Of all the questions posed by pop music over the years — Will you love me tomorrow? Should I stay or should I go? — among the toughest is this: When is a famous band no longer itself?


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-07-22 15:06:26">July 22, 2024 at 3:06 p.m.</time>

Of all the questions posed by pop music over the years — Will you love me tomorrow? Should I stay or should I go? — among the toughest is this: When is a famous band no longer itself?{ai:summary}<p>A famous band drifts through the fog of time, its essence fading like a last drink at a dive bar. Questions linger like smoke: When does the music stop being the music? </p><p>In a world where change is constant, the identity of art hangs by a thread, strumming the heart of nostalgia. #culture</p>

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