Three Kinds of Music
Three Kinds of Music
A second kind of music is mentioned from time to time-music that is entertaining in nature, to lift your mood, perhaps to work by. And there is a third kind of music mentioned from time to time-degenerate music.
Certainly, if you notice what is around you in the world, there seems today to be more degenerate music in our culture by far than there ever has been. Then again, there have always been “bar songs” and other entertainments that were sarcastic and derogatory toward other people, values and ideas.
Why is this important? Whether we know it or not, the music we listen to affects the way we think. It affects our attitude. It affects our view of life. It affects how we relate to other people. Music has a power that goes far beyond noise. It is not just noise with a tune-it is a lot more than that.
Consider that there are always people who resent being told what to do. Perhaps in today’s society they would rather not work, and they might not have been taught to do their share at home and to be responsible toward their families and communities. When such people are told what to do, they may often give a sassy, sarcastic answer and refuse to do what they are told. And, sure enough, there is music that supports, encourages and bolsters this attitude!
Some of you reading this may think of today’s music and its coarse lyrics, disrespectful to all sorts of values that our society used to take for granted. But I can remember even 40 years ago there was one very popular song in which the singer made light of a woman’s infidelities. People loved that song. It was a top hit on the radio. But what does that attitude, that lyric, tell you about that singer’s view of sexuality? And, since then, it has only grown worse-today, it is almost commonplace to hear songs that advocate rape and violence toward women.
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