What if...

I would think half of Manchester would be queueing up to pay homage. He's got that many fingers in so many pies, it would never go unnoticed.

Originally posted by Spotnick I was watching the Grammy Awards tonight, and when I saw the homage to Joe Strummer.. it made me think of a very morbid subject.If Bernard Sumner would pass away, WHO would to a tribute to New Order on such a show, and WOULD THEY?

Tsk, tsk.

First, I'd probably cry , get drunk and play every JD/NO song...that would be my goodbye.

In England, especially Manchester, there would be a huge celebration of his life and music. Not sure who exactly would tribute though.

In America, unfortunately, no one would really notice. It would go "Hey, that dude who wrote Blue Monday died" "That guy from Orgy?? NO way!!"

Either way, Barney still has a long ways to go and a lot more great songs to write before he checks out of this nightclub we call Earth.

he's not really a celebrity though is he? i can't see it

Hmm, I doubt he would get much of a tribute on the Grammys. His luck, Fred Durst would pass away the same day and get the bulk of the headlines :D

If such a tribute were to come to pass, I imagine Moby would have something to do with it, other than that....?

Let's hope Barney never dies....he just gets cryogenically frozen

Please don't go there. That's one very sad thought. Barney has given the world so much beautiful music and not created a got of karma in the process. I think he’s addressed his issues and is now front and center. I feel he’s here for the long ride. But if circumstance intervened, the world WOULD take notice and grieve. In answer to your question though, I'd look to someone with the stature of Quincy Jones here stateside.

Bobby Gillespie... Shaun Ryder... Keith Allen... Billy Corgan... David Beckham...

After seeing the London photos, are you sure he's still alive ?

Originally posted by ShugZV©
> Originally posted by Julijana Zitnjak> After seeing the London photos, are you sure he's still alive ?

Very good young man:D

Not very good at Croatian myself but I would have sworn that Julijana is a wee lass

All the names ending with -ana are girl's names in Croatian, actually most names ending with -a. There are equivalent names to most of them in many languages, like Juliana or July or Julie. I study linguitstics (among other things), you know.

barney dead, passed on etc?

parish the thought.:o

Originally posted by Spotnick Did somebody do one for Ian?Curiousity kills...!

In "From Joy Division To New Order", Mick Middles says (according to Dave McCullough) that the Teardrops Explodes, Julian Cope's band, did LWTUA onstage sometime after his death (one or two days after). That's about it, I suppose.

I like Liverpool, but wait for Malaga.

Here in Spain nobody, abolutely nobody, would notice of any NO member's death...

Noo justice or success here for really great bands...