Do you pay attention to lyrics while listening to songs?

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Justmoi

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Posted: 9 years ago

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No.

I listen to lot of genres everything from movie soundtracks to classical Indian music instrumental to songs in languages I don't completely understand all the words. My Hindi is self taught, I don't know how to read but since I knew old Hindi songs existed, I would just listen to them. Even now I don't know all the meanings of words to most songs but I still listen and even sing badly. 😳

I think if we wait to understand the language we would miss out on great music. You just have to open your heart and listen. I truly believe music by itself has a language of it's own and words just add another layer to it.

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ponymo

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Originally posted by: Justmoi
No.
I listen to lot of genres everything from movie soundtracks to classical Indian music instrumental to songs in languages I don't completely understand all the words. My Hindi is self taught, I don't know how to read but since I knew old Hindi songs existed, I would just listen to them. Even now I don't know all the meanings of words to most songs but I still listen and even sing badly. 😳

I think if we wait to understand the language we would miss out on great music. You just have to open your heart and listen. I truly believe music by itself has a language of it's own and words just add another layer to it.

Interesting.

For me it's not even about understanding the words. My mother tongue is Telugu but I don't even pay much attention to the lyrics or the meaning of the song.. I just hum along. That's probably the reason I enjoy Tamil songs almost equally because even though I don't understand the language much, since I don't pay attention to the words, it's not even a hindrance.

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Angel-likeDevil

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Posted: 9 years ago

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I listen to lyrics, ALSO.

I do pay attention to everything I listen to 😛

But overtime, it's music that matters.

A song with good music may have silly lyrics, but I will still listen to it, if the music is that good.

But a song with bad music but good lyrics - I wouldn't listen to it as much I guess..

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Angel-likeDevil

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Oh yeaaah, my mother tongue is also Telugu - I don't understand the Telugu lyrics much(well, I do understand the overall meaning lol)... if the music is good, I listen to it!

I can listen to any language.. I love Tamil songs too! :)

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_shadesnature_

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Yes I pay attention to lyrics also

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Sugar9.00

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Posted: 9 years ago

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not really

I don't even know the lyrics of most of my favorite songs.. I still sing them with all wrong lyrics with full confidence 😆

sometimes I mix two songs' lyrics together

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Posted: 9 years ago

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First, it will be music which drags me. (I was listening to Hindi songs, long before I started getting them).

In a familiar language too, first to drag attention will be music (immediate attention will be star, next comes music). But if a song has to live for decades, it needs lyrics.

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Her-mion-e

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Yes I do may not be instantly for the 1st paced songs but definitely for the slow paced ones

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hotchic.

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Posted: 9 years ago

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Yes. First priority is Music but lyrics matters a lot too for me. I won't listen a song with good music and stupid lyrics with no head or tale.

This is why I hate almost all Honey Singh's and Badshah's songs

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rogerrocks

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Posted: 9 years ago

Always. There are so many songs I like mainly because of the lyrics. I think it adds so much beauty and poignancy to a song. There is a reason ARR-Irshad Kamil or ARR- Gulzar stand out.

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