The other day me and my family were driving home from Barrie when a really old Rolling Stones song came on. I mean really old, I think it was a cover of an older song form the 50's. (I'm pretty sure it was before the Satisfaction days but don't take my word for it. I'm a Beatles girl :-) ) So any way me and my mom were rocking out when all of the sudden, out of the blue my brother says something to the effect of " This is stupid. I like music with emotion."
Whhhhhhaaattttt? " What's that supposed to mean? You don't think this song has emotion?" I demanded.
" Uh no. It's just some guy playing a guitar!" replied my brother.
First of all, I'm pretty sure that's what closed minded parents thought about Elvis back in the day, aside from being horrified by his dance moves.
Then my brother asked me what kind of emotion I thought there was in that song. He thinks he's so smart.
" I don't know- jubilation (yes I actually said that- it was an in the moment thing) excitement, freedom, happiness! " What was his answer?
" Happiness isn't a emotion, it;s a feeling." Which is two different words for the same thing, last time I checked.
But I'm not writing this post to pick on my brother. That's just a bonus :-p This whole thing got me to thinking. A lot of the music we listen to, my brother included, tends to be sad or angry. That goes for other art forms too. People got tired of listening to music that didn't express all the crap that was going on in the world around them a few decades ago. Which isn't a bad thing but I think that now people might think that happy music- heck happiness in general- is uncool.
But it's not! It's okay to be happy! It's okay to listen to music that just makes you happy, even if it's not protesting world hunger. That doesn't make you blind to what's going on, it just makes you a human being who needs to escape from it for a bit. Who likes to be happy.
HAPPINESS IS AN EMOTION!
3 comments:
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! It's so true. Everything that wins awards, whether it be a movie, or a song, or a book, tends to be about raw emotions - but only horrible things. For example, war, rape, losing a loved one, etc. But we lose focus on those songs that put us in the best moods; happiness is incredible. I like this a lot :)
you're so right!
people need to gather an appreciation for happiness again, there's so much hate and anger everywhere. it's like the only thing people think is worthwhile talking about is every bad thing that's happening in their life. it's like people are programmed to completely block out anything that's positive, it drives me insane haha.
if you get a chance, check out this blog :) it's about the little things that bring happiness, so it's slightly relevant to your post :)
www.just-littlethings.tumblr.com
Right ON!!!!!!!!!!!! Your brother sucks, his mediocrity makes me weep. The Rolling Stones are more than just happiness and awesome guitar rifts. Besides everyone needs a pick-me-up once and a while.
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