#slam - Hello Poetry

Music-- Y’all should get into the habit of listening to ‘real’ music You know what I mean? Like 1970s Pink Floyd, ya know? That’s the type of sh!t older people like to say That’s what dads, grampas, and old folks like to say, ya know, “You know you young kids don’t even know what ‘real’ music is these days,” ya know, My dad and I would always drive around, Drive around listening to the radio while hunting pheasants and whatnot, And Pink Floyd would come on the radio, And my dad would joke and say “Oh, it’s ‘Black Lloyd’” And he would tell me how the band– Pink Floyd, or ‘Black Lloyd’-- How the band was just one sole person, Just one soul who made all their songs, And I grew through adolescence questioning him and believing him and questioning him, Much like all the other things he taught me– See– See, my dad– My dad, he– He taught me many things, Many wondrous, amazing, dumb, confusing things that– That at the time i wasnt realllly sure what i was learning or what i was supposed to believe– Like how could just one guy make music like that?-- But i always listened to my dad and all the things he taught me, And I'd always find out later if he was right or not— But he was always right He was always right in some way And I don't think he ever realizes how smart he actually is– How smart he is when it comes to his philosophical/ metaphorical life lessons– But he’d always say “Listen to this” when ‘real’ music was playing– “Listen, Tyler, this is good sh!t”-- And i’d listen and like it and agree Even if I didn't like it, Even if I didn't think it was ‘real’ music or not, But see– My dad, he– He always had a way of teaching me things, Teaching me without even knowing he was, Like what ‘real’ music actually is and what ‘real’ music means, ‘Cuz i think i know now I think i know now exactly what he meant about listening to the ‘good sh!t’ And what the ‘old folks’ really mean when they say “You should listen to ‘real’ music” Because i grew to like a lotta Pink Floyd, And even though I learned the band is not just one black guy named ‘Lloyd’ I found some ‘real’ music, Like my favorite song they have– My favorite song they have, doesn't even have words– On the album “Dark Side of the Moon”-- “The Great Gig in the Sky”-- It’s just ‘real’ music and some lady is just wailing out her vocal chords– But i found out it’s ‘real’ music and i love it I found out it’s ‘real’ music because i love it And that’s what my dad really taught me– He taught me that we should all listen to ‘real’ music, And I've learned we all have our own ‘real’ music– Music that makes us feel, Music that makes us feel real– Makes us feel some type of thing or some type of way Or makes us feel a feeling we don’t even know what it even feels like But it’s ‘real’ music because it makes us something more real And when i see my dad in his garage blaring old blues music– Sometimes music i don’t like– I know he’s listening to ‘real’ music– ‘Real’ music because he loves it– He loves it and loves to feel that music– And I love that, And i love him, And i love ‘real’ music, And everybody needs to find ‘real’ music– Everybody needs to find their own “Dark Sides of the Moons” and their “Great Gigs in the Skies” So, find your ‘Black Lloyds’ And find your ‘Pink Floyds’ And find your ‘real’ music.

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Mar 29

Mar 29, 2026 at 11:11 AM UTC

MorrisMeeks

'Real' Music

Music-- Y’all should get into the habit of listening to ‘real’ music You know what I mean? Like 1970s Pink Floyd, ya know? That’s the type of sh!t older people like to say That’s what dads, grampas, and old folks like to say, ya know, “You know you young kids don’t even know what ‘real’ music is these days,” ya know, My dad and I would always drive around, Drive around listening to the radio while hunting pheasants and whatnot, And Pink Floyd would come on the radio, And my dad would joke and say “Oh, it’s ‘Black Lloyd’” And he would tell me how the band– Pink Floyd, or ‘Black Lloyd’-- How the band was just one sole person, Just one soul who made all their songs, And I grew through adolescence questioning him and believing him and questioning him, Much like all the other things he taught me– See– See, my dad– My dad, he– He taught me many things, Many wondrous, amazing, dumb, confusing things that– That at the time i wasnt realllly sure what i was learning or what i was supposed to believe– Like how could just one guy make music like that?-- But i always listened to my dad and all the things he taught me, And I'd always find out later if he was right or not— But he was always right He was always right in some way And I don't think he ever realizes how smart he actually is– How smart he is when it comes to his philosophical/ metaphorical life lessons– But he’d always say “Listen to this” when ‘real’ music was playing– “Listen, Tyler, this is good sh!t”-- And i’d listen and like it and agree Even if I didn't like it, Even if I didn't think it was ‘real’ music or not, But see– My dad, he– He always had a way of teaching me things, Teaching me without even knowing he was, Like what ‘real’ music actually is and what ‘real’ music means, ‘Cuz i think i know now I think i know now exactly what he meant about listening to the ‘good sh!t’ And what the ‘old folks’ really mean when they say “You should listen to ‘real’ music” Because i grew to like a lotta Pink Floyd, And even though I learned the band is not just one black guy named ‘Lloyd’ I found some ‘real’ music, Like my favorite song they have– My favorite song they have, doesn't even have words– On the album “Dark Side of the Moon”-- “The Great Gig in the Sky”-- It’s just ‘real’ music and some lady is just wailing out her vocal chords– But i found out it’s ‘real’ music and i love it I found out it’s ‘real’ music because i love it And that’s what my dad really taught me– He taught me that we should all listen to ‘real’ music, And I've learned we all have our own ‘real’ music– Music that makes us feel, Music that makes us feel real– Makes us feel some type of thing or some type of way Or makes us feel a feeling we don’t even know what it even feels like But it’s ‘real’ music because it makes us something more real And when i see my dad in his garage blaring old blues music– Sometimes music i don’t like– I know he’s listening to ‘real’ music– ‘Real’ music because he loves it– He loves it and loves to feel that music– And I love that, And i love him, And i love ‘real’ music, And everybody needs to find ‘real’ music– Everybody needs to find their own “Dark Sides of the Moons” and their “Great Gigs in the Skies” So, find your ‘Black Lloyds’ And find your ‘Pink Floyds’ And find your ‘real’ music.