I wanna make love in this thread Options

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Love in this thread, in this thread.

You got some friends rolling with you then baby thats cool.
If you leaving with my niggas let em know that I got youuuuu.

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What are some things you would love to do?

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Ok. Being high on charts and popular absolutely does not mean that something is good. It means that a mainstream label has decided that it will have widespread appeal to the the majority of the population. This (generally stupid) majority does not bother to explore what music they would prefer if all music were presented equally, and is more than happy accept whatever predetermined hit comes their way. The entertainment media decides that a song will be popular, it will be popular. It doesn't mean that it has any artistic or musical value whatsoever. When a band that was on an independent label signs to a major label and their songs make the charts, it does not mean that these songs are better than their old ones, but that they've been tailored to suit the needs to get public, who is so accustomed to listening to the most mediocre of music. Hence, selling out. People like Usher, ok, they have a stage presence and all that. They might have decent voices and when that fails them, hey, there's always auto tune. Production can make up for anything. Nevermind who writes the songs, how vapid and useless and cliche the lyrics are, because so long as Usher keeps being sexy and the songs get stuck in people's heads, it doesn't make a damn bit of difference.
In short: if people are told that a song will be the next big hit, it will be the next big hit. Doesn't matter what it is, just so long as it's not too original.

So you're totally right. Songs without a damn bit of originality or artistic merit are so much better than the real music I listen to simply because they've achieved a virtually meaningless ranking.

(But no really, I'm completely lost by your Lil Wayne point...and not just because I'm not entirely sure who that is.)

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Ok. Being high on charts and popular absolutely does not mean that something is good. It means that a mainstream label has decided that it will have widespread appeal to the the majority of the population. This (generally stupid) majority does not bother to explore what music they would prefer if all music were presented equally, and is more than happy accept whatever predetermined hit comes their way. The entertainment media decides that a song will be popular, it will be popular. It doesn't mean that it has any artistic or musical value [whatsoever. When a band that was on an independent label signs to a major label and their songs make the charts, it does not mean that these songs are better than their old ones, but that they've been tailored to suit the needs to get public, who is so accustomed to listening to the most mediocre of music. Hence, selling out. People like Usher, ok, they have a stage presence and all that. They might have decent voices and when that fails them, hey, there's always auto tune. Production can make up for anything. Nevermind who writes the songs, how vapid and useless and cliche the lyrics are, because so long as Usher keeps being sexy and the songs get stuck in people's heads, it doesn't make a damn bit of difference.

So you're totally right. Songs without a damn bit of originality or artistic merit are so much better than the real music I listen to simply because they've achieved a virtually meaningless ranking.

And yet my logic = flawed even though what I bolded is based on opinion and preference rather than fact? Of course you're going to say Usher sucks because R&B and Rap don't appeal to you. Of course I beg to differ because I'm pretty sure I wouldn't even listen to 5 seconds of what you listen to. I'm sorry I didn't know a song had to fit a certain criteria in order to be a good song.

Thanks to you , next time I listen to a song I'm going to try to find originality and artistic merit as opposed to just enjoying listening to the song.