It's raining tonight. It rained today, and it rained on the ride home. Normally I'd be down on a day like today, but at least it's not snowing yet. So there's that silver lining.
Anyway, just one thought today
- Watched Glee this weekend, it was all fine and good. I don't have a lot of complaints with the show, in fact I think it's a good thing to boost awareness music education. Anyway, they did Cee lo Green's Forget You. Nice music, catchy hook, Cee lo has a great voice, good stuff.
Sure, here it is:
Just wondering if anyone has a problem with the original title being F*ck You? It kind of bothers me, it bothers me because a show like Glee knows that they're viewers are young. Knows that the song has been a viral sensation, that many know the original lyrics, that's part of the popularity of it. Let me be clear, this is not a stance about Cee Lo, sang a great song, and shouldn't be censored for it, but should a show marketed to young viewers choose that same song to perform in their weekly show?
Night,
BOC
Showing posts with label Sunday Thoughts. Show all posts
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Can We Appreciate Music?
I had a long argument last night with Adam about the following statement:
"Soundgarden is better than Nirvana."
How you feel about that doesn't really matter. Well, it matters a little bit, but the point is that Adam insisted that no one could appreciate Nirvana unless you were alive and a music fan during the height of their popularity. Side note: he stole this argument from a book, but that doesn't make it any less valid.
So take a second to think about that. We can't truly appreciate the music unless we were there to take in all the outside factors. For me, that's a depressing thought. I really truly think that music can be great on its own. That yes, outside forces can help you to understand music. But at its core, at it's most basic, there is good music. That you can tell, that you feel something. Adam took the negative to that argument, and we spoke about this the majority of the night.
I hope he's not right, because this what I've been doing the past two years on this blog, appreciating the music that I wasn't alive to fully appreciate. I hope he's not right because it means that the only music I CAN appreciate is the music being made right now, and I'm not sure I want to appreciate this music.
Thoughts?
"Soundgarden is better than Nirvana."
How you feel about that doesn't really matter. Well, it matters a little bit, but the point is that Adam insisted that no one could appreciate Nirvana unless you were alive and a music fan during the height of their popularity. Side note: he stole this argument from a book, but that doesn't make it any less valid.
So take a second to think about that. We can't truly appreciate the music unless we were there to take in all the outside factors. For me, that's a depressing thought. I really truly think that music can be great on its own. That yes, outside forces can help you to understand music. But at its core, at it's most basic, there is good music. That you can tell, that you feel something. Adam took the negative to that argument, and we spoke about this the majority of the night.
I hope he's not right, because this what I've been doing the past two years on this blog, appreciating the music that I wasn't alive to fully appreciate. I hope he's not right because it means that the only music I CAN appreciate is the music being made right now, and I'm not sure I want to appreciate this music.
Thoughts?
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