Andrew,

It is quite evident to me from seeing all the different types of reactions to songs on the forum that some people simply prefer different types of songs.

I don't know if this is a good metaphor or not but I tend to be more enchanted by abstract paintings than realism per se.

Other people may enjoy them a lot, but I don't think I'm all that attached to songs where I can see the stitching, and the cobbling, and the craftsmanship that's going on where people are trying to piece together lyrics because they're telling a literal story and following a predictable storyline with predictable chords. Don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with that and there's certainly a market for it but I'm enchanted by something different.

When I'm listening to a song I don't want to be shown a slice of life, or kept here on Earth. I've seen enough of reality already. I want to be taken to the astral plane.

I like songs that just seem to come out of the blue or spring out of nowhere and the words don't even have to necessarily make sense on the first listen or two but they are somehow magically wedded to the music that appears on the scene like a unicorn.

I'm not exactly sure how such songs are written and it almost seems like the writer is in a trance and has entered the magical fairyland of songwriting.

Those are the kinds of songs that captivate me that I listen to from beginning to end over and over and over and over again.

If a song sounds like it came out of a songwriting workshop I can take about 10 seconds of it.

I don't know if that makes sense or not. Since I only have a certain amount of listening time, I prefer to spend my time listening to songs that are magical and revolutionary and not passe.

David Snyder
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