Although I don't feel that I need to "defend" my opinions on music and how I don't tend to listen to the lyrics much, I came across something which made me want to add to my earlier posts.
I'm currently reading Nick Hornby - Songbook, a collection of pop music reviews. The book was recommended in my friend K's blog. In it I came across these interesting passages:
"There is no doubt, though, that lyrics are the literate pop fan's Achilles heel. We have all lived through the shrivelling moment when a parent walks into a room and repeats, with sardonic disbelief, a couplet picked up from the stereo or the TV."
"I do not, despite (or possibly because of) my day job, pay that much attention to the lyrics of my favourite songs."
If a reviewer doesn't tend to listen to the lyrics, what does that say about a)the reviewer, and/or b)the lyrics?
He does go on to mention the witty, intelligent lyrics of Cole Porter, and I will admit that I probably could repeat some of the lyrics in many Porter songs (in part because I'm a bit of a theatre nerd and in part because they're worth knowing).
Mostly I just found it interesting that I'm not so alone in how I listen to music (though I admit I may be on the extreme). Thanks also to K and Mo for their supportive thoughts on music and lyrics. Kootch...I've always known you were much more into lyrics than I. Perhaps that's why, when we were in J. High, we were going to team up to write great songs -- you on lyrics and me with music.
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