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[–] snappy@lemmy.world 97 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Bob Dylan, Chubby Checker, Bernhard Goetz

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 13 points 22 hours ago

Ages 84, 84, and 78, respectively.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If this is a highlander situation my money is definitely on Goetz.

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

And that's when Chubby Checker hits you with The Twist.

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

There will be only one

[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

In order of the FMK game, I assume?

[–] Porrny@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I wonder when all of U2 died, though… hadn’t heard anything about that.
Another for the AI slop pile. Maybe ppl shouldn’t just ask AI a question to create this bullshit articles, eh? If I didn’t have an ad blocker active I would feel cheated by reading articles like that.

[–] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 1 points 48 minutes ago

You know it’s not the band U2 in the song, right?

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Powers died back in '77.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Bernhard Goetz

First time I heard him called Bernhard...

Yeah, Bernie Goetz

I''ve been thinking about Bernie Goetz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x60V0eayiAY

Doomtree - 38 airweight

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Bob Dylan probably doesn't have long, lol

That's wild, I could've sworn he was dead already.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 9 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

judging by his recent gigs, he may already be gone

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

By "recent", you mean the last 50 years?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

yeah, i was in austin the same time he was recently. everyone was goggling about going to see him and were you going to go see him? I was like, for the $400 they're asking i can watch a tape. i saw a mid-80s year old buddy guy a few years back and while as a guitar player it was a really technically interesting concert, he hardly played any songs. he mostly imitated other greats who have died and had been influenced by his style. like, cool you can play like stevie and jimi but i came to hear you dude. buddy was only $20 a pop so it was still a great concert. I was not going to risk that at $400 a pop.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

"buddy guy" is not the same as Buddy Guy. If you think capitalization isn't useful, here's an example of where it is.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Mysteries on the Holodeck.