Songs that are critically and financially successful, as well as memorable, are unique in most of the areas mentioned above. The artist and the material must work together to reach the listener.
Your moniker has quite a distinguished history. WW1 single seat biplane fighter aircraft introduced in 1917 but MORE IMPORTANTLY Snoopy's Doghouse was his Sopwith Camel and he was a Flying Ace. I would ask why you chose that moniker but it's really none of my business. I like it lots. On our way up to Oregon years ago shortly after Charles Schulz died we stopped off for the night in Santa Rosa, California. The next morning we visited the Charles Schulz museum and stopped in at the cafe adjacent to an ice rink on the premises. The coffee shop had a glass wall through which we could see the ice skaters. Roped off with a red rope was a single table on which there was a vase with a single red rose. That was where Charles Schulz sat each morning drinking coffee, reading his paper and watching the skaters. Now to your reply.
What DRAWS YOU SPECIFICALLY to a piece of music? For me it is MELODY then BEAT and the other aspects fall in line thereafter. A haunting minor key melody always grabs me first. Thank you for your reply SC and Happy Sunday to thee! :)
This post was edited by RosieG at May 5, 2019 7:53 AM MDT
For me, it's something in the arrangement whether it's a commonly used instrument as a standout or an instrument that you wouldn't expect to hear in that particular genre, unless the song was intended to be a crossover piece. As to the other question, early aviation has been an interest for years. I've wondered how anybody could muster the courage to pilot one of those things much less get in harm's way with it.
I think folks were braver then. We are becoming progressively chickener as we become progressively scareder about everything. Promulgating hate and fear is a constant these days from our "leaders". It sinks in and folks react. It's inevitable. Thank you for your reply SC. So a piece of music with say a theremin would appeal to you?
The performer. Because for me, the performer can transcend anything I object to if he is a true artist and take me away.
That to me makes the performance.
Here is a perfect example. I hope you watch this, Rosie, you are in for a treat if you do. I don't like the song, I don't care about the beat, but this girl is so extraordinary, I can't stop watching this video.
Thank you for your reply Sharon. There are certain artists who could sing the dictionary or phone book and I would love the performance. NOT THE MATERIAL. So I guess we differ. There are songs I love so much I will love ANYONE who perform it. No exception. Happy Sunday! :) Send in the Clowns. Dust in the Wind. Sunrise, Sunset. I melt whenever I hear those songs no matter by whom. With or without the words the melodies etch my soul. I expect though, to be fair, I KNOW the words and so even if it is an instrumental the words are there in my brain.
This post was edited by RosieG at May 5, 2019 8:06 AM MDT
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