Music, memories, the things that shape us
Oct. 15th, 2024 09:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alterkrmnI've been listening to almost exclusively* Spanish music since Sunday because at some point it occurred to me that it would be a good idea to transform a thread I started on fedi into an account exclusively for recommendations of songs in Spanish.
And I've been thinking for a few days now about what I could do, what instance to choose... if I should start next week and make recommendations about Halloween and Day of the Dead themes or similar... things that keep my brain juggling 10 things at the same time because otherwise, boredom suffocates me, no matter if I have tons of things to do, lol.
But besides that, remembering many of the songs I used to listen to in other stages of my life has made me reflect on all those things that have shaped me. It's interesting, looking back at what I listened to as a teenager and as a young adult, and what still makes me feel deeply, compared to what now seems slightly frivolous, or what seemed deep back then compared to what I enjoy now.
Back then I wasn't very into cumbia or salsa, for example. I despised reguetón... and now I don't. If my teenage self saw me, he would think that aliens abducted me and switched me with someone who is not me. I was such a snob... and for what? Ha. I have grown. at least. and I'm glad, because there's so much music to listen to, so much variety. I just love music.
These days I've only listened to pop and alternative rock, and the playlist I'm making already has more than 200 songs, and I still have to listen to salsa, cumbia, trova, boleros and other genres... that playlist is going to end up being quite extensive. But all that still lives in the realm of ideas. The distance between thinking and doing can be enormous at times *sigh*
And now I'm asking myslef why I want to do that... but that's a question for another post.
And I've been thinking for a few days now about what I could do, what instance to choose... if I should start next week and make recommendations about Halloween and Day of the Dead themes or similar... things that keep my brain juggling 10 things at the same time because otherwise, boredom suffocates me, no matter if I have tons of things to do, lol.
But besides that, remembering many of the songs I used to listen to in other stages of my life has made me reflect on all those things that have shaped me. It's interesting, looking back at what I listened to as a teenager and as a young adult, and what still makes me feel deeply, compared to what now seems slightly frivolous, or what seemed deep back then compared to what I enjoy now.
Back then I wasn't very into cumbia or salsa, for example. I despised reguetón... and now I don't. If my teenage self saw me, he would think that aliens abducted me and switched me with someone who is not me. I was such a snob... and for what? Ha. I have grown. at least. and I'm glad, because there's so much music to listen to, so much variety. I just love music.
These days I've only listened to pop and alternative rock, and the playlist I'm making already has more than 200 songs, and I still have to listen to salsa, cumbia, trova, boleros and other genres... that playlist is going to end up being quite extensive. But all that still lives in the realm of ideas. The distance between thinking and doing can be enormous at times *sigh*
And now I'm asking myslef why I want to do that... but that's a question for another post.
*Except for my playlists with the songs from Joy of Life and other cdramas because they help me familiarize with the mandarin chinese phonetics.
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Date: 2024-10-16 07:41 am (UTC)Or you can make a post on fedi to ask for recs for music focused instances, and we can boost it around?
My tastes in music have shifted a little over the years too, but not really big shifts (and more like I learnt the words to describe my preferences so it's easier to find what I like!)
The distance between thinking and doing can be enormous at times
total mood! I feel you!
hm, maybe I too will make a list of the music that I grew up and share that too!
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Date: 2024-10-19 04:18 am (UTC)I have been thinking about it, but the option of using those accounts doesn't convince me. I'm not even sure why *grimacing*
Or you can make a post on fedi to ask for recs for music focused instances, and we can boost it around?
This actually sounds like a good idea! I'm gonna try that, maybe tomorrow.
My tastes in music have shifted a little over the years too, but not really big shifts (and more like I learnt the words to describe my preferences so it's easier to find what I like!)
Yeah. I think shifts in the things we like over the years are a natural thing to happen, and also finding the words to describe what we like. In my case, many of the genres I didn't used to like were because of prejudice and classism. Fortunately, I've grown and learned and now I am more open to appreciate different things. And I just love music so much, it's very important in my life, and now I have so much variety to listen to...