Was 1979 the last great year for pop?

We had Ian Dury, Pink Floyd, the mods, 2 Tone … now we have X Factor and High School Musical. Oh dearDoes pop music matter now, or has it turned into pap? I find myself increasingly asking this question, and fear that I'm becoming an archetypal anti-youth, middle-aged specimen myopically revisiting a mythical golden era. But am I?It was 30 years ago when my family moved from the countryside to the town and I plunged headlong into the pop realm. It was the same year Smash Hits and the Sony ...

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