Music Corner: Should artist dumb down their lyrics?
It is apparent that these days consist of music that does not require you to say much. I believe that it has its place but music that actually has depth to it should be appreciated as well. People are so captivated by a beat that the words don't have to have any meaning to them, as long as they rhyme and ride the beat its okay for listeners. At a club or party this is acceptable because nobody wants to decipher lyrics while their dancing having a good time. When your not doing all that partying tho, music with substance should come in place. Some people party all day, they are excluded aha.This fascination with not caring what the artist is saying is hurting the music business somewhat because the result finds artist dumbing down their style to appeal to what the people want. It may produce sells at one point but the problem is that most the time that type of music is what I call "in the moment" music. That means your hot today but tomorrow we won't know who you are. Some artist may find themselves in that position then try to go back to the style that made them start doing music in the first place but by then its too late, we already see you as the artist the industry molded.Have something to say? Speak on it.
Unfortunately, it is the continual battle between commercialism and artistry where the former always trumps the latter. Personally, artists should not dumb down their music. As an educator by trade, music might be one of the few bastions where today's students might actually be open and willing to use their brains, instead of rote application of knowledge.
ReplyDeleteCritical thinking skills is one an important skill that students neglect or are too lazy to use. However, when applied to things that might remotely interest them, they are more open to the notion of analyzing and questioning why things are written the way they are. If music might be a way to engage students to think outside of the box, why not? If artists dumbed everything down, then the only other chance for students to become critical thinkers might be lost.