tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post2089636720888962839..comments2023-06-06T06:49:04.399-07:00Comments on Cinder Bridge: Bubblegumcinderkeyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578961959712679966noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post-30521669365563687582012-02-08T22:35:06.108-07:002012-02-08T22:35:06.108-07:00Dep: Did you know that MmmBop is actually about so...Dep: Did you know that MmmBop is actually about something? It is! It's about friendship, and how you never know which ones will last. But nobody knows that because the only words you can understand are "mmmbop" and "doo wop."<br /><br />Brian: Glad you like the line. It only appears once, but it's right at the end, so it'll be easy to remember.<br /><br />I've never been able to figure out where rock ends and pop begins. But you'll notice that I never said I hadn't written pop before, or that I've considered myself above hooks somehow. I just hadn't specifically attempted bubblegum. We'll see how other people evaluate it when they hear it. :)cinderkeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578961959712679966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post-33961421745069915532012-02-08T09:58:06.188-07:002012-02-08T09:58:06.188-07:00Despite your best intentions, that IS a pretty goo...Despite your best intentions, that IS a pretty good line.<br /><br />I think pop music sometimes gets a bad rap because of the whole "bubblegum" thing. Pop music doesn't HAVE to be inane, but when it's NOT inane, we classify it as something else. Just because Ben Folds, for example, writes his own music and plays his own instrument, that doesn't mean "Underground", "Battle of Who Could Care Less", or "Rockin' the Suburbs" aren't pop. Yes, some pop music is soul-crushingly inane, but "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and "Let It Be" were performed by the same band.<br /><br />Labels don't ruin music any more than a bad dust jacket ruins a good story, but like a bad dust jacket, it can keep people from trying something they might actually enjoy. Then again, I liked the Spice Girls, so maybe my opinion is suspect out of the gate.Brian McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341634537134903424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373573052582581717.post-78891534413368240602012-02-08T09:48:32.034-07:002012-02-08T09:48:32.034-07:00Mmmbop, do be diddaliddlewop, humdurr badip dip di...Mmmbop, do be diddaliddlewop, humdurr badip dip dip dip dip dip dip boom...DeppityBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03739975299662947480noreply@blogger.com