Music can perfectly express what’s feeling inside. For when you are happy you got bops to play, when you are going through a break you might have a song that perfectly explains your feelings. Then you have a song that isn’t really saying anything but goes perfectly with a new tik tok dance. For any mood, there is a song for it. But once we start mixing messages things get confusing. I grew up in the 90s and 00s era of music so certain trends became mega popular like the subgenre which I call Techno Sad Songs. It’s when you take a slow song but then remix it with a techno beat for when you are at a nightclub. I’m not the biggest fan of remixes to begin with because I’m a purist when it comes to original songs unless the remix is completely different making it special. Especially taking a sad song and add a beat is just insane. Example:
Techno-sad songs are emotionally confusing. Professing my love while breaking it down on the dance floor seems like not the correct mood. I mean look at this guy:
See that is a face of a confused man going through a tough break-up and not processing it in the correct fashion. Now this problem has persisted especially in the pop era of music across many genres but mainly based on the song lyrics. Some songs fly under the radar with the stellar instruments and sound like normal jams but when you actually listen to the lyrics they hit extra close to home. So for this week’s playlist, I have found the Sad but Not Really jams to make all your listening sessions extra emotionally confusing. Like these are all certified hits so sometimes we just gotta deal with it and keep the tears are home. Lets go!
