"I'm a great fan of 1930s popular song "
Me too Will, but I'm convinced they touch a different bit of the brain, but even with these, the clarity on enunciation plays a a major part of my enjoyment
I get the same buzz from the old Hollywood musicals
And Walter' Houston's 'September Song'.....
I feel like an old fogy when I complain about not understanding the words in pop songs, but it's not just that.
I got hooked on Brel, Trenet and Piaf in my twenties and my French has never advanced beyond asking a woman if she will sleep with me
It seems have something to do with vocal passion which over-rides the words
Jim Carroll