Actually, haha, I was going to be all "Question: is it less creepy that I am a girl who looks at Berryz pictures instead of a man who looks at Berryz pictures?" but then I was like, uhm, maybe this post sounds pervy enough already. HAHA NO I'M NOT A PERVE I just think this stuff is interesting!!! XD XD XD;;;
I love how I never think you listen to/read about MoMusu of your own accord, and then you're always like, "Oh, I was reading this translation the other day ..." Ahahahaha, eeeeeeexcellent. XD
Obviously I am well aware that, for the most part, MoMusu can't read music and don't play music and don't write music and don't write lyrics. (I say "for the most part" because Kei and Ai can read music and Nacchi writes poetry - oh sorry, did I say "write"? I meant "plagiarize.") (And also there has been speculation that Ayaya has written some of her own lyrics, but that makes me say what the heck? Just like the speculations that she's older than she says she is. I have no idea where people get the idea to say some of these things. They were trying to analyze, like, the verbs in one of her songs to see if she wrote it ... well whatever!!) And obviously I am aware that it is rare to see a H!P artist performing with a live band and if you pay close enough attention you can sometimes catch them lipsynching at their own concerts. And they don't always choose their own outfits, they don't come up with the ideas for their music videos, etc. etc. etc. But I dunno, this doesn't even bother me. I know it bothers a lot of people but it doesn't bother me and I think it's ridiculous to let things like that get in the way of your being a fan of the music, if you like the music itself enough to be a fan.
To be quite honest, I think it bothers me more to hear a junky song with stupid lyrics that was written by the band that performs it than to hear a good song with interesting lyrics whose creation the singer had nothing to do with.
I mean, in an alternate universe where I am a famous pop singer, I do think I would want more creative control. But if the pop idols who are out there are okay with the control they're allowed, I think that's just fine and it doesn't bug me when I listen to their stuff.
But having said that, if I do come across an artist I like, and if they do write their own music and/or lyrics, I think I have a bit more respect for that person. Which is weird, because I don't think I have any less respect for the average pop idol who creates nothing. But with Utada Hikaru, who writes all her own stuff, and with Hamasaki Ayumi, who has always written all her lyrics and has in recent years composed plenty of songs, and with Sakamoto Maaya*, whose lyrics are so excellent I don't even care that she doesn't write the music, I think I have more of a feeling of, oh, that's the kind of person I want to be. But at the very same time, it's not like I would turn down the chance to be your typical pop idol, I think that has the potential to be awesome in its own way. Haha, oh goodness, look at this dichotomy within me! Hahaha.
*Voice of Esca's Hitomi, if you don't recognize the name. :) She has this song called "Alkaloid" and the music itself is not amazing amazing or anything but I love the song because the lyrics are so fantastic. It's your typical pop idol love song but that the boy the girl is in love with is a total smoker. The last line is "Exhale love from your black lungs." Ahhhhh, I think I just love that she even went there.
Am I reading your penultimate paragraph right? When I read it the first time I was expecting something more, I think. Like, "I enjoy male music more ... I can't listen to male music consistently ... BUT I say I prefer male music more because of this and this and this." And hahaha, I love that you still call them Aucifer. I thought we had agreed it was Lucifer? Had we not? Is that your pet name for them? XD (Don't hit me!!)
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Date: 2006-11-17 09:26 am (UTC)Actually, haha, I was going to be all "Question: is it less creepy that I am a girl who looks at Berryz pictures instead of a man who looks at Berryz pictures?" but then I was like, uhm, maybe this post sounds pervy enough already. HAHA NO I'M NOT A PERVE I just think this stuff is interesting!!! XD XD XD;;;
I love how I never think you listen to/read about MoMusu of your own accord, and then you're always like, "Oh, I was reading this translation the other day ..." Ahahahaha, eeeeeeexcellent. XD
Obviously I am well aware that, for the most part, MoMusu can't read music and don't play music and don't write music and don't write lyrics. (I say "for the most part" because Kei and Ai can read music and Nacchi writes poetry - oh sorry, did I say "write"? I meant "plagiarize.") (And also there has been speculation that Ayaya has written some of her own lyrics, but that makes me say what the heck? Just like the speculations that she's older than she says she is. I have no idea where people get the idea to say some of these things. They were trying to analyze, like, the verbs in one of her songs to see if she wrote it ... well whatever!!) And obviously I am aware that it is rare to see a H!P artist performing with a live band and if you pay close enough attention you can sometimes catch them lipsynching at their own concerts. And they don't always choose their own outfits, they don't come up with the ideas for their music videos, etc. etc. etc. But I dunno, this doesn't even bother me. I know it bothers a lot of people but it doesn't bother me and I think it's ridiculous to let things like that get in the way of your being a fan of the music, if you like the music itself enough to be a fan.
To be quite honest, I think it bothers me more to hear a junky song with stupid lyrics that was written by the band that performs it than to hear a good song with interesting lyrics whose creation the singer had nothing to do with.
I mean, in an alternate universe where I am a famous pop singer, I do think I would want more creative control. But if the pop idols who are out there are okay with the control they're allowed, I think that's just fine and it doesn't bug me when I listen to their stuff.
But having said that, if I do come across an artist I like, and if they do write their own music and/or lyrics, I think I have a bit more respect for that person. Which is weird, because I don't think I have any less respect for the average pop idol who creates nothing. But with Utada Hikaru, who writes all her own stuff, and with Hamasaki Ayumi, who has always written all her lyrics and has in recent years composed plenty of songs, and with Sakamoto Maaya*, whose lyrics are so excellent I don't even care that she doesn't write the music, I think I have more of a feeling of, oh, that's the kind of person I want to be. But at the very same time, it's not like I would turn down the chance to be your typical pop idol, I think that has the potential to be awesome in its own way. Haha, oh goodness, look at this dichotomy within me! Hahaha.
*Voice of Esca's Hitomi, if you don't recognize the name. :) She has this song called "Alkaloid" and the music itself is not amazing amazing or anything but I love the song because the lyrics are so fantastic. It's your typical pop idol love song but that the boy the girl is in love with is a total smoker. The last line is "Exhale love from your black lungs." Ahhhhh, I think I just love that she even went there.
Am I reading your penultimate paragraph right? When I read it the first time I was expecting something more, I think. Like, "I enjoy male music more ... I can't listen to male music consistently ... BUT I say I prefer male music more because of this and this and this." And hahaha, I love that you still call them Aucifer. I thought we had agreed it was Lucifer? Had we not? Is that your pet name for them? XD (Don't hit me!!)