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Easy listening - Definition and Overview |
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Easy listening is a term used to describe a certain style of popular music which emerged in the mid 20th century. The term has usually been applied negatively in the years since this style went out of fashion. More neutral terms used by adherents of this style today includes Lounge and Lounge core, connecting it to the cocktail lounge culture of the 1960s and 1970s.
Easy listening emphasises simple, catchy melodies, cool, laid-back harmonics and rhythms suitable for dancing. While easy listening is primaily an instrumental style of music, Burt Bacharach in particular became famous for his songs.
Since this style of music is rather unknown to the younger generations, the term easy listening is often incorrectly applied to soft pop or new age music. However, it can be applied to the Beautiful music FM radio format of the 1960s through the 1980s.
Artists and music
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Example Usage of listening |
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miley_my_idol_1: listening to party in the usa..my pick me up song :D |
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thespoonandfork: just talked to my pen pal for a while,while listening to techno,and now going to chipotle. glorious night.. |
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MzNiquaNichole: is listening to nicky manaj freaky girl remix, damn i love her, "how bout i cum all ya d** and then i lick it off" my bitch go hard |
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