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@brianna92121112 @JacobRodden I think recordings and live music now give people a different experience. They are not interchangeable, they do not need to beat each other.

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@brianna92121112 I agree with your opinion. Thanks to the development of technology, people can listen to higher quality music through recording. But this is no substitute for live music.

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#S22POPMUS # I don't fully agree with Wald's assessment. Nowadays people can easily hear good quality recordings. The cost of listening to recordings is extremely low, making it the preferred way for most people. But there is still a big gap between recording and live music.

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@sarahbutler913 I agree, schlock music exists objectively in the history of music. It cannot be dismissed just because it is "cultural theft".

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@SnookZack I agree. If it's not the cultural theft, a cover might change the song for the better.

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I don't think schlock rock is entirely negative. While it might be called the cultural theft, a cover can really broaden the audience of a song. But in any case it is one of the components of American pop music of the last century. #S22POPMUS

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@melika_ahmadian Ray Charles' voice is very recognizable. His breaking voice also sounds very natural, which also fits his melody closely.

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@hanlauralex I agree with you, the breaking voice makes the song very emotional. This makes his vocals more connected to his lyrics.

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#S22POPMUS The broken voice makes Ray Charles's vocals in the song more emotional. This technique makes the emotion he tries to express in the song sound real. Such singing is difficult to imitate and very characteristic.

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@sarahmlamswood Interesting point, I have never thought of this before, after all the airpods I use are given by the student discount. . . . . .

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@KimKimgrady2565 Now the new mobile phones do not have 3.5mm input, and everyone has no choice but to use Bluetooth headsets. In this case, it is indeed more convenient than wired headsets.

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Recent listening technologies haven't changed the way I listen to music. I use apple music, but just search for songs or artists I know from elsewhere. I can only say that it saves me a little time, which is no different from Google it. #S22POPMUS

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@shane_blundon I agree with your opinion. It can bring mass culture closer to the social environment in which we now live.

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@KimKimgrady2565 I agree with your opinion. Pop music is just a vehicle, it doesn't 'dumbs down' culture by itself. The hidden messages are the keys.

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#S22POPMUS I agree with some of Adorno and Horkheimer's points. The most important function of all media, including pop music, is to express some kind of message. Pop music has a wide audience, and the message it spreads needs to be influenced and controlled.