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Modificato da pValue2010:
5/18/2021 12:57:39 PM
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Do you pay attention to the lyrics of songs?
I’ve realized that even with my favorite songs, I might know some jingles of the chorus or verse, but I often don’t know what the song is even about. I guess the sound is all I care about. Wondering if I’m in the minority or majority with this.
(Side rant: Pop songs are a little different, as the lyrics are right in your face, without nuance and are typically so devoid of content that you can’t help but pick up on it.)
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#Offtopic
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Modificato da Cozyman Cam: 5/21/2021 5:30:29 AMI do pay attention to the lyrics in songs. The song, [i]Praise the Void[/i], by Demon Hunter has changed my understanding of the phrase, "nothing is enough." In the song, the utter absence of substance is sufficient. Before, I understood the phrase to mean that sufficiency cannot be easily achieved, if at all. Their song, [i]Deteriorate[/i] is much like a Psalm and their song, [i]Fear Is Not My Guide[/i], encourages the speaking out of the truth, rather than being compelled to silence by the fear of contempt, ridicule, and hostility of the majority. Truth is antithetical to democracy after all. The lyrics are why Demon Hunter is my favorite band.
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All the music I listen to doesn’t have lyrics. The songs that I overhear I analyze too much and I find the nasty meanings. Lyrics kinda ruin songs for me.
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I try to. There are so many songs with hidden meanings that might not be... appropriate, I try to avoid those as much as possible. I’m amazed by how many popular (but nasty) songs no body has realized the meaning of. All they really know is that the chorus is catchy. However, that being said, there are times when I find a really good-sounding song and then see the lyrics just as great, if not more so! To be able to arrange words in a lovely way is true artistry.
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I actually dislike heavily lyrical music. I just like the sound.
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11 RisposteModificato da TheArtist: 5/19/2021 2:02:49 PMYou're actually in the majority. (Amatuer musician and composer here) Music is constructed in layers...and most people either don't pay attention enough or their ability to hear music isn't developed enough to hear every thing. So most music is composed to have certain elements capture your attention and hold it. What those elemeents are vary by musical tradition and context. In most pop music, the part of the music that you are referring to is often called "The Hook". Its a short musical phrase that is repeated, and draws you into the music and holds your attention. It literally sinks its hooks into you, and holds your attention. Then the next layer that most people hear are the vocals. Or the melody if its an instrumental piece. Next layer---in pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, country, etc...----are the drums. The drums create a "beat" that is generally a larger, more complicated "hook" that lays the rhythmic foundation of the music...."makes it feel good"....and holds the listener's attention. As well as serviing as a foundation for the rest of the music. Next layer is what musician's call the "groove"...but is the "rhythm section". This is the rhythmic and harmonic interplay between rhythmic instruments...and instruments that serve both a rhythmic and harmonic function that is both foundational, but also gives identity to the piece of music being played In most popular music. The "rhythm section" is comprised of drums....bass....guitar or keyboard instruments. https://youtu.be/dwqWhEsAOJQ This is one of my favorite tunes from one of my favorite artists. Bass virtuoso Marcus Miller. Its also is a tune where its easy to hear some of the things I'm talking about. The tune starts out with the "hook". The interplay between bass and the high-hat on drums establishes the hook....that draws you into the musi. Then the hook transforms into the **groove** as more layers to the music gets added as the guitar comes in and starts play a riff around the bass part that is the hook. This interplay between bass, drums and guitar is the foundation on which the entire tune is built. Then the melody comes in right after that as the alto sax comes in. With keyboards acting in a supporting role and acting as kind of "glue that holds the melody to the groove that is the foundation of the music. TLDR: You are not in the minority. People settle into the layer of the music that their ear can pick up, and that they find most satisfying. I could hear the groove from an early age. But I had to be taught to hear all the layers of the music....move freely between them....and to hear how it all fits together.
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Songs must exclude rap! The worst kind of music ever?
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...I'll go look up lyrics and follow along sometimes. That's pretty rare these days though. I do miss the -blam!- out of sitting there with the liner notes or booklet with printed lyrics and other annotations on the first play. There's another question. Do people still buy full albums? Random sidebar; I see some bands doing vinyl being slightly more common these days but that could EASILY just be "a collector thung".
