Taylor Swift

For all of you that like Taylor Swift, I'm sorry. I'm going to kind of bash on her a little bit. I understand that Taylor Swift is a well-liked Artist throughout the U.S. however I don't understand why. I mean she does have a few good songs, but most of them are pretty much the same, they’re mostly about break ups. I honestly sometimes think that she may be a little crazy.... When she writes a break up song they all seem to be about how amazing she is and how horrible her new ex is.

 

In one of her songs (mean) I feel like I could have written a song like that when I was in like 3rd grade. Now I don't mean to sound like a critic, I don't really mean to bash on her so much, the main point of this post is actually about that fact that because of the radio, and media, people show artist one hit wonders and don't show their full artistic ability. Because when a teenager hears a song that's upbeat and catchy they automatically like it and show all of their friends, who show their friends, ect. When friends show friends the song becomes popular and in order to make sure each station stays popular they play popular songs.

 

            Because they only play the popular songs by each artist you don’t get to experience their whole artistic ability. Taylor Swift is a perfect example of this. Because of her breakup songs always being on the radio most people don’t know of the fact that she actually does have some artistic ability that doesn’t involve a breakup. There is a song called Safe and Sound, it’s actually really good. Listening to it I understand that it really sucks that a lot of people are very uneducated on a lot of different music. I encourage you to listen to more than a few songs by a few of your favorite artists, look at their range of talent and see if you actually like all of their stuff. don't just listen to what you hear on the radio, because it can really surprise you, the amount of talent that musicians really have.

Silence

Sometimes, its not about the music, sometimes its about the silence. Have you ever just sat there in complete silence, just to relax? no noise at all, just complete silence. To me this silence is amazing, its just as amazing as music. Its amazing how loud it truly seems to be. Im not sure if it happens to be just me, but i can sit in a silent room and its like my ears are almost screaming, just waiting for a sound, any sound, trying so hard just to hear, and for that moment its so beautiful no to hear. Silence is like music.

In symphonies, There are strategically placed silences throughout the song, Some are placed for your anticipation, and others are to give you that few seconds to register what it is that you just heard. Silence is even in music. Silence is extremely important, weather we realize it or not. Silence gives us a moment to register, it gives us time to think.

If you're at all like i used to be, then you hate silence, you have to constantly have noise, weather your actually listening to it or not, there always has to be an option of noise, something that your ears are able to focus on if need be. I used to be exactly like that, i hated silence. One day i just couldn't stand anything, i just needed time for myself, so i of course went to my music. I plugged my noise canceling headphones in, put them over my ears and hit play. I eventually drifted off to sleep, when i woke up, i noticed that my music had stopped, but i kept my headphones in and stayed still in bed. I realized that i literally could not hear a thing. I could feel the ground moving from what i assumed was my dogs wrestling in the next to mine, but i couldn't hear it. I could only hear the obnoxiously loud silence.

Sometimes the moods not right.

As i am sitting in my bed, with my laptop in my lap (of course) i was brainstorming a bunch of different ideas about what song i should write about this week, about what instrument, what band, or even what type of music. The thing is, I came up empty handed. This week i have been super busy, running around and around, with work and school, and family issues i barley have time to sit and think, to just take a breather, just for a few minutes for myself.

There are moments, similar to the one im having now, where music doesn't fit your mood. I never really took the time to realize that there is a mood that is connected to no being in a music mood, for me its busy. There is no song, no band, no genera of music that can work for me right now. Music for me is always in the background, its always around me and no matter what, free time or no there is music being played for my liking, however sometimes, even though its playing, im not always listening. Sometimes its not even background noise, i completely tune it out. My mood doesnt fit it, im to focused on other things, like work, family, and school, there is just simply this thought, that you know what? music doesn't fit right now. I never realized this could happen, as someone who has always had music around me, as i love music so much, i never stopped to think about how even though its playing, im not always listening.

