I really enjoy listening to songs when I think I know the words, but really don't. Once I realize all the words to an entertaining song, I lose a mystique about it that let's me know, that to some degree, the song has absolution; but when I was singing it before, it was my opinion, my version of the song that I wanted to hear.
There are so many magnetic feelings toward anything that sticks in your head, but is still open for interpretation.
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It's funny b/c we've actually had this convo a few times round these parts recently.
ReplyDeleteI always think a song loses some mysticism whenever I learn the real words. Perhaps that's what got me into writing, as if I were responding to the music on a personal level. But I find there to be nothing wrong with ad-libing, as many singers I've experienced botch their own lyrics. Songs are best if constantly re-evaluated. And that's fine, just find. Fine.