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-Note -Pierre-Luis -Hours of Science -Y. blogger |
Walk Away Renee. I Can't Let Maggie Go. Ruby Tuesday. Thoughts of Mary Jane. What Katie Did. Sorry Suzanne. Dear Eloise, Windy... The history of pop music is filled with love songs that are dedicated to girls, women, and ladies. I love those songs; there is something very sweet about them. They have nothing to do with me, of course, but the feeling encapsulated in them is more or less universal, and their insignificant but genuine confessions touch me and always make me smile. But where are the males? Most of those songs about girls seem to be from the 60s or the 70s. The trend of boys singing about girls in the male-oriented music industry is understandable, but female singers do not have that many love songs directly addressing a particular male individual either. Today there are considerable numbers of openly gay musicians. However, you still do not hear songs about their boyfriends or the men about whom they fantasize. I am talking about love songs, not songs such as Bing Crosby, Jonathan David, or Sloop John B. And yes, male singers sometimes impersonate female (or even gay male) characters and sing about men, but still... I may be wrong, but this is what I feel. Recently, I read a New York Times article about how a scene of two men kissing in public still can cause a minor disturbance. That may not be relevant here but it seems like there are some things that were forgotten during the porcess of cultural/ethical development, which may be insignificant but still, it is strange. So I decided to make silly little love songs about guys. Most of the figures are imaginary. F. Miyagi, 2007 |