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Tuning in / tuned out.

Allyboo

Most of my life when listening to music I've tended to take in the music but not the words. Years ago a professional singer I knew asked me my opinion of her latest song. I said I liked the sound of it. When she asked me about the lyrics I said honestly 'I've no idea' and she was unimpressed with that. Has anyone else experienced similar with music and/or other things? I'm watching some 1980s music videos, some of which I liked at the time. I'm able to take in (without trying too hard) the lyrics too now which is refreshing and like a new experience of the same thing, funnily enough Slight smile

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  • I've spent my life around music and musicians and it's actually quite common for most to either find more meaning in the lyrics or the music. Music (without lyrics) is its own form of language. 

    I'm not sure what the scenario was here with the songwriter, but its a bit odd they were asking for you to form an opinion, which can happen once we stop engaging with or being moved by the art and begin to critically examine it. This is easy for someone who's not immersed in the sound. There is no difference to analysing poetry let alone a piece of journalism.

    At a professional level, the goal isn't to deconstruct what's someone has made and given to you, that's like a sculptor asking you break apart the sculpture and investigate the details of how it's been constructed. But according to age-old psycho-analysis, vocabulary for a Neurotypical person is this whole medium of art, words should have all these hidden elements. However, a well rounded and mature individual - autistic or non will allow for everyone to be moved by artistic expression at a human level.

    A professional critic is who your songwriter should ask. Better still, seek to well craft the whole song and assume some will only hear the message in the melody and sound.

  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    Yes, I remember hearing artists (writers, musicians, painters etc) say they're pleasantly surprised sometimes by people's interpretations of their work as they'd never seen or intended it that way themselves Slight smile At the same time, I guess it can sometimes be irritating for artists when people e.g. critics and academics profess (pompously often) to know a lot about what the artist was 'trying to say' and the artist themselves was unaware of it (as far they're aware even in themselves, if you see what I mean e.g. their unconscious Self even) Upside down

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  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    Yes, I remember hearing artists (writers, musicians, painters etc) say they're pleasantly surprised sometimes by people's interpretations of their work as they'd never seen or intended it that way themselves Slight smile At the same time, I guess it can sometimes be irritating for artists when people e.g. critics and academics profess (pompously often) to know a lot about what the artist was 'trying to say' and the artist themselves was unaware of it (as far they're aware even in themselves, if you see what I mean e.g. their unconscious Self even) Upside down

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