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feotakahari) wrote2019-05-19 04:29 pm
feotakahari) wrote2019-05-19 04:29 pm
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There's a kind of Overton Window for popular music
Lots of trigger warnings here.
Chained to the Rhythm is something that exists comfortably within the window. It's heartfelt and strong, but it's an easily recognizable style. It's not at all surprising to hear it on the radio.
Farther out on the spectrum is something like Someone Saved My Life Tonight or Take Me to Church. You can connect it to other things that play on popular radio stations, but something about it sets it apart. It feels strange, shocking even. You're vaguely impressed that the performers were able to get a "regular" station to air it. In some cases, they can even move the window, and songs more like that start appearing more frequently.
The most brain-scrambling moment music has ever given to me was when I was sitting in a Taco Bell, listening to the most generic pop music imaginable, and it suddenly started playing Zombie. I wasn't confused that this song existed. I was confused that it could be played on the same station as the things that play in a Taco Bell.
Chained to the Rhythm is something that exists comfortably within the window. It's heartfelt and strong, but it's an easily recognizable style. It's not at all surprising to hear it on the radio.
Farther out on the spectrum is something like Someone Saved My Life Tonight or Take Me to Church. You can connect it to other things that play on popular radio stations, but something about it sets it apart. It feels strange, shocking even. You're vaguely impressed that the performers were able to get a "regular" station to air it. In some cases, they can even move the window, and songs more like that start appearing more frequently.
The most brain-scrambling moment music has ever given to me was when I was sitting in a Taco Bell, listening to the most generic pop music imaginable, and it suddenly started playing Zombie. I wasn't confused that this song existed. I was confused that it could be played on the same station as the things that play in a Taco Bell.