So Mrs. Chops and I recently took a trip of some length. We relied pretty heavily on Pandora streaming from my phone to entertain and divert us during our 20 hours on the road. I, of course, have a station that has been perfected over the years and is EXACTLY the way I want it. A mix of upbeat from the likes of MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Ra Ra Riot and Miniature Tigers combined with the soothing tones of the finest ladies of rock like Leslie Feist, Regina Spektor, Lenka and Lykke Li.
After several hours of auditory bliss a song by one of my favorites came up.
As the song began, Mrs Chops chimed in with, "Ughh.... do we have to listen to more of your easy listening station?" Now, while I agree that The Bird and the Bee are very easy to listen to, I resented the implication inherent in the phrase "easy listening". I asked Mrs Chops to clarify. She went on to explain that I had apparently aged more that she realized and that my taste in music had descended into the geriatric recently. I objected and insisted that it had not. She felt strongly otherwise and cited my love for The Bird and the Bee as proof.
So I submit to you. Are The Bird and the Bee and their ilk "easy listening"? Or are they merely quietly cheerful? Contentedly resigned? Peacefully ecstatic?
I leave you to judge.
It's pretty mellow, but I don't know that I'd label it as "easy listening". It doesn't feel like an appropriate tag to me.
ReplyDeleteThank you Patrick. That means a lot. Especially coming from someone who is not from Ohio.
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