As my cousin says, the most important thing to do before you take off in the car is getting the right jams. I’d completely have to agree. Well it’s been a while since many things have last happened.
It’s been a while since I’ve fallen in love with a song, and I do mean really fall in love none of that having it stuck in my head and randomly sing the chorus. I mean the kind of adoration that makes you memorize all the words and have the song on repeat. Despite it being a while since a song has spoken to me, it’s been an even longer time since I last listened Jamie All Over by Mayday Parade without cringing about all the awkward memories it brings.
All it took was the drive home from my aunt’s house. I increased the volume and belted all the lyrics I knew so well. No second guessing why I was listening to the song. Guess I have moved on and finally let the song play without letting myself associate it the past. Yay!!!
For the life of me, I cannot understand why I have listened to this song on repeat for many days in a row. I’m talking hours. It was like every time I had the ample time to just lay and breath, this song was on repeat. It’s no surprise that I’ve been in search of all the songs from the 90′s that I remember and love. So it was in this moments months ago I dug through Eve 6, Vertical Horizon, and Lifehouse I came upon The Verve Pipe’s single The Freshmen. Yes the same band that brought us Bittersweet Symphony. Those exact ones. It was after listening to Vertical Horizon’s Everything You Want, that YouTube so wisely recommended that I watch the video for The Freshmen. I instantly fell in love and gladly abused that replay button until I got tired of having to press this button so that my ears could be satisfied. Solution? Well download it of course. Funny enough it turned out that I had downloaded the song months ago, I just never gave it a proper listen. Don’t I feel so silly.
I really like this song, the weird part is the meaning of the song. Now there are several popular theories over the topic of the song. The most popular is it’s about an ex-girlfriend of singer Brian, who apparently aborted his and her future child. To keep myself from going further into the realm of politics, I’ll just add well that’s a depressing topic to listen to for hours. Yet there I was listening to this song for hours.
Now obviously it’s not the topic of the song that keeps me at peace for hours to end when I listen to this song. Easy listening and pretty lyrics, that I can relate to without of course the abortion part.
In short, this is my appreciation post of good songs that can still be good even 15 years later.
It’s been a while since I last got a song stuck on my head. Bam! Just when I think that I won’t have weirdly timed jam sessions in my head, two amazing blokes come into my life. It’s like that movie where the female protagonist struggles choosing between two great men, in end choosing the slightly flawed and sweet man to leave the hot man candy to continue on his quest for love. However I can not seem to choose between the two songs stuck in my head. Who are these dashing men, Think Twice by Eve 6 and Apartment by Young the Giant but of course.
A bit of the early 2000s and a some new music almost a decade later. While I am a lover of lyrics for some reason, the beat is what has drawn me in to both these songs. While I did later paid attention to the lyrics on my marathon listens, the sound is keeping attached to these two. Not to mention that my love for these two began with a drive and a sing along. Nothing more perfect than that.
While these two songs are obviously different in sound they still have much in common other that the love at first listen, both written by bands from the Southern Cali area. Clearly the awesomeness of Southern Cali goes on.
Not to mention that these lyrics center on a woman and a failed relationship. Honestly I have no idea how I become addicted to songs that I have never experienced such emotion expressed in it. I suppose I shouldn’t dwell on what hasn’t happened, slap myself back to the topic at hand before I go off in tangents. Where was I? Oh yes but of course, failed relationships, and oddly enough the both end of leaving her apartment less than happy and overjoyed. But it’s for the better, after all they resulted in eargasms for me. Yay!
All that aside the songs are just amazing, and I have to thank my cousin and roomie for introducing me to my latest addiction. I urge all to further look into their discography.
The minor fall, the major lift.
-Nessa
I can’t let go I can’t get out I’ve said enough Enough by now I can’t let go I can’t get out
I’ve never been into the Disney musical acts. Jonas brothers never made me squeal, the were just like any band of the moment, nothing special. Selena Gomez should just act, I remember stumbling across a video of her singing with Forever the Sickest Kids and I was not impressed, I thought her voice was to fixed and messed with. She doesn’t have a strong enough singing voice, I’m sure she can hold a note, just it’s very low and weak, almost like she doesn’t completely believe in her voice. Miley should neither sing or act, and that is my not so humble opinion. What can I say the songs just never awoken anything in me, while Miley’s songs have good lyrics her voice just doesn’t fit the song. There’s no passion or emotion while she’s singing, I feel numb which isn’t the way I want to feel when I listen to music. Nope, not at all. Okay end of my mini rant.
I don’t completely loathe them and I’m sure that their fans adore them to no end and their music speaks to them, it just hasn’t hit me the same way. I am in no way dissing anyone’s musical taste because they listen to them, in fact I applaud them for listening to something at all. Just because I have not been influenced by them doesn’t mean others aren’t and I’m sure these people are genuinely good and are amazing people, they’re just not my cup of tea music wise.
With that said, I scrutinize all musical acts not just the ones mentioned. I begin with the lyrics and then whether the singer conveys emotion. If the lyrics are good, then I listen to the sound of the voice, if it doesn’t match the feel of the song then I’m never listening to it again. So a couple of weeks someone posted Demi’s new song Skyscraper. I must say I was thoroughly impressed and while I think she over acts and opens her mouth too much, but hey John Mayer makes funny faces and I still love most of his songs. I actually really like this song. I have listened to it on repeat a bit this past weekend since I liked the tune so much I decided to buy the song and add to my music collection.
