When you listen to a song do you mainly concentrate on the
a) melody
b) lyrics
c) beat
d) Other (Please specify)?
I was just wondering what people mainly think about when they listen to a song.
2006-07-19 19:19:36 · 22 answers · asked by lyric 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
As far as I am concerned, all aspects of a song are important, but that could also be because I am a musician, lyricist, and songwritier, and my senses are better attenuated to the individual components of the composition. The casual listener or non-musically inclined/involved individual would perhaps give a different answer due to their lack of technical cognizance or specialization in such matters.
2006-07-19 19:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by Trapdoor 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
d) I listen to it all togther like it was intended to be. Initially I may be attracted to a song by the melody or beat but it has to have a good blend of all three to really make me pay attention and listen.
Of course I am bit older than many if not most on this site and grew up before hip hop and rap became so popular. And most of that I don't listen to because if I like the melody I find the lyrics are poor or it has a canned and very repetitive drum beat. To much of it now sounds the same. But I do listen to some modern music I can't help it, I have a 13yr old daughter.
2006-07-20 02:30:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i listen to everything but if one thing sucks like the lyrics or the beat then it kind of ruins the song altogether. i typically look at lyrics first though. i listen to a lot of country music and some songs have the same beat and melody as others and the lyrics are usualy the only thing that make the song stand out.
2006-07-20 02:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by cris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I listen to the music, for the first couple of times I listen to the song, each time I hear the song I concentrate on an indivdual instrument, then I listen to and learn the lyrics, so I can sing-a-long (Terribly, might I add).
2006-07-20 02:27:55 · answer #4 · answered by pink_kitties_and_rhinoplasty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally concentrate on guitars.. It is the complete song that attracts you, then you will listen to different parts of a song.
2006-07-20 02:44:59 · answer #5 · answered by vineto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lyrics definatley cuz thats one of the main points of haveing the song. i just kinda hear the song all together if that makes sense. i hear the beat and stuff. but i really listen for how good the guitar sounds to cuz if it is anything like Slash and him playing guitar then wow that is incredible! Iâ¥MUSIC! So much!
2006-07-20 02:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by I Luv Joel Madden!! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lyrics
2006-07-20 02:22:45 · answer #7 · answered by dxh_kill_caustic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally people don't single out any specific detail right away. If it sounds good to the ear, that's all that matters. It's a combination, really. There's no individual effort-- They all work systematically to compliment one another.
2006-07-20 02:26:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lyrics and beat but I listen to all of it as a whole.
2006-07-20 02:23:46 · answer #9 · answered by kingofnarniaforever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the song and genre.
if its rock or blues then i listen to the bass.
if its dance ( trance & drum n base ) then i listen to the high pitched sounds.
some songs i just love the vocals so obviously thats what i listen to.
2006-07-20 02:25:12 · answer #10 · answered by madd hatter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