[Dixielandjazz] How we listen to music

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

That's really true of me too.  I never listen to lyrics and I guess I have 
turned it into a science or handicap more or less.

A few years ago I started singing with my band.  I have always had the 
luxury or misfortune depending on how you look at it to have a singer with 
the band.  But times change and I have difficulty getting the money for the 
extra mouth to feed so............... I started singing. (that'll teach em)

I have always thought of myself as a reasonably bright person but I found 
out that I just can't memorize the words to tunes.  No matter how many times 
I go through a tune it just doesn't happen reliably enough.  I think it's a 
right left brain thing but I don't remember telephone numbers or streets 
either.  I remember the pattern of buttons on the telephone kind of like a 
picture. I have to read lyrics.  Funny thing I can remember the words to 
tunes from my youth without any problem and I have memorized a lot of other 
stuff over the years.

I think that if you ignore a skill long enough it goes away.
Larry
St. Louis
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To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 6:58 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] How we listen to music


> "I tend to entirely ignore lyrics, while she tends to entirely ignore 
> music"
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> You know, I've never even thought about that.
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> Now that I do think of it, I realize that I never listen to the lyrics, I
> listen to the music and for the most part ignore the lyrics.
> The only time I really hear the lyrics is when some kids drive through a
> parking lot or are at a red light next to me and the lyrics are vulgar.
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> Me listening to the music goes all the back to church. I can play all of 
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> old Gospel Quartet songs on the piano but really only know the lyrics to 
> the
> chorus.
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> Mama -- now she knew all the words.
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> Criss Morrison
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