The answer to this question might be self-explanatory. Some of you might say "well duh, that's a stupid question". I'll ask anyway. Is it acceptable/possible to just simply like the sound of music? Has there got to be a reason as to why you like such a song or record?
Take Vienna by Ultravox for example. In my opinion this is seriously supertastically sound song. It's excellent. But to be honest, I don't know what the fuck the whole song actually means. Maybe my knowledge lacks, maybe I'm dumb but I honestly don't know what it's about but I still like it. If anyone can tell me it's meaning I'd only be too glad to listen.
Then there's Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water. I would class this as a great song. Before I knew it was about the stage catching fire I still liked it without reason.
There's other songs that I just simply liked the sound of.
A long time ago I got into Radiohead. Listened to the bends from start to finish but I didn't understand half of the lyrics half of the time so I read the inside cover. I didn't know what the hell Tom was singing. Admittedely, I did appreciate the music more when I knew what the guy was singing but I still liked the 'sound' of it before knowing.
And so, is it possible to simply like how a song sounds even though you have no idea there meaning? Or does every song have to have meaning? Is a song not worth listening to if you don't know it's meaning?
Well?
― ThErEdNeD (ThErEdNeD), Monday, 12 May 2003 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)
Half the songs I listen to are in another language anyway, so yes, no problem. The song is more than just the lyrics and their meaning. The expressiveness of the music may go well beyond what the lyrics are saying. I liked "Smoke on the Water" when I was a kid, but I thought they were saying "Slow comin' home girl."
― Rockist Scientist, Monday, 12 May 2003 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)
I thought this thread would be about Dayton. Oh well.
Answers:
1. yes
2. not necessarily
3. yes
4. no
5. no
6. see above answers
― Andy K (Andy K), Monday, 12 May 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)
If I can understand what the words are, but they are too confusing for me to really figure out, that can be distracting, however. The main thing I ask of lyrics is that they not ruin the music for me, but I do appreciate good lyrics as well. They just aren't a big requirement.
― Rockist Scientist, Monday, 12 May 2003 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)
Lyrical intelligence not a requirement, good lyrics a fun bonus, gimme noise, thank you drive through (further elucidations on all this in too many posts on this board in the past for me to appropriately summarize).
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 May 2003 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)