Bleu Noir

[VerbalAbuse]

Are you inspired by music?
I am.
Have you tried imagining how to translate the emotion from a song into a story?
The one I have thought the longest about is Bleu Noir, by Mylene Farmer.

 

[Euphony]

Are you inspired by music?

Some would suggest chronically so.

I am.

So you should write.

Have you tried imagining how to translate the emotion from a song into a story?

Songs are compact stories or at least story seeds used to reflect on a universal human condition. If you can feel it, you can write it.

The one I have thought the longest about is Bleu Noir, by Mylene Farmer.

Many here pitch others on writing a story idea they really need to write themselves. I get it, it's a perfect thing right now and, of course, you're going to "imperfect" it trying to write it into reality.

We all do.

On the other side, most find the process, the self-reflection, and the engagement with the inspirational art (beyond how you experience it now) are what end up being the good stuff.

The actual thing you write meeting up to your ideals/technical merits really does fall by the wayside.

Write it. You had an experience with it. It drove you to post publicly to try and help you engage further with the song. There's a part of you wanting more (and totally capable of doing the work to get it.)

Write it.

 

[VerbalAbuse]

I thought I would. I had written some stories.

I'd like to know if there are others liking this idea -- the Bleu Noir thing. And what feelings / stories inspire in them,

 

[bestkeptsecret678]

Great topic.

Comparing the art forms, music has an advantage over the written word, IMO, with so many tools to work with. The artists' choice of melody, harmony, pace, lyrics, accompanyments, etc., all influence what we as a recipient experience. We have favorite songs b/c of the words used, and others just b/c they sound a certain way. There's just a lot going on.

Narrowing my comments to just lyrics, I've often referred to songwriters as storytellers, depending on the genre. Many, many song lyrics carry a natural story arc and can translate easily to fiction, erotic or otherwise.

So whether your inspired to write because of the song, or want to repurpose the song's lyrics in the form of a story; that all makes sense. Do it.

Since we're in the erotic literature space here on Lit, how about Nickleback's Figured You Out. Take away all the heavy metal noise and you've got a story of submission/domination. Or perhaps Alanis Morissette's You Oughta Know; that could translate to the gilted ex lover coming back to haunt him.

Here's a story I submitted after I first arrived on Lit, inspired by, and about a songwriter.

https://www.literotica.com/s/the-songwriter

 

[Rob_Royale]

We have a yearly writer's challenge based on this idea.

https://forum.literotica.com/thread...rs-challenge-official-support-thread.1573706/

 

[CuttingEdge]

To answer the question: no, I dislike music and find for me, I am more inspired when there is less music in my life.

That does not mean I do not appreciate music, or any of the creative arts, or the people who are skilled at creating something from nothing. Some favorites are Bob Siger, Glen Frey, and Bruce Springsteen. Whether you like or hate them, I appreciate the way they can use music to tell a story. That is really hard to do since music is just poetry and mathematics combined.

In my own life, I find music completely distracting. It is just everywhere! They pump music at the gas station while pumping gas, riding an elevator, eating at a restaurant, and shopping for groceries. None of which I have a choice of. It is dictated what I will be forced to listen too. And for me, I do not need to be entertained. I am quite content to not watch TV or listen to the radio and instead thinking of my latest plot twist, unique character trait, or even think about how I am going to build my new woodworking shop. In that music becomes so distractive. If you don't believe me, try watching a whole movie with it on mute: all emotion is divorced from it because it is only the music that makes you feel scared, happy, or content. Music really blots out creative thinking.

The older I get the more distracting I find music to be, because I cannot get away from it. But when I can, I shut it off and have found the wife and I talk more. Whether at home with the TV off, or in the car without the radio on, we just have in-depth conversations. And with the kids, and others. We are not being entertained, we are conversing and interacting; you know, the way people in relationships should. And part of that is because music is now so cheap to pump anywhere and everywhere. In that, it has lost a lot of impact in our lives. To the point where we go to church every Sunday, but go late so we just hear the sermon. Music has just become this bothersome, distracting noise. I am just glad I married a woman who dislikes it as much as me. Our marriage is just so much stronger because of that.