Rap

Why pretend by Erin Cork

No soothing sounds come from this noise,

Music? This is not music. its obnoxious, it’s horrible, it’s no good, it’s noise,

You like it just because they do you don’t even understand it,

This crap is not music; it shakes your car as you have it blasting so loud that the neighbors wake up

You dance nastily to it like its ok to be acting sexually in public

The nasty sound encouraging your nasty behavior.

 

Tribal chanting to the rhythm of a synthesized beat, thank you Webster

The beat is loud, it shakes your body while you sit on the bass

The words are vulgar, annoying, degrading, said over and over

The artist speaks in circles, He’s Redundant

 Ignorant in his influence

 

It sounds good to you because it sounds good to them, you follow them around

You do everything they do; you let her slutty body grind against you

As this horrid sound plays around you

You chant along to the awful noise, you call it singing?

Why! Why do you like it!?

The real answer is, you don’t, they do, so why pretend that you do too?

Stop pretending, stop chanting, stop making noise to make noise, stop being ignorant

Stop following people that could care less, and stop listening to this crap they call music

 

 

 

Many people (older people) think that rap is just about sex and degrading things, but the thing is, is that if you listen to the right song then it’s not about that. Take Eminem for instance, he does have songs about sex, he cusses a lot, however a lot of his music is about real things, if you take the time to actually listen to the song, or music, you will actually hear that there is a story written in their lyrics. Rap is (I feel) the closest type of music to poetry. I am not saying that I don't agree that there is a lot of rap that is horrible and degrading filled with crap. A couple of years ago I never listened to rap, I hated it, I had a whole poem (for poetry class) that was talking about my discus with pop and rap (the one in the begging of this post), however I feel like if you are exposed to the right type you will always find at least one artist or song that you enjoy in each genera.

After reading this poem again (years later) I realized that I was both right and wrong. I was right in that people do let other people’s opinions of music affect theirs, and that a lot of pop and rap music does influence naughty dancing. I was wrong in that all rap and pop music is bad. I was also wrong in that the music is their only influence for dancing like that, it’s the 21^st century, that is what we do.

 

A majority of people enjoy music, it may not all be the same, and there are some people who arent as passionate about it is others, and there are even some people who dont really like it at all. I however do feel like everyone at one time or another has come to appreciate music in some way.

Bringing people together

A majority of people enjoy music, it may not all be the same, and there are some people who arent as passionate about it is others, and there are even some people who dont really like it at all. I however do feel like everyone at one time or another has come to appreciate music in some way.

In calls today we watched this video, it was this flash mod, but instead of the dancing and things most people think of it was a live orchestra with a choir and and drums and everything. I feel like it was rather amazing. Although they played Oh To Joy, a commonly known song, that may not be very popular in that its probably definitely not in a lot of peoples phones or other music playing devices, everyone seemed to gather around just to watch and listen to the beautiful music. Its really pretty simple, and amazing how music (even if not everyone's preferred taste) can bring people together.

As these different instruments came together, more and more seemed to come out and play together, as this happened more and more people came to join the crowd to watch in awe. It was rather impressing. I have always been a huge fan of music, and i have always been amazed at what it does for me. It can make me feel every feeling there is, it can reflect my feelings exactly, it can tell a story, it entertains me for hours! I could listen to music all day long if the world would let me. I feel that the more eclectic your taste is in music the more you seem to appreciate it. Music to me is life, its poetry and its (generally) beautifully written. Within each song there is a story, and the thing i love about it its there is so much power in the story that it can reflect so many feelings, not even just with lyrics, but with all of the music involved in the song. People can connect with music, there is a mutual understanding between two people who like the same kind of music. It gives us something to communicate about, and it gives us all a way to connect on a higher level.

Be yourself

Be Yourself by Audioslave is another one of my all time favorite songs. its really pretty simple on its meaning. This song is a great pick me up song and it always helps me when im having a rough song. When i was younger i would listen to this song religiously and i just started listening to audioslave again for the past few weeks.