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2 RisposteI mean if the lyrics are too intricate or something I'll just tune it out but otherwise yes
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Modificato da Upperclass Bum: 5/19/2021 10:36:24 PMYes and it can honestly ruin a lot of songs. Here by Alisa Clara (I don't feel like spell checking her name but I know I spelled it wrong) is a vibe as the kids would say, but that's only if you ignore the absolutely pretentious, moronic lyrics. She's literally bemoaning the fact SHE. WILLING. CHOSE. TO. ATTEND. A. PARTY. Little girl, no one -blam!-ing made you go. The door is right there if it's so clearly not your scene. The -blam!-? Then there's Rude by Magic (typeset "Magik!"? Idfk or care honestly) I don't care for the song regardless, but if I did at all like the generic watered down reggae - esque music, the stupid concept of the lyrics kill it. I've learned to deal with lyrical concepts and themes I don't like or agree with though. It used to be a major issue for me when I was a teenager to the point that I was looking up software that I could remove vocals with, but as much as I like instrumental versions of albums, I often find myself disappointed when the instrumental version of a track pops up when I'm listening to music (namely with Periphery and Mastodon). I'm still not a fan of rhetoric in lyrics or hearing people shout about their beliefs or lack thereof in a dogmatic manner for 4 or more minutes, which is all too common in metal scenes, so I tend to avoid bands and artists whose lyrics primarily or solely revolve around anti religion in a full blown edgelord way. I have to really like what you're doing from an innovation standpoint to ignore that shit... 😒 Edit: your comment about pop is spot on, but the ironic thing is that the large majority of people still [i]don't[/i] notice the lyrics. Edit 2: all that said, I still listen to stuff that isn't even in English, so I guess it only matters so long as I understand the language.
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Modificato da Upperclass Bum: 5/21/2021 2:17:08 AM
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The older I get the more I do. Weird how that works.
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Modificato da michael: 5/19/2021 6:28:56 PMIt depends, I listen to a lot of different music, but ultimately no. A lot of music I listen to isn't even in English. I can appreciate clever lyricism and deep writing, but I don't seek it out or especially favor it.
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I used to not care about lyrics all that much, I'd usually know what the song was about just in a general sense but the past few years I've been making sure to really listen to the lyrics of songs. It can be rather surprising what some songs are actually about, I think TLOU p2 cover of [i]Take on me[/i] by [i]A-ha[/i] helped me to get even more interested in lyrics than I had been previously. :)
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Depends entirely on the song. If the lyrics hint that they're hiding a double-meaning, I'll pay attention. If the lyrics are straightforward, I'll tune them out.
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I always learn what the lyrics are because I like to sing along. [spoiler]nibbles crayon[/spoiler]
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[i]If it had a nice sound, I'll get it. If it has great lyrics, I'll keep it![/i] Which, I've heard, is kinda like a friend. I know nearly all the song lyrics in my Playlist, save for 99 Luftballons and some TSFH songs. But yes, lyrics are, for the most part, important to me. It's why I like [i]Viva la Vida[/i] so much!
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Yep. When I’m walking to work, I actually can’t usually hear the instrumentals at all, thanks to traffic. There are several songs I’ve fallen in love with purely because of their creative lyrics.
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Figure out these lyrics, smartypants.
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3 RisposteYes, and now, I need a piece of date bread.
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Absolutely the same as you. I can pick up the tune of a song and remember it immediately, but rarely bother to understand what the words mean. Except, as you said, really sucky rap or pop that was written by someone who probably thinks nuance is a hibachi sauce. [spoiler]Sorry, all out of salt.[/spoiler]
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Most of the time I know most of the lyrics to the songs I like, or I will make a point of finding out the lyrics as I can’t think of anything worse than not being able to belt along to a song that gets me going when the need arises.
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Sometimes
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[i]Depends on the artist, and the song. Also, with a lot of modern music, more often than not, the accompanying music is so much better than the lyrics, so your hearing tends to priortize one over the other.[/i]
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3 RisposteYes And the majority of the music I listen to is in Japanese.
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I don't listen to mumble rap, so yes.
