Richard Marx Causing Robert Plant, Stevie Nicks and Steve Perry To Trend On Twitter
A number of rock legends have been trending on Twitter today, including Robert Plant, Stevie Nicks, Geddy Lee of Rush and former Journey singer Steve Perry. Of course, when any rock legend trends on twitter, fans fear the worst.
In this case, though, all of those singers are fine. They may have started trending because of a question that Richard Marx asked on Twitter: “Who are the voices you’d describe as truly unique? Who don’t sound remotely like ANYBODY else? My list: John Fogerty, Peter Cetera, Sting, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Michael McDonald, Carly Simon. Carry on…”
Who are the voices you’d describe as truly unique? Who don’t sound remotely like ANYBODY else? My list: John Fogerty, Peter Cetera, Sting, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Michael McDonald, Carly Simon. Carry on...
— Richard Marx (@richardmarx) September 8, 2020
That question had a large reach: Marx has over 255,000 Twitter followers. And it inspired fans to tweet about their favorite singers. And when other fans saw that those were trending, they started to tweet about them — in many cases, without knowing why they were trending in the first place.
One fan suggested to Twitter: “Might I suggest adding ‘Not Dead but Trending’ in your ‘What’s Happening’ section. Seriously, Geddy Lee, Robert Plant and Stevie Nicks all in one day.”
Here are some of the tweets:
Dear Twitter:
— Psiqueue (@Psiqueue) September 8, 2020
Might I suggest adding "Not Dead but Trending" in your "What's Happening" section.
Seriously, Geddy Lee, Robert Plant and Stevie Nicks all in one day... pic.twitter.com/nrsWD7UzSQ
Freaked out for a sec when I saw Robert Plant was trending. All good though. pic.twitter.com/vcYXR0z0Jg
— Lexi (@penngirl72) September 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/Jefafa326/status/1303365129506107393
Robert Plant AND Geddy Lee are trending on Twitter and, since 2020 has been so bad already, my heart nearly stopped... pic.twitter.com/43nW8200YX
— John Kreuzer (@john_kreuzer) September 8, 2020
Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, Tracy Chapman, and Eddie Vedder are all trending in the US. It's happening. The rock 'n roll Avengers are assembling to save us. pic.twitter.com/9pJcyfBi3j
— Kristen Skeet (@castawaykristen) September 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/bfupicklepie/status/1303277524508725248
It’s 2020, and Robert Plant, Stevie Nicks, and Geddy Lee have all been trending today just randomly. That should be ILLEGAL.
— GILES (@alexcgiles) September 8, 2020
My heart can’t take that, protect these souls at all costs. pic.twitter.com/MeQa1sy49h
Geddy Lee. ❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/O75Bd3RyYh
— Sherri Wong 🇺🇦(@Anagram2112 on Spoutible) (@Anagram2112) September 8, 2020
“Remotely like anybody else?” Off the top both Fogerty & Waits owe EVERYTHING they ARE to Howling Wolf, & I say that as a FAN of both.
— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) September 8, 2020
Sly Stone
Geddy Lee
Otis Redding
Bob Dylan
Tiny Tim
Bessie Smith
Minnie Ripperton
Johnny Cash
Little Jimmy Scott
Roy Orbison
James Brown https://t.co/Jzn1Zbpep3
