[Spyglass]

And if you do, how often would you say you do so? For example, I'm a Christian, but I'm also an avid fan of Slayer, Darkthrone, Emperor and Mayhem which have all produced satanic songs, although Emperor does it significantly less than the others.
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[pctrooper]

I just let the music determine my beliefs cause in Houses of the Holy (the song) it says "Let the music be your master". Also that song mentions Satan so now I worship Satan.

[Jimmy Dread]

Interestingly I’m the exact opposite to the OP.

I’m an atheist and am currently listening to a lot of funky 70s gospel, specifically the Numero Good God! Compilations (all 3 of which are stonkers). Although I’ve always been a soul nut, there’s just something about the rawness and passion of some of these tracks that really strike a chord, even though Christianity (and religion in general) doesn’t resonate with me in the slightest.
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[CA Dreamin]

All the time. I'm atheist/agnostic; I don't believe in God, Satan, heaven, or hell. But that doesn't stop me from listening to music that contains godly or satanic messages. Music can express a wide array of ideas and narratives. And how well the musicians express those (imo) determines how much I like/listen to them regardless of whether or not I agree. More than enough artists I listen to have made music about excessive drinking, drug abuse, objectification of women...not exactly ideals I endorse. I also think listener interpretation is a factor. Some listeners may hear a song, and take it at face value as a mirror reflecting the songwriter's nature. Others may hear a song as a piece of 'fiction' for lack of a better word, a song that is only is an exaggeration of the songwriter's nature (or possibly the opposite). This ties into earlier discussions about the songs 'Run for Your Life' and 'No One Else.' One doesn't have to hold the views these songs express to find them likable/enjoyable.
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[JOSweetHeart]

For me, it all begins with whoever is singing the songs and so what I listen to will not always mirror my beliefs, but that right there in my opinion is how it is with everyone who has a favorite singer. No two people will ever agree on everything and I just might be the best example of that considering the fact that I have never once swallowed a drop of any alcoholic beverage and have no intention of ever having the desire to, but yet I have been a fan of country music since my first day on this planet and still counting. 😄 😄 😄

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. That right there, to me, is what makes country so great. So many things are sung about in the music and not just one. 😄 😄 😄
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[mickilennial]

Beliefs, yes. Morals, no.

I will listen to music aligned differently to my philosophy, spiritual beliefs, etc. but I'm not going to be listening to hateful, bigoted music. So I guess context matters for me.

[Applerill]

“I think of Beyoncé the way other people think of Burzum-My Nazi brother

To be completely honest, I think art is a lot more interesting when examining the human condition, so there’s a lot of hateful music I love. BUT I also feel like so much problematic art gives its own intriguing messages about the world, such as:
-“War on Drugs, Suck My Cock” (about how White supremacy eats “illusions” of Whiteness for its own survival)
-“Super Freak” (a document on hypnotic lust before the famous lock-women-in-basement thing)
-I’m Not a Fan But the Kids Like It (about how toxic masculinity swallows up despair and makes you ultimately feel bored)
-“Body Like a Backroad” (an illustration comparing bro-country’s fetishization of Blackness to a country boy’s romantic fetishization of a Black-coded girl, therefore making it the best bro-country song about bro country)
-“That’s My Kind of Night” (about said country boy corrupted by bourgeoise society rediscovering his roots and pseudo-class-consciousness through the machismo of patriarchy)
-“Scarred” (one of the most misogynoiric songs I’ve heard, but also about how misogynoir is so deeply embedded into Black self-loathing by White supremacy)
-“Shape of You” (I once called this a song “so straight that it suddenly becomes queer”, but if we see it in the narrative of tropical house’s popularity surrounding the 2016 election, then you can almost call it that gentrified genre’s equivalent of Godard’s Weekend, turning the White heteronormative privilege into something horribly grotesque, with a TGI Friday’s hosting section taking the place of the cannibals)
-“If You Could Only See” (a song seemingly about an interracial relationship, that line “if you could only see how blue her eyes could be when she said she loves me” is terrifying when combined with this White group’s appropriation of Latin music, because it suggests that the reason White people tolerate non-White friends is because of some other proximity to Whiteness)

Now, there are probably a LOT of flaws with these interpretations, but they definitely the texts a lot more interesting. I try not to seek these kinds of songs out these days, but if I’m gonna have to deal with a Ed Sheeran song on the radio all summer, it doesn’t hurt to try to find a hidden psychology to all of it.

[mickilennial]

[LedZep]

Personally, I can ignore the problematic lyrics and focus on music/singing. My opinion is that you’re doing yourself a disservice if you’re not listening to the music you love because of its subject matter or the morality/beliefs of people who wrote the music. If anything, you should listen to that music in spite of the beliefs/themes you dislike. The only thing I always watch out for is supporting musicians who are problematic. I’m not gonna support an anti-religious or satanist band, nor am I streaming the music made by a domestic abuser. Same with racist, sexist, misogynistic, homophobic, fascist etc. musicians.
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[Yann]