If you’re a fan of the Big Bang Theory, as I am, you may remember the time Raj said “...rabbits…always look like they're about to say something, but they never do”. This almost perfectly relays one of my biggest problems with classical music.

Before I lose some of you to my ignorant musical statements that clearly betray me as a student who hasn’t taken music since Middle School (except chorus, ironically): I’m not saying the music itself is badly written or unpleasant. It may be because I'd been exposed almost exclusively to music with lyrics prior to my first encounter with classical music, but music without words freaks me out. It sounds like hours of an intro with many deceitful drops into lyrics that never come.

I think another downfall to classical music is its portrayal to people like me that know nothing about it. If you listen to classical music in your spare time, you are suddenly thought of as the pinnacle of intelligence and class. To me, if you try to brag about the fact that you enjoy classical music or you “need it to study” I am just going to think you’re pretentious. Sorry.

If wordless, at least give me something with multiple instruments and the ability to hear how enthusiastic the band is to play it. I want to be excited as an audience, not simply satisfied or culturally complacent.

I guess, unlike the kids that took actual music classes, I never learned how to understand a song without someone telling me. And, because I may still miss the message, preferably tell me either overtly or through whatever these modern artists call “euphemisms”, which are still rather overt. Yes, Jason Derulo, we know what is “long” even if your conversations aren’t, thank you (as if the rest of that song wasn’t hinting at it enough). Perhaps not the epitome of class.

Come to think of it, lots of contemporary music is garbage. The problem is that it’s catchy garbage. Rihanna, you and I both know you could have put in a little more work to include actual words in that song. Pharrell, your song will only make me happy the first ten times. After that it gets painful. Britney, I think it’s safe to say the only the only part of your new song that most people know is “it’s Britney, bitch”-- which is great and lots of fun, but probably not what the rest of that song was hoping for. And I think I speak for many: Nicki, our anacondas do, but only for so long.

But no matter what I or anyone else says, the important thing is that you find music that pushes you to feel something. Feeling sad and want something to match that? Fine. Want to rock out and dance all around while singing along horribly? I have absolutely no personal experience in what that’s like. Hey, whatever blows your hair back.