Good music can enlighten people's heart. Classical music is more complex and profound then popular music. They are the main components of music. Some people like classics and others like popular. This is due to the different comprehension of music. There are many young people, including me, especially like popular music.

There are many kinds of popular music, such as rock music, heavy metal music, light music and so on. Despite all the differences among them, they have many similar merits.

First, they come form the real live, and they were more accessible to the youngsters. Most people like something very close to them, because they want to be relaxed. Classical music is a little far away and requires some special knowledge for people to appreciate it. A popular song, like "Let It Be" and "One Hundred Miles", is very simple. When one listens to it, he can easily understand what the singer sings.

Second, most popular music is about love- a theme most youngsters care much for. Popular music has a very important expression: the association of music and works. When people listen to it, they first listen to the words of it, then the rhythm and other contents. Youngsters have many romantic dreams about love, when a singer sings what they just want to say, he'll really feel very good. I've a friend who felt very sad when he lost his love. But after several days, I found that he became calm. I asked him why. He told me he had just heard a popular song that encourages people not to be sad because there are many chances ahead of them.

Third, there are strong feelings in the popular music. We youngsters have many strong feelings about the world. We want to express them. Many popular songs have helped us to attain this object. Some music, such as rock music, can easily evoke the resonance among young people. When I fail in something or I succeed in dong something, I want rock music. After letting my strong feeling out, I become calm and begin to do other things.

In a word, popular music has almost all what we want, especially the same feeling to this world. We like it. At the same time, I can't deny there are also many merits in the classical music. I can't appreciate it very much because I can't really comprehend it. Perhaps when I'm older, I'll like it more.

November 13, 2000