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IheartBB · 30-10-2011, 11:29 PM

I would have probably gone for boybands too given the choice of themes

Jords · 30-10-2011, 11:47 PM

Aaron is camp so its not a massive surprise.

Vicky. · 30-10-2011, 11:52 PM

My dad even likes Busted...and he is 49

Though his reasoning is 'at least they play their own instruments unlike the rest of the manufactured crap'

(Secretly though, I believe its because I used to blast the songs 24/7 when I lived at home, and he just liked them)

jet · 31-10-2011, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Vicky.

My dad even likes Busted...and he is 49

Though his reasoning is 'at least they play their own instruments unlike the rest of the manufactured crap'

(Secretly though, I believe its because I used to blast the songs 24/7 when I lived at home, and he just liked them)

I think by the time you get to 49, your ears are only fit for Busted or Westlife if you've had your kids music blasting away at you for years.

psychtracker · 31-10-2011, 04:09 AM

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I think by the time you get to 49, your ears are only fit for Busted or Westlife if you've had your kids music blasting away at you for years.

LOL...my sympathies

I'm mid 30s, and never even heard of A1, Busted, JLS. Maybe it's part coz i'm from Australia...are they English? When i was at school New Kids On The Block were big, but seemed to be totally the domain of the girls. One mate i remember had slightly dodgy music tastes, and reputably had a Kylie poster on his wall, but he came out of the closet a few years later!

Jords · 30-10-2011, 11:54 PM

-likes Busted-

karezza · 31-10-2011, 12:28 AM

30-year-old men are in boybands.

jet · 31-10-2011, 12:33 AM

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30-year-old men are in boybands.

Only because they have been in them for years. Is there a new boyband of thirty somethings I don't know about?

paper-cut-exit · 31-10-2011, 12:34 AM

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30-year-old men are in boybands.

If the money is good, why change job huh.

rk3388 · 31-10-2011, 12:37 AM

no they dont. Thats a fact.
99% do not.
But should this be a thread?

vesavius · 31-10-2011, 01:01 AM

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I thought it was a teenage girl thing. I don't know any males, teenage or otherwise that love Westlife.

Kookily contrived ones do.

Princess · 31-10-2011, 01:17 AM

There was definitely more men at the Take That shows this summer then there was a few years ago, though they still say they were dragged along and obviously it's still about 80% women.

I love people like James Corden who openly admits his boyband love.

MTVN · 31-10-2011, 02:23 AM

Westlife are a fantastic band, as are (to a lesser extent) Boyzone, Take That and the Backstreet Boys

Locke. · 31-10-2011, 02:28 AM

Quite liked A1 on last nights BOTS aswell.

Caught in the Middle is a great song.

G1dds · 31-10-2011, 04:17 AM

of course - most of us in our 30s were around with the original likes of Boyzone, Backstreet Boys, NKOTB, E17, Take That etc, so would have grown up with their music ringing in our ears

Most people I know, still love the ol' boybands ............ crikey, I think Im a bigger fan of Take That this year round than last and haven't you heard alot of peeps getting excited that Steps are making a reappearance

(not me I hasten to add, and yes I know they are not a Boy Band just making a point)

Nothing wrong with a love of boy bands - the Beatles were one of the originals and my dad never grew out of them, infact he gathered a love of a few more current ones on the way and has JLS currently on board lol (& my dad, hitting 60, has been a musician since 11). So no, its not unusual for a man of 30 to love boy bands

so there

psychtracker · 31-10-2011, 04:26 AM

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So no, its not unusual for a man of 30 to love boy bands

We obviously hang out in different circles, coz i've honestly never heard any 30s male friend or acquaintance mentioning Boybands.

As Seinfeld would say, not that's there anything wrong with that!

It's completely debatable, but i wouldn't consider The Beatles a boyband, from how the term derived in the 80s. Yes, the Beatles were all male, but they played their own instruments on stage without backing, and wrote most of their songs. If you're going back in time, i'd consider boyband's have more in common with the doo wop groups of the 50/60s, who often recorded other people's songs and stood around mics, singing acapella or with backing musicians.

G1dds · 31-10-2011, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by psychtracker

We obviously hang out in different circles, coz i've honestly never heard any 30s male friend or acquaintance mentioning Boybands.

As Seinfeld would say, not that's there anything wrong with that!

Ah well, my circle of friends are still fun loving and childish at heart - I swear we all still think we are 17 still (but with responsibilities now

)

Weirdly, most of my buddies are primary school teachers

psychtracker · 31-10-2011, 04:59 AM

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Ah well, my circle of friends are still fun loving and childish at heart - I swear we all still think we are 17 still (but with responsibilities now

)

Weirdly, most of my buddies are primary school teachers

That's cool! ..whatever gets you by.

exoticrosebud · 31-10-2011, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by psychtracker

We obviously hang out in different circles, coz i've honestly never heard any 30s male friend or acquaintance mentioning Boybands.

As Seinfeld would say, not that's there anything wrong with that!

It's completely debatable, but i wouldn't consider The Beatles a boyband, from how the term derived in the 80s. Yes, the Beatles were all male, but they played their own instruments on stage without backing, and wrote most of their songs. If you're going back in time, i'd consider boyband's have more in common with the doo wop groups of the 50/60s, who often recorded other people's songs and stood around mics, singing acapella or with backing musicians.

It takes some longer than others to come out ! lol..

Black Dagger · 31-10-2011, 07:06 AM

My dad loves a bit of One Direction (voted for them last year) and he's 41...

Think he's going through a mid life crisis, poor sod.

exoticrosebud · 31-10-2011, 07:40 AM

>>>> is wondering if CHAV is a boy band ive missed ??? lol

tonyface · 31-10-2011, 07:47 AM

Not men, just big girls blouses like Aaron...

connie · 31-10-2011, 05:36 PM

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Not men, just big girls blouses like Aaron...

I take you didn't like the Beatles then, each to there own i say, wouldn't do to all be the same. Wouldn't you go to the O2 if there were boy bands on.