Listening to the same song 5 times is a row
Time by Pink Floyd
After listening to Time by Pink Floyd 5 times in a row a few interesting things happened. First off, on about the second play through I noticed that I knew the lyrics to the song without having to consciously think about them. I also found that the song seemed to go by quicker after I had heard it a few times before. This might be because I was paying less attention to the song the more I heard it. This is ironic because the song that I listened to, "Time", is about losing track of time throughout life. The song also describes the fact that time is a constant although at times (such as in this exercise) it seems that it is warped or inconsistent.
In addition to the song itself, the transitions inside the song seemed less abrupt, smoother and quicker. In other words I was anticipating the changes from verse to chorus to solo and so forth. By the end of the fifth time through I felt extremely sick of the song and unfortunately now I have no interest in listening to it any more.
What a good choice of song. a physical and sensory reminder of our impending doom! Is it a good song to be sick of? Certainly depressing and trenchant and saccharine all in one.
ReplyDeleteMusically, I wish wasn't sick of it because it's such a great song. Lyrically, I think it's good to be sick of because I think it's good to recognize the inevitable passing of time.
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