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Jinn · 12-11-2005, 01:47 PM

I feel like I'm always outnumbered by the people who really appreciate the lyrics of the song -- are there any of you out there, like me, who are melodists?

I really don't pay attention to lyrics at all, and I could likely not sing any entire song, no matter how many times I'd heard it. I like music because of the melody that it creates, and the melding of the voices to the tracks. My brain hears the tones and resonance of the voices and how the relate to the background music, not the words.

To me, paying complete attention to the lyrics and none of the background music is just listening to a poem with accompanying sound. To me, music is a melody with accompanying voice. I like techno for its pure sounds and beats, but I tend to like vocal techno more.. a voice that melds with the music is very effective, even if I can't understand what they're saying. Likewise, the intellectual in me hates the lyrics that rap songs have, but I like them because of the hard beats and effective transitions. Country songs I like not for the (oftentimes sad) stories they tell, but the way their voice becomes another instrument.

As I write this song, I'm listening to a song that's mostly synthesized piano, with a singer named Laava singing beautifully over the tracks. One of the sections with absolutely no lyrical quality (la, la la la lalalala la) is one of the most powerful parts of the song to me, simply because of the modulation of her voice and how it matches the background music perfectly, at 1/2 an octave or so..

Is there anyone else out there in this same boat? You listen to music for the music, not the lyrics? I'm tired of feeling like the only one who really doesn't pay attention to the lyrics..

12-11-2005, 01:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	Melodists? I feel like I'm always outnumbered by the people who really appreciate the lyrics of the song -- are there any of you out there, like me, who are melodists? I really don't pay attention to lyrics at all, and I could likely not sing any entire song, no matter how many times I'd heard it. I like music because of the melody that it creates, and the melding of the voices to the tracks. My brain hears the tones and resonance of the voices and how the relate to the background music, not the words. To me, paying complete attention to the lyrics and none of the background music is just listening to a poem with accompanying sound. To me, music is a melody with accompanying voice. I like techno for its pure sounds and beats, but I tend to like vocal techno more.. a voice that melds with the music is very effective, even if I can't understand what they're saying. Likewise, the intellectual in me hates the lyrics that rap songs have, but I like them because of the hard beats and effective transitions. Country songs I like not for the (oftentimes sad) stories they tell, but the way their voice becomes another instrument. As I write this song, I'm listening to a song that's mostly synthesized piano, with a singer named Laava singing beautifully over the tracks. One of the sections with absolutely no lyrical quality (la, la la la lalalala la) is one of the most powerful parts of the song to me, simply because of the modulation of her voice and how it matches the background music perfectly, at 1/2 an octave or so.. Is there anyone else out there in this same boat? You listen to music for the music, not the lyrics? I'm tired of feeling like the only one who really doesn't pay attention to the lyrics.. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel