What do you do when you have three songs fighting for the title of 'Earworm' simultaneously? The contenders are....
Now, I don't have a moral of the story. Yes, listen to awesome songs, and please share the ones you really like. There's always someone out there looking for great music. Crucially, listen to your inner self, or your inner instinct. It's the higher mind in each one of us that knows how to deal with all the bollocks in the world. It's also the part of us that is eternally hopeful of something positive. And sometimes, a little hope is all you need.
Bohemian Rhapsody
It's the song that introduced a lot of us to the band called Queen. AND I WANT TO MAKE EVERY SINGLE HUMAN ON THIS PLANET LISTEN TO IT ON A UNIVERSAL LOUDSPEAKER, RIGHT NOW! In fact, I want to play this sound so loud, that it reaches all forms of extraterrestrial life, so even they wonder: Blimey, what a fucking amazing song! Why, you ask? Because of so many things. I think of mom every time I listen to it. It's the song that makes me feel that life is far too short to keep your shit bottled inside. Finally, which other song tells you more convincingly that nothing really matters?
It's the song that introduced a lot of us to the band called Queen. AND I WANT TO MAKE EVERY SINGLE HUMAN ON THIS PLANET LISTEN TO IT ON A UNIVERSAL LOUDSPEAKER, RIGHT NOW! In fact, I want to play this sound so loud, that it reaches all forms of extraterrestrial life, so even they wonder: Blimey, what a fucking amazing song! Why, you ask? Because of so many things. I think of mom every time I listen to it. It's the song that makes me feel that life is far too short to keep your shit bottled inside. Finally, which other song tells you more convincingly that nothing really matters?
Hurt (Jonny Cash's cover)
Thinking of the movie Logan? Look, now, I'm not the most musically literate around, but boy do I long for brilliant soundtracks, gems if you may, that come as part of good movies. Because honestly, it's plain excrutiating to run into good music all by yourself. Luckily, I know a select few who have exceptional taste in music, so they let me in on new stuff from time to time.
Thinking of the movie Logan? Look, now, I'm not the most musically literate around, but boy do I long for brilliant soundtracks, gems if you may, that come as part of good movies. Because honestly, it's plain excrutiating to run into good music all by yourself. Luckily, I know a select few who have exceptional taste in music, so they let me in on new stuff from time to time.
Cash's version of this song by Nine Inch Nails is a lot more about the no-frills sound of the acoustic guitar than anything else. The baritone vocal parts only add to the tiresome warmth. But it's one of those songs that you won't rush to dig the lyrics of. Instead, it's the kind which you want to listen to in a quiet room, with your eyes closed and no one around.
Learning to walk
I know a smart, little bastard. His name is Deepak, and he's the one who first mentioned the name Foo Fighters to me. When I first heard the band's name, I was like Foo what? Fast-forward four years, the band is easily my favourite, the prime reason being Dave Grohl (the band's lead singer/guitarist) and his lion-like voice. Learning to walk is perfect if you're stuck in a rut, fighting the world in your head. It's capable of inducing in you a sense of despondence that you haven't known before. Moreso if you're stuck in a traffic jam, swearing at a sea of red, car taillights in front of you.
I know a smart, little bastard. His name is Deepak, and he's the one who first mentioned the name Foo Fighters to me. When I first heard the band's name, I was like Foo what? Fast-forward four years, the band is easily my favourite, the prime reason being Dave Grohl (the band's lead singer/guitarist) and his lion-like voice. Learning to walk is perfect if you're stuck in a rut, fighting the world in your head. It's capable of inducing in you a sense of despondence that you haven't known before. Moreso if you're stuck in a traffic jam, swearing at a sea of red, car taillights in front of you.
Somehow, it still has a calming, almost elating effect, the kind that makes you feel stronger because of the challenges you face in your head. Who knew music could make you feel so much?
This song left me with a lesson just today evening, and no it's not because of its lyrics. Enjoy your conversation. Don't worry about whether it will give you the end-result you want out of it. Enjoy it, have fun with your words, because maybe, you might end up saying something magical.
I fear I'll have another earworm, this time from this band called Alter Bridge. But this band requires a dedicated post because of who and how I came across it.
About the above-mentioned songs, picking between them is pure sacrilege. They make you wish that someone stick their fist inside your chest and rip your heart out. That's how much they hurt at times. You feel like a naive, little kid who knows little about how the world works. You wonder why it is such a task to get your feelings reciprocated. You feel reckless in your sorrow and think "How does it matter to be prudent when you're not going to get what you want anyway?"
Somewhere, your wiser self steps in, telling you to get a grasp over yourself. "I'll get you across this sea of shit. Just hold yourself together."
Now, I don't have a moral of the story. Yes, listen to awesome songs, and please share the ones you really like. There's always someone out there looking for great music. Crucially, listen to your inner self, or your inner instinct. It's the higher mind in each one of us that knows how to deal with all the bollocks in the world. It's also the part of us that is eternally hopeful of something positive. And sometimes, a little hope is all you need.
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