Task 2 - On popular Music.

According to Adorno popular music is standardised, Lowbrow, Unsophisticated and is of no benefit to the listener. In short Adorno really did not embrace popular music this snobbery is rooted from the emergence of social integration, resulting in him becoming envious of the fact that he was unable to interact with the genre. He claimed that popular music in its structure is completely standardised, as the listener  knows the framework of each record, therefor if details were removed from the song then it would not matter the individual would simply be able to fill the gaps.
         Therefor no thought or work is required to listen to popular music it is simply repetition one hit is  followed by a succession of others just like it, this highlights a lack of imagination which according to Adorno leads to a state of false consciousness.
            Adorno also claims that popular music creates a state of pseudo individualism, people begin to choose music based on the belief that it makes them an individual, when really all they are doing is conforming to what the music industry wants. He makes the point that why would anyone buy music unless they thought it was special in some way. Adorno goes as far as to say that popular music is a release from the drudgery of modern life, people come home tired and want to listen to something unchallenging. Another reason according to Adorno is to fill their emotional needs he refers to popular music as erotic.
                Popular music in a sense takes on foucaudian elements in that it creates adjustments in our behaviour a rhythmic obedience in the way we move to music and how this is perceived by others.
        The Music I have chosen is Eliza Doolitles most recent hit Skinny Jeans to me this has the exact framework that Adorno talks about. The fact it is so repetitive in its format and structure throughout to me, makes it the perfect example. It can be argued that this goes a step further by removing words from the chorus and just filling them with a beat. Perhaps this is what Adorno was on about when he said we just need fill the gaps.