Posted by beardedlady on June 27, 2002, at 9:58:50
In reply to The reason Lou posted the music » Angel Girl, posted by Lou Pilder on June 27, 2002, at 6:39:33
Lots of art has historical significance, but only you can determine what makes it significant for you. What it means to others, as well as its place in history, may help you to understand and appreciate another way of thinking or even the work of art itself. But the fact that we may have heard the same songs is pretty insignificant, especially in light of the recent modern payola scandals and the homogenization of radio stations. (Froggy ____, Lite FM, and ____ Rock stations are all over the U.S. playing the same crap dictated to them by record companies. The music is often pre-taped in sequence, so D.J.s not only don't pick it, but they don't have to cue up a CD, either.)
I heard a new song by Alanis Morisette while I was on vacation in the Finger Lakes. It was really good. (I have always liked her music and voice.) But it's not particularly significant. And if you'd heard that song too, it wouldn't have made it any more significant.
I also heard Van Morrison's "Brown-Eyed Girl." Hearing it was not significant, but the song itself is, for me. I have (and now my daughter has) big brown eyes (though mine are a lot older and puffier); that song is the brown-eyed girl's anthem. It was nice for her to hear it for the first time on the radio during our family road trip.
Welcome back, Lou. It's nice to see you being "social."
beardy
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