I'm not convinced that anyone genuinely likes the song "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye. I think people only like it ironically. I was listening to it earlier and there's not really anything really interesting about it other than the words "sexual healing." Other than that it sounds like a run of the mill R & B love song. I'm not trying to imply that Marvin Gaye sucks or anything. I'm personally not too familiar with his music other than "Sexual Healing." I just don't think that most people like that song as anything but a novelty.
To me, it's one of those things that people put on so they can nudge their friends and say, "Hey, look what I'm listening to. It's a song about getting it on. Pretty funny, huh?" and then they never listen to any other Marvin Gaye song. At least, they probably don't listen to his other songs knowingly. I'm sure there are many fans of Marvin Gaye who are familiar with his entire catalogue of music and I don't want to offend them. You know how rabid Marvin Gaye fans can be. I just don't think that "Sexual Healing" is anything but ironically cool for most people.
On the other hand, I'm not afraid to offend fans of the Beatles. Yep, I don't like the Beatles. I only bring up the Beatles because it seems to me many people only like the Beatles because everyone likes the Beatles. You can't like good music if you don't like the Beatles seems to be the mindset many people have. Of course, that line of thinking is dumb. There will never be anything, a book, a band, a movie, a flavor of soda, that will be universally liked. So running into an unfavorable opinion shouldn't be that big of a deal. Besides, overwhelming popularity does not automatically make a thing wonderful. After all, how many people were doing the Macarena?
I digress. I never thought the Beatles' early stuff (Hard Day's Night, Help!) was very good. In my opinion it was all a bunch of vapid love songs. I find it hard to believe that they were ever taken seriously after their early work. All their fans seemed to be screaming, teenage girls. They were the Backstreet Boys of the sixties. I thought I liked their later stuff until I actually started listening to one of their albums. I thought most of the songs were just annoying noise.
Of course I realize how influential the Beatles were and still are. I'm sure they've influenced most of the music I listen to these days. But I just can't get behind their music. I tend to like covers of their songs way more than I actually like the original versions.
Anywho, I don't really want to offend anyone with my opinion. But when it comes to disliking the Beatles, it's impossible to not set someone off. I've seen Beatles fans accuse those who dislike the Beatles of being liars. Some people actually think it's impossible to dislike the Bealtes, which is pretty dumb.
I don't know how I transitioned into a talking about the Beatles from Sexual Healing, but I've done it. I guess I don't have to worry too much about rabid Marvin Gaye or Beatles fans coming after me. No one's reading this anyway.
P.S. I hate the Eagles, also. I think "Hotel California" is just a terrible song.
To me, it's one of those things that people put on so they can nudge their friends and say, "Hey, look what I'm listening to. It's a song about getting it on. Pretty funny, huh?" and then they never listen to any other Marvin Gaye song. At least, they probably don't listen to his other songs knowingly. I'm sure there are many fans of Marvin Gaye who are familiar with his entire catalogue of music and I don't want to offend them. You know how rabid Marvin Gaye fans can be. I just don't think that "Sexual Healing" is anything but ironically cool for most people.
On the other hand, I'm not afraid to offend fans of the Beatles. Yep, I don't like the Beatles. I only bring up the Beatles because it seems to me many people only like the Beatles because everyone likes the Beatles. You can't like good music if you don't like the Beatles seems to be the mindset many people have. Of course, that line of thinking is dumb. There will never be anything, a book, a band, a movie, a flavor of soda, that will be universally liked. So running into an unfavorable opinion shouldn't be that big of a deal. Besides, overwhelming popularity does not automatically make a thing wonderful. After all, how many people were doing the Macarena?
I digress. I never thought the Beatles' early stuff (Hard Day's Night, Help!) was very good. In my opinion it was all a bunch of vapid love songs. I find it hard to believe that they were ever taken seriously after their early work. All their fans seemed to be screaming, teenage girls. They were the Backstreet Boys of the sixties. I thought I liked their later stuff until I actually started listening to one of their albums. I thought most of the songs were just annoying noise.
Of course I realize how influential the Beatles were and still are. I'm sure they've influenced most of the music I listen to these days. But I just can't get behind their music. I tend to like covers of their songs way more than I actually like the original versions.
Anywho, I don't really want to offend anyone with my opinion. But when it comes to disliking the Beatles, it's impossible to not set someone off. I've seen Beatles fans accuse those who dislike the Beatles of being liars. Some people actually think it's impossible to dislike the Bealtes, which is pretty dumb.
I don't know how I transitioned into a talking about the Beatles from Sexual Healing, but I've done it. I guess I don't have to worry too much about rabid Marvin Gaye or Beatles fans coming after me. No one's reading this anyway.
P.S. I hate the Eagles, also. I think "Hotel California" is just a terrible song.
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