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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC
Oh, Christ-a-mighty! The Ronettes? They were really just puppets used by Phil Spector, and he's already been inducted on his own. They didn't write, didn't produce, didn't play, etc. Okay, so they had a string of hit singles 40 years ago, but when they were over, they were over. Meanwhile Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt and, um Stevie, who have had enduring, enriching careers, continue to get ignored.  |
The Ronettes deserve to be inducted based on "Be My Baby" alone. Production by Spector aside, what a sonic achievement. Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, and Stevie Nicks would kill to have a song that will actually be remembered as such (if at all, quite frankly) 75-100 years from now.