Wednesday, January 25, 2006

I'm in love with a stripper?


I have a bit of commute to my new job (which I LOVE..see earlier post), so I listen to the radio a lot more than usual these days. Do you ever find yourself singing along to a song and not even realize what you are saying? I began to worry a bit when yesterday I found myself singing, "I'm in love with a stripper". Now, I think we can all agree that I'm not in love with any stripper (at least I hope we can all agree on that!), so I started to wonder how I came about knowing all the words to such a stupid and blatantly sexual song. What has happened to subtlety and tastefulness in music? I'm not completely out of touch, as I sample all kinds of music and have a rather eclectic taste. It just seems that variety has left the building at many radio stations. The human brain requires quite a bit of repetition to commit something to memory. As I professed my love for this stripper rolling at 75mph on the LBJ Freeway, it is obvious that I had heard the song far too many times in the short span of about 2.5 weeks. Now, KISS FM is billed as a Top 40 type of station. Why does it seem we aren't getting the whole Top 40? And if we are, why is it full of songs with blatantly sexual speech and bleeped out expletives? I'm no stranger to innuendo when it comes to music. But when did someone saying, "Hold your head steady so I can milk the cow" or "You know I like it from behind" become acceptable? I'd rather hear curse words than filthy bedroom talk on my radio any day. I'm not a prude, but how is something like that considered worthy of every hour on the hour airplay? It's like porn without the pictures, which is disappointing and uninteresting. Then I had what Oprah calls an "ah hah!" moment. It's the beats behind the words that hypnotize the brain. The filthy words are just thrown in to attract the puberty and promiscuous set. After having this epiphany, I counted the number of times I heard my stripper song within the space of 4 hours. Are you ready for this? I heard it 7 times! No wonder I'm brainwashed! But not to worry....I have yet to hit the bank for some singles. That must mean I'm going to be okay, but just in case, I made an appointment with a therapist. I may need reprogramming.

3 comments:

  1. LMAO
    I love that song and it is for the beat and not really the words....but then that seems to be the case with so many songs that I listen to these days. Sad part is I subject PITA to them because I like the beat and she focuses on the words.

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  2. I seriously cannot believe how many crappy songs are out there. Without the sampled music that is the track laid down behind it, I don't see how anyone would think it had merit! LOL And I'm serious...some of these songs, if simply transcribed, read like a script to a pornographic film! The art of music and songwriting has officially bit the dust...

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