Intro
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The 1990s was a magical time when record labels assembled groups of singing and dancing young men, which became known as boy bands. None was more successful than the Backstreet Boys, but can their fame continue now that the members are in their 30s and 40s?
The Backstreet Boys have decided to reunite and tour again with the music that made them famous years ago. A reunion like this can excite a band’s original fans and hopefully create new fans in the younger generation. Find out if Marni and Jeff think Backstreet has what it takes to make another comeback.
Dialog
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Jeff: Hey Marni, have you heard the word?
Marni: Do tell! I don’t know.
Jeff: Well, the word is the Backstreet Boys are making a comeback.
Marni: What? Aren’t they like Backstreet Men by now?
Jeff: I don’t know, do you think a boy band can exist once they become men?
Marni: I guess, you know, if people are excited about it and there’s an audience for it, then sure, but, I think it’s really just mostly nostalgic, and this sort of throwback to a simpler time in the late ‘90s.
Jeff: Yeah, I think that’s kind of what the people behind it are aiming for.
Marni: Sure.
Jeff: I mean, everyone’s nostalgic, a little bit, for something, so…
Marni: That’s true. And this is a phenomenon that keeps occurring. Like, what was the original, New Kids on the Block was sort of the original boy band?
Jeff: Jackson 5.
Marni: Well there you go, now you’re taking it real old-school, but, you know, all these bands sort of reunite and have these comeback tours when they’re older, and who is their demographic? Is it the 13-year-old girl who’s now grown up as well, or is it a new group of 13-year-old girls?
Jeff: I think it’s both.
Marni: I guess that’s true. Well, good luck to ‘em.
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Discussion
Jeff asks Marni if she’s heard that the 1990s’ boy band, the Backstreet Boys, are making a comeback. She’s surprised: are they even boys anymore? Jeff wonders if a boy band can exist once it’s all grown up.
Marni thinks it probably doesn’t matter, as long as people are excited about it. She thinks that nostalgia is probably the motive for their excitement. Jeff agrees. It’s also true that boy bands have been around for awhile, going back to New Kids on the Block, and even the Jackson 5.
So who is the audience for this reunion: new fans, or old ones? Jeff and Marni agree that it’s probably both.
Were you ever a fan of the Backstreet Boys? How about NKOTB or the Jackson 5? Has a band you liked ever gotten back together for a reunion? Do you think it’s a good idea for old bands to perform together again?
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they’re songs is very nice,they have a beautiful voice |
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i think they are very good group,and they’re songs are very famous and nice,i like listen to their music,they have a nice voice |
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