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[Arcadio Bolaños]

I don't get the cultural obsession with buying songs by somebody who has just died. If you like the music, why didn't you buy it when the person was alive?

I liked her songs when she was alive.
But yes, people are weird like that.

[stuperrins]

I liked her songs when she was alive.
But yes, people are weird like that.

thats one thing i don't understand 'i love them, i think they were a living legend.....not so much that id buy there albums when they were alive mind.'

[garjones]

Wall to wall coverage is just the best ad for anyone's output. Beyonce turns up on the X-Factor and does a turn for 5 minutes in front of 15m viewers and her song flies out the door, whoever does well at the Brits or has a 15 min session at the end of the show for the Hall of Fame gets a boost in sales, doesn't matter if their songs had been available for 3 decades.

People aren't thinking 'oh now she's dead I'll finally by her records, I'll wait to see who dies next and get their songs'.

To give an example that I found applies to me. I've been reading comics a long time and although familiar with the name have never read a comic drawn by John Severin I'm aware of. When he recently passed away a lot of articles explained his importance and showed how great his work was and that he was still working at Dark Horse. I may pick up some of that recent work just because I've been exposed to it now.

Whitney Houston hasn't had a top 40 hit in the US for 11 years. Her death thrusts her work instantly onto prime time TV and a constant loop on the radio.

[Adam Wednesdays]

I think we all expected there to be some tribute performances of this song, but I can't say that Chris Cornell was one of the places I expected it from...

[stephanie familiar]

regarding the whole not buying an artist's music until after death, perhaps people just aren't familiar with the musician or many of the musician's songs. i remember reading all of one sentence that was reported when Vic Chesnutt killed himself. i'd never heard of him nor any of his songs, but i googled him, then bought some of his music. would never have otherwise.

anyways, i saw bits of whitney's funeral today. very sad indeed.

[Patrick A]

I think we all expected there to be some tribute performances of this song, but I can't say that Chris Cornell was one of the places I expected it from...

http://www.youtube.c...d&v=vgFAq9Q8l8U

Pretty good too.

[steveuk]

Very VERY unfortunate timing.