Random thought for the day....
I heard Pinball Wizard today, and decided that it is the best song from The Who. I am pretty sure that it was the first song of theirs that I remember liking. I was into that song before I was even paying attention to which artist sang which songs, and before I had ever heard of "the Who". Years later, I realized that some band called "The Who" sang/played/produced a bunch of songs that I liked (Squeeze Box, Baba O'Riley, I Can See For Miles and Miles, etc). At that point, I began acquiring albums and hearing a lot of their lesser known songs and appreciating their genius. Along the way, I kind of pushed Pinball Wizard to the back burner and decided it was more of a kid's song and not as "cool" and interesting as a lot of their other stuff. But, today, I heard it again, and it occurred to me that I like it better than any of their other songs. Great lyrics. It tells a story. Great music. Incredible singing. It has everything.
It just got me to thinking that sometimes there are songs that I loved when I was a kid, and automatically wrote off as I got older. After all, I was a kid and didn't know enough to differentiate what was good from what was just catchy. But, some of those songs were really good songs and just happened to be heard before I was able to really discern good from bad. A lot of those songs need to be given a second chance. When I hear some of them, I think, "wow, I loved this song when I was a kid", and I think that is why I like hearing it now. But, if I look deeper, I realize that I like hearing it not only because it brings back fond memories, but also because it is just a damn good song.
I heard Pinball Wizard today, and decided that it is the best song from The Who. I am pretty sure that it was the first song of theirs that I remember liking. I was into that song before I was even paying attention to which artist sang which songs, and before I had ever heard of "the Who". Years later, I realized that some band called "The Who" sang/played/produced a bunch of songs that I liked (Squeeze Box, Baba O'Riley, I Can See For Miles and Miles, etc). At that point, I began acquiring albums and hearing a lot of their lesser known songs and appreciating their genius. Along the way, I kind of pushed Pinball Wizard to the back burner and decided it was more of a kid's song and not as "cool" and interesting as a lot of their other stuff. But, today, I heard it again, and it occurred to me that I like it better than any of their other songs. Great lyrics. It tells a story. Great music. Incredible singing. It has everything.
It just got me to thinking that sometimes there are songs that I loved when I was a kid, and automatically wrote off as I got older. After all, I was a kid and didn't know enough to differentiate what was good from what was just catchy. But, some of those songs were really good songs and just happened to be heard before I was able to really discern good from bad. A lot of those songs need to be given a second chance. When I hear some of them, I think, "wow, I loved this song when I was a kid", and I think that is why I like hearing it now. But, if I look deeper, I realize that I like hearing it not only because it brings back fond memories, but also because it is just a damn good song.
