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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2022 6:46:08 GMT
For the first three months after I arrived I could only listen to English music, then, determined to learn the language and immerse myself in the culture I only allowed myself Greek music, to see if it would change me. It did. It made me soft, teling people "My love" at all hours of the day, even strangers. I just finished listening to a song "Basilisa mou". It says, "my queen, my hoodlum," and reflects pure adoration of womanhood, which is in fact reality here. No songs cursing women, only crying men, missing them. Now I occasionally switch to English and watch my mood and body language. Fascinating. How music and words change you.
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Post by potet on Jan 3, 2022 11:04:45 GMT
How i understand you, Maggie!
I have the faculty of getting immerged in the culture of any foreign song I hear, and enjoy it. When it is Japanese music, I feel quite Japanese. Chinese opera turns me into a Chinese. Arabic songs make me become a Semite, and I tune in naturally.
At the same time, a protection immediately sets up to prevent any infiltration into my personality. This is particularly useful when listening to Qurânic chanting or Torah chanting because these are powerful tools that can overwhelm weak minds.
I am the only one like this in the family. My seven brothers and my sister are turned off by any sort of Oriental music. It makes them very uncomfortable, except a few Japanese pieces.
As regards Greek music, I liked it a lot when I used to holiday in Greece. It was in harmony with the surroundings. It was also amusing to identify Greek words we could understand such as _photographia_ and _Amerika_ in which apparently all a young man had left from his girlfriend was her photograph now that she was taken by her parents to the US.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2022 15:54:50 GMT
How i understand you, Maggie! I have the faculty of getting immerged in the culture of any foreign song I hear, and enjoy it. When it is Japanese music, I feel quite Japanese. Chinese opera turns me into a Chinese. Arabic songs make me become a Semite, and I tune in naturally. At the same time, a protection immediately sets up to prevent any infiltration into my personality. This is particularly useful when listening to Qurânic chanting or Torah chanting because these are powerful tools that can overwhelm weak minds. I am the only one like this in the family. My seven brothers and my sister are turned off by any sort of Oriental music. It makes them very uncomfortable, except a few Japanese pieces. As regards Greek music, I liked it a lot when I used to holiday in Greece. It was in harmony with the surroundings. It was also amusing to identify Greek words we could understand such as _photographia_ and _Amerika_ in which apparently all a young man had left from his girlfriend was her photograph now that she was taken by her parents to the US. I had no idea any kind of music could overwhelm weak minds. That is very useful to know and frightening. Wow, now I have to be careful what music I listen to. I know when I catch a sermon or talk that's making me feel negative I change the station. I'm impressed with all the different cultural music you listen to. Who would have thought so many rich people frequent here. The last part of your post I found funny. And so true. Oh, the lovebirds. Everything is about love, and food. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2022 15:58:35 GMT
How i understand you, Maggie! I have the faculty of getting immerged in the culture of any foreign song I hear, and enjoy it. When it is Japanese music, I feel quite Japanese. Chinese opera turns me into a Chinese. Arabic songs make me become a Semite, and I tune in naturally. At the same time, a protection immediately sets up to prevent any infiltration into my personality. This is particularly useful when listening to Qurânic chanting or Torah chanting because these are powerful tools that can overwhelm weak minds. I am the only one like this in the family. My seven brothers and my sister are turned off by any sort of Oriental music. It makes them very uncomfortable, except a few Japanese pieces. As regards Greek music, I liked it a lot when I used to holiday in Greece. It was in harmony with the surroundings. It was also amusing to identify Greek words we could understand such as _photographia_ and _Amerika_ in which apparently all a young man had left from his girlfriend was her photograph now that she was taken by her parents to the US. I can't listen to Indian music. It's an acquired taste, I believe. I enjoy Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek. English still calls me, and I give in sometimes. |
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Post by And still Kevin 2024 on Jan 19, 2022 15:45:44 GMT
'Ethnic' music may not have the same clout or national interest as it use to have, perhaps. Due to the internet, and things like Spotify. Music is international. The Eurovision Song Contest is perhaps a handy example. One can hear influences from the many countries, but few entries are 100% based on a country's folk music. Cross-overs can be interesting, though  www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX5FgDJnyN8&t=22sThen again www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKydGnOHJzQ&t=9s |
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