Sep 5, 2018 · 4 min read
Accentuate the positive: looking at song lyrics in our lives
I’ve been thinking a lot about song lyrics lately. I’ve always been fascinated with music as a form of mass communication. Most of that communication takes the form of a partnership between music and lyrics.
The lyrics of certain songs have had a huge impact on the way I’ve understood life and my emotional responses to events. I’ll give an example…
I had an on-off relationship with a girlfriend over several years. I am a big Ramones fan and I listened to the song Questioningly. It’s about a guy who bumps into a former lover in the street and…
