- 17 Jan 2020 15:21
#15059797
soundtrack
Making songs... about nothing at all.
Pop music is a kind of brain poison that numbs your mind so as to prepare you for the commercials that are the reason pop music exists.
I remember a decade of my life (in the 80s) when a few artists were able to become semi-famous with lyrics that were actually about important things (punk rock, new wave, the Clash, Sex Pistols, etc). Most of the subjects these groups touched on were about social decay and political crimes against nations that can't defend themselves.
But that didn't last. After a few talkings to by managers, producers and other moneymen, music was back to saying nothing. The themes that returned were: "I miss you," "I love you," "I couldn't live without you," and "you are my everthing."
That's about it.
By providing the audience with something it doesn't receive on a daily basis (affection from a community that doesn't exist when you're always in a car), pop music is able to make you feel like you're finally receiving the general affection that every animal needs. Oh, and while you're here, here are some commercials from other people who really love you - our sponsors.
Making songs... about nothing at all.
The lyrics and themes are void and forgetable so that they can mean anything the (driver) listener wants it (needs it) to mean. This provides the best mental environment for the propaganda that follows.
And now this message from our sponsors....
soundtrack
Making songs... about nothing at all.
Pop music is a kind of brain poison that numbs your mind so as to prepare you for the commercials that are the reason pop music exists.
I remember a decade of my life (in the 80s) when a few artists were able to become semi-famous with lyrics that were actually about important things (punk rock, new wave, the Clash, Sex Pistols, etc). Most of the subjects these groups touched on were about social decay and political crimes against nations that can't defend themselves.
But that didn't last. After a few talkings to by managers, producers and other moneymen, music was back to saying nothing. The themes that returned were: "I miss you," "I love you," "I couldn't live without you," and "you are my everthing."
That's about it.
By providing the audience with something it doesn't receive on a daily basis (affection from a community that doesn't exist when you're always in a car), pop music is able to make you feel like you're finally receiving the general affection that every animal needs. Oh, and while you're here, here are some commercials from other people who really love you - our sponsors.
Making songs... about nothing at all.
The lyrics and themes are void and forgetable so that they can mean anything the (driver) listener wants it (needs it) to mean. This provides the best mental environment for the propaganda that follows.
And now this message from our sponsors....
The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite.
The goal is an endless war, not a successful war.
— Julian Assange
The goal is an endless war, not a successful war.
— Julian Assange