the 1980's pop music is best!!! 2

Technically pop music was supposed to have originated in the 1890s; however, for the purpose of this debate I will accept the common notion that, "The origins of pop music can be traced to post-Second World War in the United States, where a succession of events made commercial sound recordings accessible to the population at large for the first time" (Wikipedia: Pop Music). Thus famous pop musicians and groups include Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Madonna and Michael Jackson, whom are affectionately referred to as the "King and Queen" of Pop. Although these two artists in particular had reached the peak of their music careers in the 1980s, I argue that the trimpuhs made by these two individuals do not and can not undermine the effect that pop music and other pop artists have made on the world in decades prior. Elvis is called the "King of Rock-N-Roll" yet he is also considered a part of the pop music genre (countless sites support this notion; I will provide citation if necessary). His impact on the music industry is undeniable. His style, song-writing and performance style has been imitated and inspirational for artists of every genre years after his success and death. Similarly, The Beatles have impacted music in a big way, intoducing the world to a lot of "firsts" such as being the first band ever to have all positions in the top ten be filled with their songs at one time, the first band to have over 50,000 fans attend a concert, the first band to create music videos (called "promotional films")... I could go on and on and on. The contributions to the industry and other aspects of pop culture in general (fashion trends, hair styles, new recording methods, new genre - see: acid rock, etc etc etc) are insurmountable attributes given to us by The Beatles. Because of this group and other pop artists, such as Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys to name a few, I would consider the 1960s to be the decade with the "best" pop music. The Beach Boys were the typical All-American guy group that won the hearts of adoring female fans with catchy tunes, and "Dylan's early lyrics incorporated politics, social commentary, philosophy and literary influences, defying existing pop music conventions and appealing widely to the counterculture" (Wikipedia: Bob Dylan). However I will not negate the impact of artists from different decades; in truth I am simply selecting the 1960s as the decade with the "best" pop music because in a previous debate it was advised I select a basis for comparison when it comes to this type of debate with said topic. In that case, I would like to state that the 1960s surpasses the 1980s as the decade with the "best" pop music for a few reasons: the impact of the artists, the popularity of the music, the influence these musicians have had on society and future music, the catchy melodies and beats, etc. My opponent has noted that he feels the pop music of the 1980s was the best because there are less profanities. I would like to point out that there were little to no profanities in pop music prior to the 1970s at best. There were some profanities in 1980s pop music as well. Additionally, Pro has suggested that pop music today consists of strictly computer beats with little input from musicians. I would like to remind him that the 1980s was the decade of synthesizers; although artists have used them before the 80s, they became extremely popular and were the backbone of a majority of the pop music acts during that decade.