Week 6 listening project

I'm finding myself trying so hard to hear something new each week that I listen to the song a couple of times in a row. All that effort seems to be wasted today. I've had a rough few days this week. Just when I thought I finally had life planned, things have changed personally and professionally. I'm now feeling the words to the song again. When stuck at a crossroads, it's hard to know which way to go, especially when the original plan sounded so good.

Week 5 listening project

It seems that no matter how hard I listen to this song, I am still an emotional listener, especially today. I listen to the words and emotions she expresses and apply them to situations in my life. It works kindda like backward therapy. I get strength from her battle to make a difficult decision in her life. I can almost picture her making a pros and cons list and working through the consequences on each side.

The good news is that I still like the song! (So far)

She's worried about losing her lesbian fan base by marrying a man. I guess she thinks that her fan base buys her music for a reason other than her music. She perceives them as liking her for what she stands for, not necessarily because she makes great music. Hmm...commodification, fetishism?

Listening post week 4

I'm much more aware of the layering of voices and instruments this week. I can hear just three instruments in the beginning, slowly adding until the chorus has many instruments and added voices, then tapering back down to just the three instruments again. It kind of moves the song along a path.