Entry 10. Music: An Escape, Poetry and An Addiction

The best songs are the ones that take listeners away to another escape. Even in the shallow world of pop this rings true. People imagine themselves dancing with their friends to pumped-up baselines. This is why music is more than just a mindless pastime. Visionaries like Bob Dylan were just as qualified poets as they were musicians. Truly talented musicians can intertwine their music with the lyrics. B. B. King is one of the best examples of this with his blues style of switching off signing and playing lead guitar. Listeners can hear some songs over and over again because the songs induce some strong emotion: sometimes sad, sometimes excited but either way there is an underlying bliss to a really good song. Of course listeners quickly grow used to songs and must look elsewhere for a new fix. It’s a lot like a drug addiction except it benefits the listener. Listeners can go in any one of several directions for new sounds.Years worth of music from within the last 80 years are waiting to be explored. It’s a truly amazing feeling finding a new genre to fall in love with.

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