Music-Elitists.
You know what bugs me the most at this moment?
People who claim that they can understand the so-called implicit, underlying meanings in song lyrics, “ZOMG I’m SO deep!”
When they listen to pop music, they go, “ZOMG this is SO shallow, it’s total rubbish!” and proceed to sit in a corner and rock himself back and forth while listening to whatever music they regard as “deep”.
Ah yes, besides the language-elitists, there are also the music-elitists.
People who love to show off their “intelligence” by proclaiming that pop is dead, or that radio sucks.
Then they proceed to list all the “great” bands that they know of.
Sometimes I look at those bands which those they list, and I think, “They think that’s deep?”
I wonder whether they know how ridiculous they sound.
I guess it’s like people with body odour – they can’t smell themselves?
I used to be one of those people when I was younger – always boasting that I listen to better music than other people, and tossing away any music that the general population was into.
But ultimately I think it just boils down to taste, and it doesn’t define our intelligence or who we are.
I’m pretty sure that we all know that – but we still form low opinions of other genres of music anyway.
Take Lizard for example, she listens to Chinese pop songs, but she’s not cheena, neither is she an ah lian.
I listen to Rammstein – but I’m not in a cult or anything that one might link heavy metal to.
Come to think of it, I think people establish preconceived notions about others even through music.
Those who listen to pop = Narrow-minded Bimbos
Those who listen to Chinese songs = Ah Lians and Bengs
Those who listen to heavy metal = Freaky, tattoo-ed people with nose rings
And the list goes on. I shared a Rammstein song with some of my friends the other day, and they laughed.
I honestly wish I could share a song with someone without them sighing, “Aiyoh, you listen to this kind of music ah?” and hand my iPod back to me.
Not because I think my music taste is superior, but because when they say that, a stereotypical judgment about me is being formed.
I admit, I don’t particularly like Pop or Indie stuff very much.
Sometimes the lyrics do make me cringe, but it’s mostly because those songs sound boring to me. It’s just verse 1, chorus, verse 2, chorusx3.
But yet, I don’t think it’s rubbish. I admit that I listen to Backstreet Boys every once in a while.
I’m not surprised if people like listening to those bands, I mean, being yourself is all that matters right?
It’s kind of funny to see those full-headed bozos arrogantly sprouting out the names of “great” bands, because while they think they’re being mature, they’re just being dickheads.
Which reminds me, I should will stop teasing Haniel about how he likes to listen to The Click Five.
6 Responses to “Music-Elitists.”
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Haha I hope I do not come off as a music elitist or a language elitist to people. I like songs that I like, simple as that. They may be pop songs that are catchy, or cheesy love songs enough to cover a lifetime’s supply of nachos, but as long as I think it is good enough to help me kill time or just sing along to in the shower, I’m fine with it. I don’t force people into listening to what I listen to, but I do like to share music with friends. I agree that the type of music people prefer really comes down to their individual tastes.
As for proclaiming which bands are ‘great’ and which are not, I think it is only retarded when people do it just to feel a sense of superiority by trying to undermine other people’s preference in music. When they do it just to give an idea of what they like though, for me it is fine. However, I do think that some songs by artists such as Ben Folds (Yes, a guy with a geeky-loser-awkward-frail-drug-addict-type look) are pretty deep. Not because taking Literature has twisted me to analyze every single line of every poem/song lyric I come across to a meticulous and obsessive extent and believe them to be ’so deep to which they hide the answers and philosophies to the secret and meaning of life’, but mostly because I know his songs were written and inspired from his personal life and experiences.
To me, a singer/songwriter who is able to compose a song that may (or may not, for some) allow people to emphasize with the meaning of his or her song and the emotions that is put into it is what makes said singer/songwriter deep in my eyes. Yes, I think that the band/songwriter is deep, not me. I do not think pop songs are shallow and rubbish either way too…well not all pop songs anyway. Well, enough of my retarded comment that turned into a rant and became a wall of text of my mindless babbling. It is an honour to have been able to make friends with someone of your intelligence and I wish you well in life after TK! (Seriously, this is a compliment).
Haniel: Hi Haniel. Nah I prefer the comment system, because flamers are usually less likely to comment. Hah. I’ll miss you a lot Haniel! Even though I insult you most of the time.
Terence: Yo Terence. Yep, that’s exactly the what I think too. Actually, the post was primarily directed at someone whom I think you know (Clue: all the bitching that we did during Lit class). I’m hoping that this post will finally be BLATANT enough to get through his dense skull. Apparently not, though. Anyway, I wish you well in life after TK too! It was great knowing you 
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