Sunday, October 19, 2008
Way back in the good ol' 90's, the music industry was boasting of amazing talents with remarkable and sensible songs. Not that I don't like the songs that we have nowadays but, aren't the 90's songs so much better than today's music?My MP3 is loaded with a bunch of 90's hits from: S Club 7, N*Sync, Backstreet Boys, Westlife, Steps, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, A1, Aaron Carter, 98 Degrees, etc., etc. Call me gay but I can't get over their songs. Compared to what we have today, the songs in this generation has deeper lyrics but what we had before were...I dunno...Happier, and much more meaningful.
It's just sad to know that all those bands/singers that I have stated above, majority of them were already disbanded and/or disappeared all of a sudden at the height of their success. Take for instance the S Club 7; their songs were certified chart-toppers but after doing a movie, they just dissolved. The next thing I knew, they disbanded.
The 90's hits were mostly all about good fun. Yes, there were songs for the brokenhearted and songs for those who are in love but the singers back then didn't sing it in a gruff, bitter, or suicidal manner. It was more of a "look at the brighter side" kind of beat and lyrics. Cursing was not even prevalent. But now, it looks as if cursing is normal in a song. Plus, some songs trigger violence, suicide...Let's just say that those songs make things worse for those people who turn to music for comfort.
Listening to these songs makes me happy. It gives me memories of me as an MTV-loving kid. When I listen to our current hits, I see a huge difference. It seems that lots of musicians today are bitter, angry, and just plain absurd. Most of the songs that are topping the charts are nonsensical. Seriously, what do the songs "Low", "To the ayer", and "Souljaboy" mean? Where is the essence of these songs? How could people love them so much?
Although there still exists some songs that makes perfect sense, I would still stand by with the fact that the songs in the 90's are tons better than our music nowadays.