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Why Do You Like So Much Old Music?

Jul 14, 8:55am

Whether you find yourself befuddled as you often ask people this question, or you stammer with embarrassment and a bit of rage as you are often asked this question, You might want to carry on reading. Music that stretches past the mark of ten years, usually even less than that, tends to get looked down on as dated, a novelty, something that just isn't worth the time and devotion given to today's music. It's understandable for some minds to think that; come on, what's a song written by someone who is now pushing 50, 60, or dead got to do [...]

Why do you like what you like?She & Him – Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? Music Video British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?The Sads - Why Do You Do Me Like You Do I don’t even know WHY I love this so much… but I do!

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