Talking meme: Answer 3. Music

[dimity_blue]

The Talking Meme can be found here.

sallymn asked me: Talk to me about music - what do you like, what makes you cringe?

Well, that's a broad subject...

I could probably find something in most genres that would appeal to me. Probably. If nothing else, find something that appeals to my sense of fun. I find it difficult to enjoy hard jazz though as too much discord with no resolution throws me off. I think that's the only genre I've actually tried to listen to that I couldn't take to at all.

I'm not keen on atonal music either:

Apart from Gregorian chants. I'll make an exception for them.

I love classical music, from sweet melodies like Saint-Saens' The Swan from Carnival of the Animals:

to wild, sweeping music like the main theme from Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries:

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Then there's rock 'n' roll, which I love for the fun bounciness of it, like Chantilly Lace:

I tend to think of that as Daisy's theme tune: with a wiggle when she walks and a giggle as she talks... Ain't nuthin' in the world like a big eyed girl...

I love romantic music, like Johnny Reid's Dance With Me which I've posted before:

Then there's music which makes me cry (Bread's Aubrey):

I also have a great fondness for songs with a lot of piano (Billy Joel's Always a Woman):

Okay, I'm done.

Comments

[leesa_perrie]

I'm not keen on jazz, though there are some exceptions. I think it depends on which style of jazz to be honest.

My main thing that I'm not keen on is rap, though again, it can depend on the song to some extent. Heavy metal also tends to be a no for me, but there always seems to be some exceptions!!

I have a love of the golden oldies, thanks to my parents' record collection!! I used to be into the really angsty songs, like 'Billy Don't be a Hero', but now I'm not so keen on them! A good happy song I enjoyed was 'Splish, splash, I was takin' a bath' by Bobby Darin, and of course 'Rubber Ball' by The Avons (in the UK, someone else released it in the US) - oh, and 'Seven Little Girls' (the one where they're sitting in the back seat with Fred - lucky Fred)!! :D

Love 'She is always a woman to me', but then I like a lot of Billy Joel's songs! :D

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

Yep, I agree with you on all of that. And yes, Billy Joel did some lovely music!

[swordznsorcery.livejournal.com]

"Chantilly Lace" is fab, isn't it! A smile in a song if ever I heard one. Got to love a bit of good, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll.

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

I love it! Daisy has a wiggle when she walks, so the song fits.

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

What a brilliant mix of music! Saint-Saens was my first music love, when I was a wee thing of about five, but most of the rest of your choices have me nodding... and I can so see Daisy swinging her little furry butt to Chantilly Lace *g*

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

Daisy actually has a wiggle when she walks. :oD

Isn't The Swan beautiful? It's been a favourite piece of mine forever.

[stargatesg1971.livejournal.com]

There's a nice variation of music there, and like you, I'm not keen on jazz either.

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

I find it makes me very jittery.