Indifference is Ignorance

Michael Buble is, in my opinion, phenomenal. He has taken timeless classics and brought them back to life. In his renditions of some songs he even seems to have improved them from their original quality. Not only that but he is also a musical genius. He has taken songs that did not fit into the Swing category (for example Country songs) and made them Swing. His songs frequently have the peppy beat of Swing sounds and I like that sound a lot. I also like his voice. I think he has real talent. So the combination of these two things - great sounds and great vocals - should make for great music, right? Well, yes, but not always.

I really like most of his songs, but there are a few that just don't make any sense. The following song (I'm Your Man) is a song with a great sound and great vocals, but the rest of it is pretty bad. The lyrics are not good and the philosophy they present is even worse. There are some good lines (for example, if you want a doctor I'll examine every inch of you), but there are too many contradictions throughout the song. In the song's chorus he says, "a man never got a woman back, not by begging on his knees." Yet the entire song is a series of degradations. He (the character in the song) is willing to do anything she asks of him. He is willing to be the father of her child or someone with whom she can walk on the sand. That's ridiculous.

Yes, a man must make exceptions and adaptations for the one he loves. But he must also learn to stand up for himself. There is a huge difference between a casual stroll along the sand and the fathering of a child. If he had any self respect he would tell her what he wants and then together they should work it out. As it stands he is too wishy-washy. G. K. Chesterton said, "Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance." His indifference as to what she wants is really ignorance. He will do whatever she wants, he is indifferent to what it might be. In fact in the song he offers to be a boxer, a doctor, a driver, a victim, a lover, a father and so much more. Love will demand many things of us and we must know what we will deliver. His indifference is really ignorance. He doesn't know what he wants to he expects her to tell him what he is supposed to be. That's absurd.