Good old days, as people always say, usually said by the older generation are gone and never coming back. That is true, we all agree. But there is no harm to reminisce about it once in a while eh?
Sit down with good company, sipping a cup of hot coffee in hand. Breeze of memories waft by remnants of smells, touches, emotions - the very things that touch us tenderly deep inside our hearts. Mmmm... getting a bit misty-eyed here.
It is hard to say if the now generation ever get this feeling from songs nowadays. Personally, I listen to pop songs on the radio every now and then, especially when driving. There is abundance of singers and bands with their talent, looks and energy, no doubt. But I feel a shortage of memorable songs. It takes a solid singer to take the song to somewhere else, a magical level, a height beyond expectation, if you get what I mean. It is really hard to achieve that with current pop songs. Either that, or I feel a deja-vu of current songs mimicking oldstyle, using old instruments to get the sound of 'those days'.
Seriously, I am not against songs copying the style, if they do it good and remain true to its melody. Any talent can sing a song, but to do it well, to vocalise from the heart, to share the words, the listeners can tell if it is 'honest' singing or simply a karaoke rendition. Or at least I can. Perhaps I am too demanding, and I am foolish to say I do not appreciate new talents much (not that there isn't any new ones). I do not get the immediacy I get from playing most classic song. Play anthing by The Platters, or Skeeter Davis. With the first melody or the first line, it rings an emotion, it transports you to another world.
Do you remember that feeling?
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