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Thread started 12/07/10 5:10pm

musicjunky318

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Trademarks & Signatures In Pop Culture

Elvis Presley - White Jump Suit, Sideburns, Graceland

Madonna - White Wedding Dress, Cone-Shaped Bra

Prince - The Color Purple, Unpronounceable Symbol, Guitar

Britney Spears - Schoolgirl outfit

Jay-Z - Roc Sign

Michael Jackson - Sequin Glove, Socks, Jacket & Pants, Penny Loafers, Fedora, Moonwalk

What else?

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Reply #1 posted 12/07/10 5:16pm

Asymphony5

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Marilyn Monroe - The white flowy dress.

The Beatles - Beatles haircut... lol

Bob Marley - Dreadlocks

Stevie Wonder - Long Braids, glasses and keyboard

Diana Ross - Big ass hair.

~Time Spent Learning is a Time Never Wasted~

~They say the skies the limit And to me that's really true But my friend you have seen nothing Just wait till I get through~
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Reply #2 posted 12/07/10 5:23pm

JamFanHot

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EWF - The Egyptian decor / fashion

Billy Ray Cyrus (and a few others) - The Mullet

Courtney Love - Heroin bruises

Cameo - (sadly) The Codpiece

George Clinton (and much of Pfunk) - The Mothership

Van Halen - Eddie's 1984 Guitar

Run DMC - Shell-Top Adidas

Chic - Disco Ball

Funk Is It's Own Reward
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Reply #3 posted 12/07/10 5:27pm

TD3

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James Brown - Cape & routine

Boosty's - Space Bass

BB Kings - Lucille

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Reply #4 posted 12/07/10 5:29pm

minneapolisFun
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Jay-Z - Illuminati association

Kesha- Lack of ass

You're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam!
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Reply #5 posted 12/07/10 5:38pm

NDRU

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Asymphony5 said:

The Beatles - Beatles haircut... lol

you laugh, but pretty much every white man on earth let his hair hang down after 1965

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Reply #6 posted 12/07/10 6:43pm

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Elton John: crazy eyeglasses

Sugarfoot (Ohio Players): vertical afro

Vanilla Ice & Evil Kenevil: USA flag clothes

James Brown, Little Richard: hairdo

Willie Nelson, Sade: ponytail

Teddy Pendergrass, Nicholas Caldwell (Whispers), ZZ Top: beards

Skyy, Commodores, other 70's funk & R&B groups: outer space jumpsuits

Sandy Duncan, Sammy Davis Jr.: glass eye

Bobby Brown: Gumby flattop

Kwame: polka dots

Gap Band: cowboy outfits and fringe

Jimi Hendrix: military & marching band jackets

The Police: blond hair

Wham!, Donny & Marie Osmond: big smiles

Rod Stewart: spiked blond hair

Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler: lips

Ecstasy (Whodini): Zorro style hat

Dolly Parton: hair, breasts

Iris Chacon: curviness, butt

Tina Turner: legs, hair

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #7 posted 12/07/10 7:25pm

mimi2

JamFanHot said:

Courtney Love - Heroin bruises

falloff you so wrong for that!

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Reply #8 posted 12/07/10 10:23pm

JamFanHot

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mimi2 said:

JamFanHot said:

Courtney Love - Heroin bruises

falloff you so wrong for that!

I love that chick more with each passing year evillol

Funk Is It's Own Reward
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Reply #9 posted 12/07/10 11:35pm

Gunsnhalen

Bob Dylan- The Sunglasses and poofed hair

Jimi Hendrix- The Military jackets as said above

Mick Jagar & Steven Tyler- Big Lips wink

Bruce Springsteen- Headband

Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener

All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen

Datdonkeydick- Asherfierce

Gary Hunts Album Isn't That Good- Soulalive
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Reply #10 posted 12/08/10 4:55am

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beyonce, mariah carey, britney spears, christina aguilera, rihanna - lack of clothing. as if everyone wants to see their thighs.

the good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge ~ Bertrand Russel
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Reply #11 posted 12/08/10 6:45am

Tokyo89

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MickyDolenz said:

Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler: lips

cool

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Reply #12 posted 12/08/10 6:49am

SoulAlive

Tina Turner: big,spiky hair and leather mini-skirts

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Reply #13 posted 12/08/10 6:51am

SoulAlive

Jermaine Jackson:

lol

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Reply #14 posted 12/08/10 6:53am

TD3

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SoulAlive said:

Jermaine Jackson:

lol

uh, uh . . you ain't right. falloff

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Reply #15 posted 12/08/10 6:54am

SoulAlive

TD3 said:

SoulAlive said:

Jermaine Jackson:

lol

uh, uh . . you ain't right. falloff

lol I'm being silly this morning,lol

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Reply #16 posted 12/08/10 9:01am

