Interpreting Music

Wow, with the previous two posts out of the way, I just feel like doing that has started to lift the plague from my person. If writing these things could lift even a little of all the nonsense that has burdened me for so long, then it is totally worth it. Moving away from that, and onto more weight-lifting, I've found that music helps me unwind a lot more recently. "If music be the food of love, play on" is what Shakespeare said, and for the most part I'd like to agree. Only, I don't play any music instruments -- it would be really, really bad performance -- so I listen instead. 
So many titles to choose from across so many genres (except for rap, gospel, country and jazz - I don't like those) and I wind up searching for the more "bouncy" ones. Meh, they make me happy. They make me smile and laugh, because that's what a song with a bouncy rhythm does, for me at least. One such song would be this: 

"Men In Love" by The Gossip

Shame, shame, shame
Ooooh I, I, I, I, shame, shame, shame

I haven't felt this way
Since I was seventeen
You know what I mean
Guilty of love in the first degree
Baby
Dance
Like there's nobody looking
Slide
Like you're coming my way
Shake
Like you know what you're doing
We're out all night
And sleep all day

Na, na, na, na
Men in love
Na, na, na, na
Men In love, with each other
Hey
Re Intro
Shame, shame, shame
Ooooh I, I, I, I, shame, shame, shame

I can't remember having so much fun
When morning comes
Everybody's waking up with someone
On the run
Dance
Like there's nobody looking
Slide
Like you're coming my way
Shake
Like you know what you're doing
We're out all night
And sleep all day

Na, na, na, na
Men in love
Na, na, na, na
Men in love
Na, na, na, na
Men in love
Na, na, na, na
Men in love, with each other
Hey

Since the beginning of time
Put your hand in mine
Come along and you'll find
It's the perfect crime
Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh

Na, na, na, na
Men in love
Na, na, na, na
Men in love
Na, na, na, na
Men in love
Na, na, na, na
Men in love, with each other

Na, na, na, na
Men in love
Na, na, na, na
Men in love
Na, na, na, na
Men in love
Na, na, na, na
Men in love, with each other 


There are many songs that have ties to LGBT related things. It's only recently that I've even started my own collection of, what I would rather call, "Pride music." It's not really OUT THERE, but gives you that hint of what's meant by the lyrics. Okay, it may just be me that likes looking for the 'hidden message' behind lyrics, but I'm fairly certain that anyone is allowed to interpret songs the way they want. So, I can see two messages from "Men in love," the first being that it's a gay themed song. I mean - Obviously! MEN in LOVE. You cannot tell me that you didn't read into it that way. The other message being that of a stance on peace and love for human beings. You love your brothers, your father, uncles and your grandfathers. How is this any different? Interpersonal love - it's that love for someone without going "all the way."

So, right ... just wish some people would stop bitching about songs like this. Don't like the message? Don't read it. Simple.