Lately I feel as though recording studios will produce literally anything. Personally, I am no a fan of rap because I believe anyone who can speak quickly, such as auctioneers, can be a rap superstar. First of all, this genre doesn't include any instruments, rather computer generated sounds and quite a few "artists" use autotune. Secondly, the lyrics lack quality and make no sense. Here's just a few examples: "Thirty -eight revolve like the sun round the Earth," (Jay-Z, "It's Hot"), "Never let me slip, cause if I slip, then I'm slippin," (Dr. Dre, "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"), and of course "I'm hungry for cheese like Hungry, Hungry Hippo," (Project Pat, "Ballers"). I wish more songs could have deep, meaningful lyrics like, "To die by your side is such a heavenly way to die," (The Smiths, "There's a Light That Never Goes Out) or "On the day that you were born the angels got together, And decided to create a dream come true, So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair, Of golden starlight in your eyes of blue," (The Carpenters, "Close to You".) I didn't intentionally choose love songs for the last two examples, I just thought that they showed how today's music lacks sustenance. I hope that one day we can go back to the heartfelt lyrics created by The Smiths, Carpenters and smiliar artists.
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