I ended up with a list of music that was beneficial to society.
In progressive order:
1. Moby - Love of Strings (Official Audio) youtu.be/1k5lk-_lkBM via @YouTube
I decided to start somewhere in the realm of classical music that we can all agree is “good.” Don’t worry, I include more current music—music that also happens to be getting radio play (I try to judge music not by how popular or unpopular it is but by how good it is and -maybe- how “evolved” it is or sometimes what genre it is) later.
2. Cannons - Fire For You (Lyrics) Never Have I Ever youtu.be/M24F32GSAlE via @YouTube
This is current and, I think, makes better use of that whole “music that moves you/makes you feel something.”
3. Tongue Tied by Grouplove youtu.be/JwB-iVAfnMo via @YouTube
This is just catchier and everyone knows that. It makes better use of what we know about what makes music appealing while also being “cool,” having that certain something, that je ne sais quoi, something that’s almost impossible to do in today’s world given the past historical evolution of “cool.” Maybe I’ll do a separate blog on that later. Maybe I don’t know enough to write about it. Maybe someone else has already written on it, though not in a place where important political ideas are normally discussed.
4. TV On The Radio - Happy Idiot Lyrics youtu.be/_XaA0fnW5D4 via @YouTube
I just like grunge and I think it’s more evolved than a lot of music that’s out there right now and popular. After listening to a lot of music that tries hard to be cool and tries to control your mood (-too- sexy, maybe?) it’s refreshing to hear grunge. It’s dismissively cool, the kind of cool you are when you know you’re cool.
5. Muse - Madness youtu.be/Ek0SgwWmF9w via @YouTube
This is an example of popular music churning out something that is both “cool,” “popular,” and “evolved.” Obviously iconic among those who care about EDM and whatever happened to everyone who started liking Muse because of Twilight.
6. Muse - Undisclosed Desires youtu.be/R8OOWcsFj0U via @YouTube
This song is just better than “Madness.” It’s older, but that just means it might have been ahead of its time.
7. Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear - my ex's best friend (Official Lyric Vi... youtu.be/bpmGuPhGE0Y via @YouTube
This is important historically because of the collaboration between hip-hip and rock. New standards of “cool” included.
8. Marshmello - Silence (Lyrics) ft. Khalid youtu.be/4oXgCJf4hf8 via @YouTube
Better song musically, and encourages spirituality and meditation. What more can you ask for in music to evolve? Quite a lot more, if you want to skip ahead to later.
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CHVRCHES - Empty Threat lyrics youtu.be/s_ySlu8OJCg via @YouTube
Yes, please take back your empty threat. I don’t care how, I don’t care why, just take it back. Promoting this song promotes that option coming up in people’s heads at any given moment.
How to Save a Life youtu.be/ae7AACP1-R0 via @YouTube
Literally teaches you how to save a life by talking to someone who might be suicidal or feeling depressed.
Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver youtu.be/n3gJiQxkbWk via @YouTube
Okay, you’re probably going to save more lives by teaching everyone the Heimlich Maneuver.
Future Reflections youtu.be/KFKsoIdhkpQ via @YouTube #mgmt
Probably saves more lives telling people to think ahead. Don’t text and drive, don’t smoke and drive, etc. Also useful later when it comes to hints about...
The Killers - Read My Mind (lyrics) youtu.be/wKghBQbNxWA via @YouTube
Biofeedback! Well, it’s about mind-reading, but with biofeedback, you can basically train yourself to be a superhuman.
Hilary Duff - Wake Up (Official Video) - YouTube #keywords #wakeup #hilary #hillary
Especially helpful if you think you might be borderline okay to drive. Wake up, you’re not. Okay, also about “waking up” your cognition in ways that can’t be awoken without biofeedback. Researchers, what can you “wake up”?
Hilary Duff - Come Clean (HD 720p) youtu.be/GpPUk39S0Hk via @YouTube
Gotta support the economy. That’s what comes next in the evolution of music. If the music is evolved, support the artist and try another of their songs. This is one of her more popular hits. It was used as the theme song for Laguna Beach, one of the first reality TV shows. Laguna Beach happens to be good for shopping, if you have a little money to spend.
Rise Against - Audience Of One (Official Video) youtu.be/4MjLKjPc7q8 via @YouTube
Researchers, what can an audience do to augment a person into becoming more superhuman? Also important because it reminds us that we are constantly being surveilled.
