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I do NOT see the same emotion, passion and love in her new songs. They're stale & boring.

Googoosh was just part of it

She was an innovator and creator of Iranian pop music as we know it today
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Iran's pop music, as in popular music, is much older than that, and Googoosh didn't start it, and I doubt that there would ever be a consensus of who really started it, if there is such a thing. Googoosh did pop music years after it had been already established. Music is a dynamic phenomena. Various elements of pop were gradually being introduced into our music scene, way before Googoosh became famous. You see, this is a continous process.
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Iran's music was entirely folkoric and traditional up to Qajar period. There was a very slow introduction to western music at that time. For the first time, our musicians were inroduced to western instruments, such as piano, violin, and were thought western music theory. The use of multiple instruments in traditional Persian music, is one such example.
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We see this influence through the years, in variety of ways, morphing our music into something new, incorporating various styles into our music. For example we had people like Nouri, who sang in folkoric style (melody), with western instruments (e.g piano), and using western theory (eg. harmony). This and many other famous & not-so-famous people, paved the way for newer music and modes of expression. (examples include, Viguen, Aref, Rohani) (Viguen did tango, and jazz, for instance)

And then came the 60's and Googoosh happened to be singing then. The whole fashion thingy, showmanship thingy, blond-thingy, or whatever she did, was being influenced, and mirrored by the west. Googoosh was part of it, but she never, ever invented it. If one understands the continuum, and dynamic nature of music, then they would know that Googoosh was a very important part of it, but that's it, no more, no less.
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Having said that, I love her voice, and singing ability, however the new songs are very stale. I only like the old songs.

Googoosh Is.

The whole idea of a "has-been" is one based on overngight fame and short-lived celebrity, prevalent in American entertainment industry, as is most tangibly seen on shows such as American Idol. This does not apply to Iran and Iranian artists, in my opinion, especially not to certain artists who will forever hold and enjoy positions of preeminence in their fields. Googoosh is one of those artists. She wasn't just a performer. She was an innovator and creator of Iranian pop music as we know it today, and as such enjoys a well-deserved iconic status. An icon never ages and never dies. Googoosh "is," that's all.

Googoosh was great but

She is not anymore. If she made her own music or played instrument, wrote her own lyrics...then we could talk in more detail. She has a great voice and had many beautiful songs. Leave it at that and leave it alone. Not worth anything more.