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Yay! Ayu in an article....HOWEVER.....
I listen to foreign music because I like the music, not the lyrics. I also listen to a lot of techno as well as classical, and they don't have lyrics (so language barrier is not an excuse here). If I really want good writing, I'd read a book. I'm not saying lyrics are not important, they are, but everyone has different tastes. They are songs that I do listen to because the lyrics are that good, but in general most of the music I listen to is mainly for the music.
Also I love rap music, yet I usually don't like the lyrics (some lyrics are so typical that it annoys me sometimes). But that's not stopping me to listen to it. For one thing, the beat is something I can move and dance to regardless of what the lyrics is about.
This article also failed to realize that people simply just listen to music that they grew up with and that has nothing to do with being close-minded. It took me years to get into Japanese music. The first time I listen to Japanese music I couldn't really get into it, and I'm not being close-minded. If I grew up in Japan, then yeah I probably be used to it and love it right off the bat. I grew up with American pop and rock so the "good" music for me was built on that and that's what I was used to. I also grew up with 50s-70s oldies music because my parents play it all the time and I actually love it and still am. However, everyone else in my age group hates that style, simply because they are not used to it, did not grew up with it, and NOT because they are close-minded.
So this article is talking about Canadians not being open-minded musically? Wrong, this article provided flawed reasoning. For all I know, they are still open-minded. It is true that the people in the party did had some kind of close-minded response to some degree. However, it is a party and the music choice is normally something that should appeal to them as a whole. If I were to play Japanese reggae music in a Jazz club or disco hall or wedding party, I'll just be doing something not fit for the occasion, or just inappropiate. Or coarse I'll get negative reactions! But I'm not going to blame them for being close-minded.
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