Modern Film & Music
Posted by Faymondo:) from Cardiff - Published on 27/07/2009 at 12:15
- Tagged as Culture, Movies, Music
Have you heard of Audrey Hepburn and the films she’s starred in such as My Fair Lady?
How many of you have heard the songs Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia or Take A Chance?
Did you know that those songs along with hundreds of others were written by Benny Andersson who was part of the band ABBA?
How many of you know all the words to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons' songs Sherry, Ragdoll or Walk Like A Man?
Many young children or teenagers nowadays only know the latest actress or singer with their newest un-catchy non-meaningful song or film.
If you listen to Red Dragon, Radio Wales, or the many BBC radio stations then you’ll be able to get these songs and you’ll get to hear the number one of that week.
I’m not saying I have anything against radio stations, I’m listening to one all the time. But how many of you have ever thought how much you really despise a song and wonder how many times they need to play that really irritating, repetitive gibberish?
There are only really four types of themes for films and songs: love, hate, fiction or fact, and then the other themes that branch off from these ideas, of which all have been used a maximum number of times. After a while you might start to think that there aren’t any more ideas in the world, and maybe society and our planet has gone bonkers.
I sometimes think that about books, and yet there always seems to be more and more going onto shelves every day, mostly of good quality. I wish I could say the same about the films of our day.
Don’t get me wrong, I love listening to music or chillaxing on the sofa with a pillow me while watching a film, but come on, how many different titles can you come up with for a film of the same genre, character types and scenes?
Basically I’m saying that maybe people nowadays should be appreciating the better songs of the past that have so much more meaning. I understand that fashions change, but you can make songs from the past a bit more modern.
Just look at Mamma Mia! The Movie. It’s a modern film linking all the ABBA songs to make a story.
So, children and teenagers of today, give older music and films a chance. You never know, you might really benefit from them.
