![]() ![]() ![]() We love things not for their good attributes but regardless of them. And one doesn’t quit loving one's mother country when it loses a war or its economy tanks. Conversely, parents do not stop loving their children when they suddenly mutate into cantankerous adolescents. We don’t love our parents because they are agreeable – no doubt most parents can be exceedingly disagreeable at times. I like salmon because it is tasty, fireplaces because they are cozy, road trips because they are adventurous, and Arnold because he is an agreeable guy.īut love transcends the appeal of the thing loved. We like a thing for it positive qualities. Without, perhaps, having consciously lingered on this particular point, we all intuitively recognize the difference between liking something and loving something. ![]() City featuring Adam Levine is refreshing evidence of overlap between the popular and the profound.ĭisguised as just another shallow love ballad, “Locked Away” zeroes in on a primary difficulty that lurks behind the institution of marriage. Released a few months ago and praised for its reggae fusion tempo overlaid with soothing vocals, “Locked Away” by R. But one song that has been playing for some time now on our local hip-hop stations grabbed my attention. True, some of the songs they’ve been airing recently admittedly lack the profundity we’ve grown accustomed to expect from the likes of Fetty Wap and DJ Snake. This station’s often irritating habit of playing the same five or six songs on repeat affords its listeners the opportunity to meditate on the music, to contemplate the various pieces and their relevance to the pursuit of the Good Life. People who think that our hip-hop culture lacks depth have to listen to Z100 a little more often. ![]()
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