I used to be all over song titles and their meaning. lately, I turned into a flunky/ditz who can't really decipher the meaning of songs. It's easy enough to know the meaning of J.Lo's "On The Floor" barring colloquial and pop grammar; but how do you decode the meaning of a song titled" Rollin' in the Deep" because, that's Deep.
I get the gist of the song, but there are specific lines that I just want to dissect into smaller segments and wonder why they were written. I like the song, its a great song, probably a modern classic. There's type of poetry in it not heard in any other song of late, and it crosses genre barriers too. It's a fun listen too even if I am upbeat cause sometimes you don't want tot hear a song like that when you're feeling too good, but this one is a note-worthy exception.
Music should be like poetry; not mindless tunes mashed up together, sometimes it seems like music directors and artists aren't really trying to work on original material, every second song is a cover or sampling of an older beat. For example:
Enrique's " I like it" samples Lionel Richie's "All Night Long"
J. Lo's " On the Floor" samples " Lambada
And there's another one recently that's made it on the TOP 40 that samples MJ's "Human Nature" . Its called " She Ain't you" by the notorious Chris Brown. I don't know who put him up to this, but its hardly laudable. A laughing stock for a song, I think.
!990 - 2010: Listening to the radio has become a bore, and yet I have little other option.
2014: Started using Spotify, what an awesome service! It's my new fave and alas while I don't have Premium at the moment this makes up for lack-lustre radio and the non-existent torrents I don't have time to download.
We have come a long way, first mixtapes, then CDs, then mp3s and now on-demand music streaming that is just a click away. What will it be next? I think Google might have the answer (they are watching!)
I get the gist of the song, but there are specific lines that I just want to dissect into smaller segments and wonder why they were written. I like the song, its a great song, probably a modern classic. There's type of poetry in it not heard in any other song of late, and it crosses genre barriers too. It's a fun listen too even if I am upbeat cause sometimes you don't want tot hear a song like that when you're feeling too good, but this one is a note-worthy exception.
Music should be like poetry; not mindless tunes mashed up together, sometimes it seems like music directors and artists aren't really trying to work on original material, every second song is a cover or sampling of an older beat. For example:
Enrique's " I like it" samples Lionel Richie's "All Night Long"
J. Lo's " On the Floor" samples " Lambada
And there's another one recently that's made it on the TOP 40 that samples MJ's "Human Nature" . Its called " She Ain't you" by the notorious Chris Brown. I don't know who put him up to this, but its hardly laudable. A laughing stock for a song, I think.
!990 - 2010: Listening to the radio has become a bore, and yet I have little other option.
2014: Started using Spotify, what an awesome service! It's my new fave and alas while I don't have Premium at the moment this makes up for lack-lustre radio and the non-existent torrents I don't have time to download.
We have come a long way, first mixtapes, then CDs, then mp3s and now on-demand music streaming that is just a click away. What will it be next? I think Google might have the answer (they are watching!)
