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I don’t think this is how music works. The people who make music might have a certain worldview, and they might express that worldview in their lyrics, but it’
by philwelch 3y ago
I don’t think this is how music works. The people who make music might have a certain worldview, and they might express that worldview in their lyrics, but it’s totally possible to enjoy that music without agreeing with or even understanding the lyrics or worldview. Just ask the millions of teenagers around the world who spend the second half of the 20th century enjoying English language rock music without even knowing English.
> It's like saying you like gospel or byzantine chant except for the christian lyrics.
People do that. People also like John Lennon or Rage Against The Machine without turning into communists (much to the artists’ disappointment, I think). Music can sound good to you without you having to agree with the lyrical content.
- hutzlibu 3y ago"People also like John Lennon or Rage Against The Machine without turning into communists (much to the artists’ disappointment, I think). " Or The Refused. They added a (simple) manifest to their LP and literally expected that wherever they were touring, uprising would follow.