“Could it
be magic” the way that lyrics affects us?
How can
songs make us bawl our eyes out or jump for joy just by what they say?
From as
long as we remember, music has always been there to help us no matter what mood
we are in. Whether it’s a sad love song when we are feeling down with a tub of
ice cream, or an upbeat song to get us in the party mood, music affects us all.
But what is it about music that can control our emotions like a remote? It’s
the lyrics that are written.
Yes I
hear what you’re saying, that it’s the people who sing that make them great. To
be honest in part that is true. Take That’s songs for example wouldn’t be the
same if Gary Barlow didn’t sing them… but think. Would Gary be the same if he
sang lyrics that were insensitive or plain boring such as watching paint dry?
Well maybe yes there is that chance, but it’s the lyrics that pull on our heart
strings and release our emotions (and tears) not just who sings it.
Bands
such as Boyzone or Westlife all use techniques that have us women on an
emotional rollercoaster where our makeup can’t help but run. They specifically
use words and themes that would make us women blabber like a baby but not
affect the builder doing the conservatory. They purposely do this to us. By
choosing emotive phrases that are known to be close to women the writers can
make us feel things just in the form of a song. Sneaky isn’t it? Though think about it,
changing what we say depending on who we are talking to is natural. We wouldn’t
speak to our boss the same way as we would to our friends; imagine the trouble
we would be in, even though we may feel better about it!
You
might have noticed these already in songs, especially in boy bands as it’s
these groups that are targeting us women with their emotional ways. We all know the songs I mean, the ones that
speak about love and take you through a story throughout. These are the ones
that make us laugh and cry, so tears either way, and call the audience ‘angels’.
So by using these emotional phrases they can make the audience and band feel
like they are close as if almost sharing an experience.
This is why typically men don't tend to like
these types of songs, or just don’t admit to it, as the writers just use words
that affect women, such as saying ‘you’ in the songs make us feel special and like
they are singing it to you and no one else. That’s a dream most of us
have.
As Take
That have said ‘Could it be magic?’ No it’s not magic it’s a clever way of
writing in a way that makes women swoon and directed at them, instead of everyone.
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