# Which 60s rock star's death would make the biggest splash?

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**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [July 13, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-60s-rock-stars-death-would-make-the-biggest-splash/986997 "2023-07-13T18:00:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-60s-rock-stars-death-would-make-the-biggest-splash/986997/49 "2023-07-14T15:15:18Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> I had no idea he was still releasing new material.

Yeah, the people who pay attention enough to know this would probably be more affected by his death than you would.

Paul Simon also has a recent release:

> [@Seven Psalms (New Paul Simon album)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-psalms-new-paul-simon-album/984429):
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> Hot off the presses. Has anybody else listened to it yet? I’d love to know what you think. I will put my thoughts in later in the thread. One thing I would recommend, Listen to it all at once, on a really good pair of headphones. I will also say this. It’s different than anything I’ve ever heard Paul Simon, or anybody else for that matter, do. [[Seven Psalms: The Lord / Love Is Like a Braid / My Professional Opinion / Your Forgiveness /...] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANtntuDslnk)

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