Question:
Back (& Forward) in Time?
If you were able to travel in time and were an ambassador for our own time, how would you answer these questions?
You can choose only 2.
You're in the 1100s A.D. in a midevial court before a king. You have a stereo system capable of playing music without plugging in or draining its energy. The people in the court have basic instruments and not too lively music. What 2 songs do you have come out of your stereo?
You're in 2434 A.D. Music from our time has been lost and forgotten about for generations. What 2 songs do you play to reacquaint them to it?
It's 2029. You're the head of NASA. You're about to send up a deep space probe. On it, you include the history of Earth, information on humanity, and 2 songs for the Aliens to hear. Which songs do you put?
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Stairway to Heaven
Jenny from the Block
This should give these other cultures an idea of a true classic and true garbage and how subjective music actually is. You decide which is the classic and which is the garbage.