Do you really like the song?

Just for the record, I haven’t ‘cast aspersions on the singer’ I haven’t even heard of him much less dislike him. I simply have never liked the song, as am sure many others don’t either.
There is such a thing as herd mentality btw and is well known on internet forums, when posters don’t like to go against the flow with the overall feel of a thread and are embarrassed to disagree. If this isn’t you, then fine.This isn’t the RIP thread, this is about the song.

kittylester

It strikes me as quite narrow minded to discount music because of it's vintage and /or genre.

The most important part of any song, for me, is the lyrics. My husband rarely let's lyrics trouble him and his favourite type of music is jazz fusion.

I love 'the song', I haven't been brainwashed. Nor do I only listen to music from my youth. One of my current favourites is James May.

Me too, which is one of the reasons my favourite 'genre' is folk music. Luckygirl's family are part of the wonderful Folk by the Oak team (look them up) who I admire a great deal.

I do like The Smiths and Morrissey.
Also like Take That and all boy bands.
But I also like Gilbert and Sullivan, plus Andrea Bocelli. Etc. Etc.
Last week I went to a performance of Handel's Messiah and loved it except it was too long and my posterior protested.
My current favourite is James Blunt. Wonderful song writer, love his lyrics in particular.
Just making the point that we oldies can like many sorts of music.

I dont like Kate Bush, The Smiths and Blur.

I could join that thread growstuff, except I don't know what I don’t like until I’ve listened to it and then I don’t listen to stuff I don’t like. I’ll start with Handel’s Messiah. After singing it so many times, I don’t like it.

Me too growstuff I agree!

Maybe I'll start a thread about how much I hate Gilbert and Sullivan, Tom Jones and Cliff Richard - not to offend or wind anybody up, but just so you all know.

Doodledog

I haven’t grown out of music either. I just add to what I like as I get older.

Same here. I haven't grown out of Pink Floyd, The Police, The Kinks, George Harrison, Eva Cassidy, Annie Lennox ... the list goes on.

Like you, I just add songs to my playlist if I hear something I really like. My Zumba/dance teacher loves to play Miley Cyrus, so I've downloaded some of her songs and jump around to those at home.

Oh dear. I've just read my original post asking if you liked the song. There's no way I typed " ordered" it must have been predictive text ! What I did nean to say is " pretend" to like eg just agreeing with people who say they do as it doesn't matter one way or the other. If you disagree with people in your group it could sometimes lead to others trying to change your opinion of why you don't like the song. I only posted as I was curious to how popular " fairytale" is among gransnetters

Oreo

Well, we’re all different hey? I have grown out of music I liked as a teenager and moved onto other things.

Which is all fine. What is not fine (and I may be conflating the two threads here) is saying that those who do like it are suffering from 'herd mentality', and should have 'grown out of it', not to mention the suggestion that it is somehow inappropriate for 'older women' to like a particular genre of music. And it's not really on to make comments about a singer just days after his death. SM wasn't a controversial figure, and he brought pleasure and entertainment to many people. Let him rest in peace/

Sometimes a song just touches a thread or note in one's mind. I cannot fathom out why I like ^Fairytale of New York so much, not my genre or style ofmusic at all.

However just because you do not like a song is not a reason for dissing other people who do or casting aspersions on the singer where they clearly are talented, but not in style of music you like.

Mollygo if I don’t like a song I don’t like it, it’s as simple as that.Raucous voices are something I avoid if possible of any genre. No rudeness intended, I just thought it strange is all.

polomint
I can't abide the song " fairytale of New York". I know its very popular but I just don't like it. In fact I will leave a shop if it is being played ! Do you really like it or just ordered to like it?
What a weird thing to say, polomint. Do you only like songs you have been ordered to like? I like or dislike songs without help.

Oreo
*I dislike it too, always have.In fact just said it on the RIP thread about Pogues frontman.
Am surprised to see many older women liking punk rock ( or claiming to)😄*
Even putting a grin after your post doesn’t stop it being rude, as is IMO adding your dislike of a song to an RIP thread.
I don’t know if I like punk rock, but I like FTONY.
Do you like or dislike a song because you like or dislike it, or dismiss it because of its genre?

Just because some of us like this song, that doesn't mean we don't like more contemporary music as well.

Baggs

Ah. That one. I have heard that one quite often. At least it sounds jolly 🤪

In the care home I work in the residents asked for the Christmas music not to be played until just before Christmas and not to include the Nodder Holder or any other modern song.Hardly modern as 1970’s😆 They were all asked what they liked and the answer was Carols, so that’s what is now put on for them, and fairly quietly too.Most of them are also taken to local churches if fit enough to go, to listen to carol services.
I completely get it, as when shopping and any raucous Christmas song is played I walk out.

Herd mentality indeed!
How rude.

Well, we’re all different hey? I have grown out of music I liked as a teenager and moved onto other things.

Exactly doodle.

I haven’t grown out of music either. I just add to what I like as I get older.

I’ve not grown out of Joni Mitchell, the Eagles or Bob Segar. I still dance if one of those great Stones dance alongs comes on the radio in the kitchen.

Oreo

But you grew out of it Pittcity I bet. I’m at the younger end of posters on GN but don’t listen to music I used to like when a teenager.
Tbh it doesn’t matter to me if posters still like this music, just think it’s an awful song with awful voices and weird lyrics for a Christmas song.Am not alone in that it seems.

I like lots of music nowadays. I plead guilty to not having heard most of today's top 40.
My go to radio station is Planet Rock, so I still love a bit of Foo Fighters or Black Sabbath.

Yes a desperate damaging love story - surviving. A glorious tune - it’s a joy.

I heard the Messiah at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester last night. The huge place was packed to the rafters. It was absolutely glorious - so different than Fairytale but confirmation that Christmas with its roller coaster of emotions is here

It’s a great, rousing song and I’m another whose always loved it. Bit like ‘C’mon Eileen!’. Gets you singing and tapping your feet, both. That said, it might get overplayed by the media this year and it’ll get boring because of that. I liked hearing it occasionally as it was sparky, quirky and different. Very clever lyrics.

I love it. It's a song about hopes and dreams which seem to be coming true then crash away. Their world collapses but even then, deep down, their love survives.

Ah. That one. I have heard that one quite often. At least it sounds jolly 🤪