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Old 11-11-2014, 07:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
Soulflower
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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle View Post
An icon for me is someone/thing that is very easily associated with, in this case, a certain type of music. Like if someone brings up pop music, there'd be this list of acts that immediately springs to mind, they'd be icons. That's how I see it at least. Justin Bieber is a pop icon and you know it.

No actually I don't.

Being popular and being Iconic are two different things. This is the misconception that I am speaking that the casual listener falls for.

Okay, what are his Iconic songs?

I can't think of any songs this child has done off the top of my head.

What are his Iconic groundbreaking songs?
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