Wednesday, November 15, 2006

stupid stupid stupid

yes it is true i love music. i don't know many people who hate it. however, right now im angry at it. i'm learning in my aesthetics class about how some philosophers think lyrics have nothing to do with making you feel an emotion, and that the actual music is what makes you feel things. other philisophers think music doesn't have anything to do with emotion but artistic forms. I think that music conjurs up feelings in people because of lyrics and actual musical form. At least, i know this is true for me. I'm going to use John Mayer as an example because i love him. The song comfortable, the live version especially, makes me cry almost everytime i hear it. it's not only because of expereience that i can relate to the song, but the lyrics make my heart swell and the mucial tone makes it burst. then, there's his song, dreaming with a broken heart which, while the music itself is sad, the lyrics are really what gets me. it sucks to admit it, but at the moment i can't pinpoint a song that makes me feel something from its musical tone alone. But i know there are plenty out there. Don't worry, when i think of one, you'll be the first to know. For now, i'll just have to trust in third eye blind...
yeah,

the four right chords can make me cry

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