Since lyrics are what get me hook, line and sinker, I specifically love the following verse:
As the smoke clears I awaken, and untangle you from me Would it make you, feel better to watch me while I bleed? All my windows, still are broken But I’m standing on my feet
I of course love the chorus, but most people love the catchy melody of a song. The bridge is pretty catchy as well too. I just love the song.
I admit, that I am pleasantly surprised by Ms. Lovato‘s current single. It is very moving and I relate to the topic. My father’s family have always been the type to want to break you and kick you when you’re down, it was a bleak time in my young and impressionable preteen years where I sulked in my misery and self loathe. It wasn’t until my early teen years when I came to terms with my flaws and quirks when I finally clawed my way out of that dark period in my life. In the end, if I let them break me down and try not to bounce back that they were winning and I was losing. I found my voice and learned to weed out the bad in my life.
It’s a beautiful song and I’m glad I actually gave it a chance despite Demi being associated with Disney channel. Give it a listen if only for the inner angst-ridden teen in you that needs a lift every once in a while.
Over the past school year I got into a band from San Diego. While I wasn’t impressed with the lead vocalist voice I soon began to appreciate its uniqueness. I would doodle the lyrics on my folder and on the margins of my class notes. Pierce the Veil was now on repeat and I couldn’t help but fall hard, and when I fall I have to delve into the band even more. I remember skipping over the brief article about them in Alternative Press and realizing that it was a band full of Mexicans. Now you don’t see this very often in the rock scene unless you count the local scene of my home sweet southern Texas, the setting of my beginning and hopefully not my end. I began to appreciate that one fact about this band. These are my “gente” for goodness sake. So as I delved into the band I found out that the bassist, Jaime Preciado, had a side project. After listening to some of the stuff on his MySpace, I got addicted to the easy listening.
At the time, I was also jamming the mellow sounds of He Is We and the stripped sound of his music was very alluring to my ears. What can I say I’m a sucker for just guitar and vocals. The simpler the better. Right? Anyways, I loved the songs but since I could not find any of his music to carry around all the time I didn’t listen much to it.
It wasn’t until a week ago when someone directed me to a place where I could download some of his songs. While it was only three songs I have had a case of tunnel vision and have listened to those 3 songs on since then. I’ve felt mellow and thus been jamming to low-key, stripped down music because I’ve just been home and chilling before I start my third year upstate.
I find it difficult to sleep when all the walls they just seem to speak to me, and its kind of funny that I laugh because my hearts so fucked up.
I can barely stand the sights and sounds of the cars outside, the red and greens on the traffic lights. The only thing i got is this, the only thing i want is this…
Memories that make me smile, a girl to stand there so she can admire the way I can never ever really keep my hands to myself. but the alcohol it taste so sweet, when its mixed with lies and defeat of all the battles I lost and lost again.
I just love this verse…er verses? Not sure. Either or, all that matters is how one can relate
I absolutely love the intro to Believe You Me, reminds me of a Hawaiian tune. The lyrics are pretty too. Poetry set to music is kind of my thing. I always find the beauty of a song by what it is saying.
If you listen closely at the end you can hear an Allie and Noah’s dialogue from The Notebook. I find that endearing.
the fact I can’t explain the one thing I need to say
so I’ll keep it here with me, so I can..
so I can try…
try to be more obvious, and lie and tell me I’m right again.
Jaime Preciado <3
Embrace these simple tunes, fall for them, memorize them, and then download them to take them where ever it is you go on your musical journey.
I’ve recently saw the movie Beastly. Yes I realize it’s been a while since the movie came out, and yes it a cliché plot, but I rather enjoyed the music, which is why I downloaded most of the music that I heard on the film. Inspiration for my musical journey is everywhere. While Get Freeby The Vines and Transatlanticism by Death Cab For Cutie are some old favorites of mine, I found myself drawn to Vanity (which is heard in the opening credits of the movie) and Wonderland.
Of the two songs, Wonderland became my favorite. After several hundred listens I have learned that the bridge and second verse are my favorite parts of the song. The bridge:
I don’t believe in fairy tales..
I don’t believe in fairy tales..
I don’t believe in fairy tales,
but I believe in you and me!
Is repetitive, catchy and easy for listeners to learn. Needless to say, I’m certain that my family have heard my wail and scream this aloud the past couple of days.
The second verse, well I rather like what the lyrics are saying. Other than the bridge I quickly caught on to the lyrics. Okay, you caught me I latched on them and I hummed along to it in my head for most of my awake period.
When I lay my head down
to go to sleep at night..
My dreams consist of things
that’ll make you wanna hide.
Dont let me in ya your tower.
Show me your magic powers!
I’m not afraid to face
a little bit of danger, danger!
I want the love,
the money and the perfect ending
You want the same as I, I.
So stop pretending!
I wanna show you how
good we could be together..
I wanna love you through the night,
we’ll be a sweet disaster!
As all tunes that end up stuck in your head, this one also has a very nice beat. I found myself welcoming chores as long as I could listen to this song. You bet I was dancing with the broom while sweeping this past weekend! However, it did come with a downfall, as it did serve as a distraction when I “tried” to clean my room. I got caught in the music and ended up dancing around the room and possibly tripping over the many items I should have picked up instead of trying to maneuver around them.
I’d say that Wonderland has become my newest guilty pleasure. Give it a listen and it just might become one of yours.
