There's a genre of Youtube videos out there now that consists entirely of watching people listen to music for the first time.
It's more entertaining than you might think.
It helps of course if you already love the song and the person in the video loves the song.
This dude listening to Steely Dan's "My Old School" is my favorite so far. It's one of my all-time favorite songs - even before I realized the "Daddy G" mentioned in the lyrics was a reference to Watergate burglar G. Gordon Liddy.
I like it even in spite of the fact that the guy stops the song several times to say how great it is. It's kind of abrupt. But he is saying how much he likes it so it's forgivable.
And there's also the anticipation - I knew this guy was going to love the outro - Steely Dan's outros often include the best of their very great guitar solos. I turn "My Old School" up at the end every time to get every last bit.
This guy gets it - he says "that's a hell of an outro, Steely Dan."
This Indian couple loves Springsteen, especially Rosalita.
This Indian couple loves Springsteen, especially Rosalita.
Occasionally there are surprising reactions, like these guys - one of whom said of The Rolling Stones "Satisfaction" the faint praise: "it's not a bad song though."
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