Thoughts on Modern #LOVE MUSIC
I miss those old love songs. The ones that talked about love as a journey. As something of a thrill. Something worth taking the risks. I wonder; was just easier to love back in the day and what kind of love did they mean? Censoring stopped them from speaking vulgar so I ponder how often "f***ing" was substituted for other choice words.
Yet I feel the unconditional love pour through the music itself. Emotions swell causing me to go through my past relationships in my head. Words that speak to my heart. Memories and faces flash with each chord change. I look for that feeling in modern songs but I'm not moved. Is it the production? Delivery? Generational?
My age's culture treats love like a disease no one wants to catch... but enjoys all the symptoms. We're afraid... or just ignorant. Maybe too sensitive for heartbreak. Old music talks about heartbreak like a beautiful pain. Something to be endured over and over. But we fear pain.
Maybe that's it. Maybe the older music had the experiences behind them. The artists and musicians and producers all knew what it felt like to be in love. They believed the words they sang. Similar to gospel songs sung without spiritual anointing, you can't express an emotion you've only felt shallowly.
Mass communication makes love hard. Without it, your options are limited to where your go/are. The internet shows us possibilities we couldn't have imagined ourselves. Paralysis by analysis causes us to hesitate to take risks.
Older music was unique and human. A machine cannot express the dynamics, the imperfections of interpreting emotion. LOVE IS ANALOG
Before digital technology, risks had to be taken in the moment. No way to look up a person, place, or thing before interacting. This constant exploration brings excitement to life. Living expecting only to experience life.
Message was king. Emotion was the only goal. SOUL MUSIC for real.