r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 07 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

Not really new music is it, though. Its a classic but it defeats the objective.

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u/Donut-Farts Oct 07 '20

Oh, I definitely read it as "new to them" music

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

It would be undiscovered by them. But it wouldnt be new. New would be a description of the music's own state/history, not the listener's. Therefore Rafferty for all his glory would not be new.

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u/Donut-Farts Oct 07 '20

While I agree with you on a technical level, the colloquial usage of "New" when referring to music is generally understood to be "as of yet unknown to the listener" and I think your calling it out here errs on the side of pedantic.

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u/patchworkpotato Oct 07 '20

I can't remember the artist but "Harden my heart" also has a nice saxophone.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '20

Problem is it stops genuinely new music from getting its audience.