"God, I hate it when someone explains what a song means."

Why?

Do you have no interest at all in what other people think about anything? Or is it that you came with the very SPECIFIC purpose in mind of ONLY listening to music, and you can't stand anything else delaying that process?

I'm asking quite seriously. Some people are very good entertainers, in the sense that they have an engaging personality, they're witty, charming, and enjoyable to listen to (when they talk, I mean). In a case like that, I thoroughly enjoy the chitchat they do between songs, because I'm not sitting and watching a jukebox, I'm watching another human being.

If I wanted to hear NOTHING but the music, I'd put on a CD or I'd put coins in the jukebox. Get it?

If I'm watching another human being, then I'm interested in them as well as in the music they produce, therefore I will probably enjoy hearing them talk between songs as long as they are capable of doing so in an entertaining and interesting manner. It's part of the act. If, on the other hand, they are incapable of introducing a song or talking in an entertaining or interesting manner...then, yes, the time drags a bit while they're introducing the next song...but chances are that the next song may drag a bit too in that case. It depends on the performer.

You're wise not to ask people if they liked your performance, cos if they did...they'll tell you so.

Back to the songs again. Do you care what any song means? Or is it just the general overall sound of it that you're concerned about? I think I'm virtually incapable of not focusing on what a song means, because I pay great attention to the words, and I think about them. Some songs need to be heard more than once to figure out just what it is that they mean.