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I've tried explaining this before, and I don't know if I've been understood those times, but here it goes again. Music and lyrics and how they have nothing to do with each other.
A foreword: this is probably better understood if I say that this's been swelling in my head ever since my sister refused to listen to the tracks that were in Chinese and Japanese on a CD I gave her for Christmas. Which, IMHO, was just odd.
I cannot really understand people who only listen to vocal music in languages they know and understand. I mean, it's only natural to be curious about what the lyrics might be about, but. Music, music on the purest, rawest level has nothing to do with understanding - it's all about feeling. Which is something language has no direct tie to, I think. The high and low points of musical pieces come from everything but the words sung, though the lyrics might punctuate them.
Not understanding the lyrics should be of the same level of importance as not recognising the solo instrument, or something. ...Also of note is that all of this isn't really-really-really what I honestly think all the time, but the basic idea works for me almost always?
And for my mother, who thinks that music and dance are inseparable (meaning dance with music, not vica versa): music and dance may support each other but they certainly do not define each other. The thing that ties them together is mostly rhythm, but both of them can be done without it. Honest. I have several dancers - and musicians! - with me behind this one.
M U S I C
Tommy february6 - Lonely in gorgeous >> Japanese, Engrish
So very crazy.
Haibane Renmei - Starting of the world >> instrumental, folk
I'm still trying to figure out just how a song can express a small-town feel.
X - Last battle >> instrumental, orchestra
Sticks out like a sore thumb in the middle of all these other songs, I know.
Conjure One - Years >> instrumental, different
I don't know if it's good, but it's perfect and that's good enough for me.
Loituma - Ievan polkka >> a capella, Finnish
See: http://dojo.fi/~rancid/loituma__.swf
Mono - Life in mono >> Englishand a word of what I thought was French but ended up being English. Stolen from French, that is
A song of such a new acquaintance to me that I don't know what to say about it. But I think I'm in love. A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DOWNLOAD
Mishka Adams - Autumn leaves >> French, English
Jazz. Sax. Beautiful. If you've read CLAMP's Clover, think Oruha.
M U S I C + L Y R I C S
The Jones Family - The unquiet grave >> celtic
I only had but one true love,
and in green wood she lies slain
For some reason most of the songs are very melancholic. It's the early summer, it makes me wistful.
A foreword: this is probably better understood if I say that this's been swelling in my head ever since my sister refused to listen to the tracks that were in Chinese and Japanese on a CD I gave her for Christmas. Which, IMHO, was just odd.
I cannot really understand people who only listen to vocal music in languages they know and understand. I mean, it's only natural to be curious about what the lyrics might be about, but. Music, music on the purest, rawest level has nothing to do with understanding - it's all about feeling. Which is something language has no direct tie to, I think. The high and low points of musical pieces come from everything but the words sung, though the lyrics might punctuate them.
Not understanding the lyrics should be of the same level of importance as not recognising the solo instrument, or something. ...Also of note is that all of this isn't really-really-really what I honestly think all the time, but the basic idea works for me almost always?
And for my mother, who thinks that music and dance are inseparable (meaning dance with music, not vica versa): music and dance may support each other but they certainly do not define each other. The thing that ties them together is mostly rhythm, but both of them can be done without it. Honest. I have several dancers - and musicians! - with me behind this one.
Tommy february6 - Lonely in gorgeous >> Japanese, Engrish
So very crazy.
Haibane Renmei - Starting of the world >> instrumental, folk
I'm still trying to figure out just how a song can express a small-town feel.
X - Last battle >> instrumental, orchestra
Sticks out like a sore thumb in the middle of all these other songs, I know.
Conjure One - Years >> instrumental, different
I don't know if it's good, but it's perfect and that's good enough for me.
Loituma - Ievan polkka >> a capella, Finnish
See: http://dojo.fi/~rancid/loituma__.swf
Mono - Life in mono >> English
A song of such a new acquaintance to me that I don't know what to say about it. But I think I'm in love. A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DOWNLOAD
Mishka Adams - Autumn leaves >> French, English
Jazz. Sax. Beautiful. If you've read CLAMP's Clover, think Oruha.
M U S I C + L Y R I C S
The Jones Family - The unquiet grave >> celtic
I only had but one true love,
and in green wood she lies slain
For some reason most of the songs are very melancholic. It's the early summer, it makes me wistful.
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It was very random to see this entry right after thinking that I'll post something about this weird/fun/great song I'm just listening now.. Because the words seem to have nothing to do with the melody. XD; So that proves you right. ;3 Go you! :D
And I was very happy to read this and see that we agree in this thing. ^____^
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Glad to be of service in the new music department too.