. If you can I'd love to have a link to it. This gorilla doesn't count.
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I was always partial to Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, not to be confused with One More Night.
Was your favorite show Knight Rider?
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