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Old 12-26-2016, 05:16 AM   #18 (permalink)
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It just depends. I enjoy a good story told in a song—Nick Cave, The Decemberists, and Harry Nilsson come to mind—but I'm also fine with lyrics that are simply evocative, lyrics I don't understand, or no lyrics at all. I would say most music I listen to has no lyrics, has lyrics in a language I don't understand, or has lyrics that are next to impossible to understand because of the vocal style.
The bolded is so me when it comes to the large amount of reggaeton I listen to. I can pick out a few words here and there but most of the time I'm not sure what they are saying completely.
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