I was watching a video of a 'The Killers' concert. They were performing 'Mr. Brightside'. What hit me was that the entire audience was singing the song along with the singer. That felt extraordinary to me.
Here are a set of performers who enjoyed performing on whatever they were. They ended up creating something of such cultural significance that everyone in their audience knew the song, and its lyrics by heart. I wonder what it's like to have created something that is so significant, and resonates with so many people across society, that they have committed the song to memory.
Each one of those individuals in the crowd probably has some meaning attached to the song. Some were probably dancing to it at a party they had their first kiss at. Some were probably listening to it while traveling and ended up associating that song with their travels. They have created a bond to song that means something to the people at large.
I wonder what it's like to experience so many people taking to heart and making their own what you have created. Not very many people get to experience that in my estimation, and they are almost always creators, builders and makers.
Edit 25/06: Maybe it gives a certain sense of immortality to the artifact itself. And that too is crazy to think about. Something you've created stays on in the cultural zeitgeist long after you have departed.
Made me smile! Also, artifacts build culture, and that culture in turn creates more artifacts.
ReplyDeleteI also feel it is similar to traditions; we choose a day at random, or a period in a year to hold more meaning than other days. It is entirely silly from a logician's standpoint, but that *culture* makes us more human, and feel more connected.