The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #55393   Message #860510
Posted By: harvey andrews
07-Jan-03 - 05:33 AM
Thread Name: Why Do We Like Depressing Music?
Subject: RE: Why Do We Like Depressing Music?
I think the songs we sing are about fundamentals. The poet Danny Abse once prefaced a book with "I hope these poems seriously entertain" and I think that's what the songs do, they seriously entertain us,our pleasure coming from their very seriousness. The two words are not mutually exclusive. That's what makes our part of the musical world so enjoyable. It's not candyfloss.For depressing read real.