Plastic music, disposable song
robotic voices, auto tuned when wrong
lip synched projections spliced and corrected
industry loved no one objected
Recycled tunes picked from time's trash
discarded retro memories that once were a smash
artificial flavored, soul free to not fatten is the goal
digital is the way, vinyl sounds better although
tinkly tunes played on miniature speakers
mechanical booms by engineer tweakers
mumbled lyrics meet deaf ears
no one cares it's the vibrations that gets the cheers
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How true, we all have our own taste, I say bring back the vinyl of the 70's that's mine. A thought-provoking piece. We have some of the finest singers in the world also in Italy. 🌹
Thank you Teddy for the read and understanding words of suppoort they are deeply valued.
The music industry is a mess.I still listen to vinyl.It seems more genuine.Thoughtful poem on a modern topic.Well done
Thank you David for your understanding support. Music has always been my go to. I remember the day when sound quality not quantity was the thing. This has flipped and in a day of fake news we have fake music. There is no trust in a performer's ability or originality soul has long ago been burried, There are a few still good artists but they are a dying breed. The public has been hypnotized into fake mechanical sound dreams that take reality away.
Very rarely is a remake better than the original and I for one would pick preferred versions and renditions. Maybe they are that good to pass up redoing? So perhaps not totally a lack of originality. Perhaps 🤔🙏🏻🕊
There are some covers that are better than the original just as there are still some real artists and great performers out there but the main highway has been toward mindless fake music that like fake news swindles the listener into false dreams of greatness when it is only the capitalistic motor running. Thanks so much for the read and understanding interpretation.
Oh yes… the coffers must be continually filled! Like the Onceler in the Lorax….
I am a vinyl person and always have been, there are very artists around these days that can actually sing live and it sounds like a record, and the art of writing great songs has long gone. Love this poem highlighting the artificial music they churn out today.
I could never understand the preference for noise to music but to each their own. Never the less pretending that technologically altered sound is better than the original voice is no better than fake news and the pretending that a cover is an original is not only deceptive but theft and the perpetration of a lie. Thank you so much for the read and kind words of support
You are very welcome
Powerful critique of modern music! Well done!
Thank you so much Salvia for your read and comment it is as always appreciated and deeply valued
I appreciate your affinity for music, and indeed, it has undergone significant transformations over the years. Well-written, Soren, your poem critiques the modern music industry, highlighting the artificiality and lack of authenticity in contemporary music. It juxtaposes the ephemeral nature of today's songs, created through technological means, with the rich, authentic experiences of music from the past. I like the way you use words such as 'recycled,' 'discarded,' and 'artificially flavored' which conveys a sense of waste and lack of originality. Your aim is to provoke thought regarding the implications of technology on creativity and the value of genuine artistic expression in a world that often prioritizes commercial success over authenticity.
A most thourough and well worded interpretation of the meaning of this poem. Thank you so much for giving this poem thought and reaching the full meaning or it.
Excellent write
Thank you so much Tony for the read and comment it means a lot
You're welcome
Well penned soren. The older I get the more I realize what a traditionalist I've become. I always prefer the original to the remake, but on rare occasions I have raised my eyebrows at a version of a song I wasn't expecting to be impressed with. 🎼🎶🎵🙂👍
Tis so true I can now count a dozen or more that I like more than the original but alway credit is given to the original. And it is the engeneering tinkering that puts me off the most. Appreciate the review and kind words
Factory assembled bubble gum nothingness that lacks soul and will never move the cosmos like true art will. Truthfully, every generation has had this so long as a music "industry" has been around. Elvis, himself, got rich and famous off of the backs of some very talented people who happened to be "the wrong color" at the time. It is the very true and ugly underbelly of the music business. To each their own. As for me, I've never been much of a radio listener. I'm a music adventurer, but I do it on my own without the droning of the industry telling me what to consume! LOL! Well, I guess the industry still reaches us if we consume music of any variety, but I severely limit its reach! LOL! Well done on this Soren. 🌹👏
Thank you so much Tristan for understanding and reading this poem. Yes the lengths that the industry gos to to (civilize) and smooth music for the palate is nauseating. Appreciate the read.
Absolutely! Right there with you!
Good write SB. Yes, I'm an 'oldie' preferring traditional stuff mainly. When something is re-done, or re-issued, I sometimes think 'Now you've ruined it!' Doh! There's a ghastly expression if some Psalms have been 'updated'. We may say 'Now you've murdered that Psalm'.
Thanks Orchi yes I agree and the exceptions are just that rare.
Interesting thought, well-written.
Thank you so much for the read and comment your words are most important
Not all music is created equal.
So true nor is any art but why touch up the Mona Lisa? Thanks so much for the read and comment it is most appreciated
Great work…..
Thank you so much John your words mean a lot
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