This amazing song is really pretty simple. It is meaning to say that no matter what happens, what you go though, all you can do is be yourself. Don't let the past kick your A$$ and don't let others put you down. Look forward and keep your head up. Don't change who you are just to fit in, or just to make others happy, because in the end something will end up going wrong and the true you will come out. Everyone in is different in their own way and some deal with things differently. Don't beat yourself up, just be yourself, because its all that you can do.


With this song, I just want people to listen to it. Its an amazing song, and it always makes me feel better after a long day. Read the lyrics if you want. But honestly just listen to it. Its phenomenal. I hope it makes you feel better after that hard day. (The video is linked above and lyrics bellow)



Someone falls to pieces
Sleeping all alone
Someone kills the pain
Spinning in the silence
She finally drift away
Someone gets excited
In a chapel yard
Catches a bouquet
Another lays a dozen
White roses on a grave

And be yourself is all that you can do
To be yourself is all that you can do

Someone finds salvation in everyone
Another only pain
Someone tries to hide themself
Down inside himself he prays
Someone swears their true love
Until the end of time
Another runs away
separate or united?
Healthy or insane?

And be yourself is all that you can do (all that you can do)
To be yourself is all that you can do (all that you can do)
To be yourself is all that you can do (all that you can do)
Be yourself is all that you can do

Even when you've paid enough
Been pulled apart
Or been held up
Every single memory of
The good or bad, faces of love
Don't lose any sleep tonight
I'm sure everything will end up alright
You may win or lose

But to be yourself is all that you can do
To be yourself is all that you can do
To be yourself is all that you can do (all that you can do)
To be yourself is all that you can do (all that you can do)
To be yourself is all that you can
Be yourself is all that you can
Be yourself is all that you can do

Just Breathe

My favorite song of all time is a song called Just Breathe by Pearl Jam. This song has gotten me through some many hard times, however there is a lot of debate about what the song means. A lot of people play this song at there weddings as a love song, others find this song as a song that should be played at a funeral of a loved one. there are many interpretations of this song.

I understand where both parties are concerned. I understand how it is a love song, as well as i understand that this song is about loss, the song is definitely expressing love for someone though out the whole song,  however i think that the real confusion in the song (weather its for death) is in the very first line "Yes, i understand that every life must end, uh-huh, As we sit along i know someday we must go, uh-huh," To me this isn't talking about death, to me this means that eventually we do die, and because of this we should appreciate (at the end of the day) what it is that we have... Life is hard, but when you have people that you love (even when you know that eventually you guys will die) its easier to just sit there, and well just breathe.

This song is an amazing song, i listen to it almost daily. the song is a constant reminder for me that even when things get hard, i just need to appreciate the things that are in front of me, that every once in a while i need to stop and smell the roses. The people that you love are more important than anything and they are the perfect people to just stop to breathe with at the end of the day. They will make things hard, but they will make everything better in the end. Even in death people can be loved and should be loved.

Bellow i posted the lyrics and in the first sentence i added a link of the song, I'd like to get some other peoples opinions on my thoughts and your own thoughts as well.

Yes, I understand that every life must end, uh-huh

As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, uh-huh
Oh I'm a lucky man, to count on both hands the ones I love
Some folks just have one, yeah, others, they've got none

Stay with me...
Let's just breathe...

Practiced all my sins, never gonna let me win, uh-huh
Under everything, just another human being, uh-huh
I don't wanna hurt, there's so much in this world to make me bleed

Stay with me
You're all I see...

Did I say that I need you?
Did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool you see
No one knows this more than me

As I come clean...
I wonder everyday, as I look upon your face, uh-huh
Everything you gave
And nothing you would save, oh no

Nothing you would take
Everything you gave...

Did I say that I need you?
Oh, did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool you see
No one knows this more than me
And I come clean, ah...

Nothing you would take
Everything you gave
Hold me til I die
Meet you on the other side...