MickyDolenz

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LaToya Jackson: headband

Janet Jackson: earring with key

Mr. T: mohawk and lots of necklaces

Ringo Starr: rings biggrin

Cyndi Lauper: colorful hair

Madonna: rubber bracelets, muscles

Paul McCartney: Rickenbacker bass

Kid & Play: big flattop

Billy Idol: sneer

Slash: top hat, Cousin Itt hair

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #17 posted 12/08/10 10:15am

NDRU

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MickyDolenz said:

Paul McCartney: Rickenbacker bass

no no no! Hofner Bass! smile

George Harrison & John Lennon=Rickenbacker guitars (paul did play a R. bass, too, but it's not his trademark)

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Reply #18 posted 12/08/10 10:16am

NDRU

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Prince: Purple trenchcoat

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Reply #19 posted 12/08/10 10:36am

FrenchGuy

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minneapolisFunq said:

Jay-Z - Illuminati association

Kesha- Lack of ass

falloff Again? shit! Live the girl alone! lol lol

George Michael - Blue jean truck-drivers look

Tupac - bandanas and pierced nose

Nirvana - Woodcutter shirts and dirty/overused all-star Converse shoes

Erykah Badu - Big ass headscarf

Slash - Top hats

The Cure - Looking like scarecrows (AKA proto-goth look)

Grace Jones - Female flat top hair

Gary numan - 'alien'

Kraftwerk, Gary Numan and Michael Jackson - Wearing black and red clothes

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[Edited 12/8/10 10:57am]

Everybody is somebody, but nobody wants to be themselves.
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Reply #20 posted 12/08/10 10:45am

Timmy84

Don't forget the Motown legends:

Marvin: knit cap, beard, jogging uniforms, jean attire, piano

Diana: big hair, flowing dresses

Stevie: braids, sunglasses, dashikis (lol), harmonica, piano, synthesizers

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Reply #21 posted 12/08/10 10:53am

NDRU

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Dizzie Gillespie--huge cheeks, weird bent trumpet

Beethoven--wild hair

Jimi--burning guitar

John Lennon--granny glasses

Pete Townsend--Windmill guitar strumming

Eddie Van Halen--red striped guitar

Elvis Costello--geeky glasses & suit

Buddy Holly--same as above

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Reply #22 posted 12/08/10 12:01pm

PoppyBros

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Tupac- loud mouth

ll cool j- Chapstick

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Reply #23 posted 12/08/10 1:24pm

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FrenchGuy said:

minneapolisFunq said:

Jay-Z - Illuminati association

Kesha- Lack of ass

falloff Again? shit! Live the girl alone! lol lol

George Michael - Blue jean truck-drivers look

Tupac - bandanas and pierced nose

Nirvana - Woodcutter shirts and dirty/overused all-star Converse shoes

Erykah Badu - Big ass headscarf

Slash - Top hats

The Cure - Looking like scarecrows (AKA proto-goth look)

Grace Jones - Female flat top hair

Gary numan - 'alien'

Kraftwerk, Gary Numan and Michael Jackson - Wearing black and red clothes

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[Edited 12/8/10 10:57am]

I was just attempting to be funny, I'm one of the strongest Kesha supporters on this board!

You're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam!
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Reply #24 posted 12/08/10 1:39pm

JoeTyler

Aerosmith- the band's logo, Steven Tyler's microphone full of scarves.

David Bowie- Ziggy's red hair, blue-green eyes...

Rolling Stones - The tongue logo, Mick's lips and his crazy/random dancing

U2- The white flag (83), The Fly character (1991-93), The Edge's skull cap lol

Public Enemy- that big ass watch...

John Lennon- round shades

Elvis- leather suit (68)

Tina Turner- long, curvy legs

The Police- Sting's bleached hair and occasional double bass

The Doors - Jim Morrison's 1967 portraits...

Judas Priest: harley-davidsons on stage and the twin guitars

George Michael- rough beard, quiff and big shades

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Reply #25 posted 12/08/10 4:45pm

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Spice Girls - Girl Power

Kid N Play - High Top Fades

2Pac - Thug Life Tattoos

Heavy D and B.I.G. and Fat Boys - Robust and Rotund physiques

Ozzy Ozborne - Implied Devil Worship and eating bats on stage

Run DMC - All Black Everything and Adidas Sneakers

Flava Flav - Wearing clocks on one's neck.

Madonna - Platinum Blonde Hair and push up bras

Lil Kim and Foxy Brown - Birth of the nasty female rapper

Sylvester & RuPaul - Dragginess

Prince - High Heel Boots and an unpronouncible symbol for a name

Peter Frampton - Talking Guitar

Whitney Houston - Glamour plus crack

Bobby Brown - crack

Cyndi Lauper & Nicki Minaj - Kool Aid Hair

[enter 80s rock band here] - Really Big and Long Hair

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