Dogsinplastic
avuncular to no one
I think it's a great song, the Gloria Jones version, Soft Cell's, and Imelda's are all quite enjoyable. As to the discussion I got about half way through the first page and lost interest.
It seems to me that too many people get caught up in the "rules" of music and others in trying understand artist choices. One of my favorite about arts is the fact that you don't have to be trained to make something good. That said, knowing about different styles and the history of a given area or topic will only help you grow as you further pursue said area or topic. But it has been and remains a point of conflict with some "legit" or classically trained musicians and those that are strictly guided by their ears. Oddly, the many (if not most) of the big changes in the world of classical music (realizing that's a huge swath) were the result of a composer breaking the rules. A lot of jazz theory dives deeper into the idea of there always being any option or way to do things, but even within that genre there are sticklers for the rules.
I'll stop, because I'm getting as annoying as some of the posts in the thread that I couldn't deal with. It's really about what sounds good to the artists and most of them hope other people like it.
It seems to me that too many people get caught up in the "rules" of music and others in trying understand artist choices. One of my favorite about arts is the fact that you don't have to be trained to make something good. That said, knowing about different styles and the history of a given area or topic will only help you grow as you further pursue said area or topic. But it has been and remains a point of conflict with some "legit" or classically trained musicians and those that are strictly guided by their ears. Oddly, the many (if not most) of the big changes in the world of classical music (realizing that's a huge swath) were the result of a composer breaking the rules. A lot of jazz theory dives deeper into the idea of there always being any option or way to do things, but even within that genre there are sticklers for the rules.
I'll stop, because I'm getting as annoying as some of the posts in the thread that I couldn't deal with. It's really about what sounds good to the artists and most of them hope other people like it.