Someone unmentionable, you know who

John Lennon cause I'm curious about what he would have been like in the 80's and 90's too among his peers in the music industry.

Jimi Hendrix cause his guitar playing was so amazing and if Clapton lasted for decades, he would have too cause he's way better. Even if his popularity decreased, he would have still toured and done duets. Can you imagine him working with funk artists or contributing to the grunge scene or possibly to hip hop or guesting on many records such as with Santana?

JoeBala said:

I agree with Hank Williams for this song alone:

You'll meet many just like me upon life's busy street
With shoulders stooped and heads bowed low and eyes that stare in defeat
Or souls that live within the past where sorrow plays all parts
Where a living death is all that's left for men with broken hearts
You have no right to be the judge to criticize and condemn
Just think but for the grace of God it would be you instead of him
One careless step a thoughtless deed and then the misery starts
And to those who weep death comes cheap these men with broken hearts
Oh so humble you should be when they come passing by
For it's written that the greatest men never get too big to cry
Some lose faith in love and life when sorrow shoots her darts
And with hope all gone they walk alone these men with broken hearts
You've never walked in that man's shoes or saw things through his eyes
Or stood and watched with helpless hands while the heart inside you dies
Some were paupers some were kings and some were masters of the arts
But in their shame they're all the same these men with broken hearts
Life sometimes can be so cruel that a heart will pray for death
God why must these living dead know pain with every breath
So help your brother along the road no matter where he starts
For the God that made you made them too these men with broken hearts

Yup, he was arguablly the greatest songwriter/storyteller that the genre ever had and after he died he left a huge void. You could point to Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard as being two people that carried on from where Hank left off and I love both of them but I also think that we were robbed of many more great songs and that Hank's best music may have been ahead of him.

Buddy Holly almost certainly had a ton of great music that he never got a chance to perform.

Spinlight said:

Prince

That's what I was gonna say

Timmy84 said:

Marlena58 said:

Michael Jackson, Teena Marie, Tupac, and Marvin Gaye

Who needs a ''hit'' record to come back: Stevie Wonder, Prince, and Diana Ross.

Also Berry Gordy and Quincy Jones. I can't remember the last time they produced anything good or made someone a star

Stevie, Prince & Diana just need to make great albums again but with Diana I don't know if anyone besides the late Nick Ashford and the surviving Valerie Simpson could do her wonders. With Stevie, he's so focused on enjoying his elder statesmenship that he just chooses to rest on his laurels when there's evidence he still can work magic in his music but he's yet to release it. Same with Prince.

Diana needs to spice it up a bit. She just needs a new look and sound. Also prince and stevie need to do an album together. That would be hot

rialb said:

Buddy Holly almost certainly had a ton of great music that he never got a chance to perform.

2Pac

Aaliyah

Miles Davis

Mary Wells

Michael Jackson

Rick James

Curtis Mayfield

Guru of Gangstarr

Old Dirrty Bastard

rialb said:

Buddy Holly almost certainly had a ton of great music that he never got a chance to perform.

Yep, hope he's somewhere jammin' with Otis; stupid ass airplanes!

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HotGritz said:

2Pac

Aaliyah

Miles Davis

Mary Wells

Michael Jackson

Rick James

Curtis Mayfield

Guru of Gangstarr

Old Dirrty Bastard

YESSS!!!

She's not a "legend" but I would like to bring Aaliyah back to see if she would become one. Gone too soon.

The legend I would bring back is Michael Jackson. I'm still not over his death. I used to be a huge fan, but I can barely listen to his music anymore. Come back, Michael!

alphastreet said:

Someone unmentionable, you know who

John Lennon cause I'm curious about what he would have been like in the 80's and 90's too among his peers in the music industry.

Jimi Hendrix cause his guitar playing was so amazing and if Clapton lasted for decades, he would have too cause he's way better. Even if his popularity decreased, he would have still toured and done duets. Can you imagine him working with funk artists or contributing to the grunge scene or possibly to hip hop or guesting on many records such as with Santana?

Picture Jimi dressing like Prince and doing electro-funk in the mid80s.

minneapolisFunq said:

alphastreet said:

Someone unmentionable, you know who

John Lennon cause I'm curious about what he would have been like in the 80's and 90's too among his peers in the music industry.

Jimi Hendrix cause his guitar playing was so amazing and if Clapton lasted for decades, he would have too cause he's way better. Even if his popularity decreased, he would have still toured and done duets. Can you imagine him working with funk artists or contributing to the grunge scene or possibly to hip hop or guesting on many records such as with Santana?

Picture Jimi dressing like Prince and doing electro-funk in the mid80s.

Interesting question would Prince have had such a window of opportunity IF Hendrix was still around?

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baroque said:

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Malice Mizer. Didn't one of them die? Kami right? Which one is Kami in the picture? I know Gackt is in the middle of course, he's not hard to figure out.

Luther Vandross.......What a beautiful man:f:

Hard to stick to one but I guess the legend I would bring back would be Celia Cruz.

lazycrockett said:

minneapolisFunq said:

Picture Jimi dressing like Prince and doing electro-funk in the mid80s.

Interesting question would Prince have had such a window of opportunity IF Hendrix was still around?

ahhhhhh.....

Timmy84 said:

baroque said:

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Malice Mizer. Didn't one of them die? Kami right? Which one is Kami in the picture? I know Gackt is in the middle of course, he's not hard to figure out.

kami is on gackt's right.he's the one with the purple and pink. and yes kami did died of brian hemorrage. this is a band that will never rejoin. but its a fun idea to add to the thread.

i know gackt will never re join the band and well tetsu is kinda of better with the band. he's was my favorite of them all. i will be happy if klaha sang with them. just once.

Rick Motherfunkin' James

baroque said:

Timmy84 said:

Malice Mizer. Didn't one of them die? Kami right? Which one is Kami in the picture? I know Gackt is in the middle of course, he's not hard to figure out.

kami is on gackt's right.he's the one with the purple and pink. and yes kami did died of brian hemorrage. this is a band that will never rejoin. but its a fun idea to add to the thread.

i know gackt will never re join the band and well tetsu is kinda of better with the band. he's was my favorite of them all. i will be happy if klaha sang with them. just once.

Ah I gotcha thanks. Yeah I did read on him suffering a hemorrhage. Sad.

Can't just pick one:

1) MJ

2) Bruce Lee

3) Tupac

WaterInYourBath said:

Can't just pick one:

1) MJ

2) Bruce Lee

3) Tupac

I love your picks! Especially Bruce..I'd selfishly bring him back so he could be my teacher. That'd be so cool......and I'd also get to drool over him . He was a beautiful man.

I'd like to add the following:

1. Marvin Gaye

2. Barry White

3. James Brown

4. Minnie Riperton

All I can think of right now....

-

Marvin Gaye

TotalAlisa said:

my baby Michael Jackson

I had him first

alphastreet said:

TotalAlisa said:

my baby Michael Jackson

I had him first

Keep walkin' you two...

he's mine

funkpill said:

lazycrockett said:

Interesting question would Prince have had such a window of opportunity IF Hendrix was still around?

ahhhhhh.....

Michael

Jimi

Marvin

Amy

I'd say MJ, but so does millions of others.