Today’s post is merely opinion. One thing I always do is look up the lyrics to my favorite songs. We all do it. It’s so you can sing along without getting to that point in the song to where you mumble and move your lips a lot in hopes your friends don’t call you out. I also look up lyrics so I can see the beauty in the imagery of each phrase. I know I’ve made mentions in previous post about certain lyrics that stand out in my mind from the bands we’ve reviewed. There are certain bands for me that I love all of their lyrics, like Rise Against. I feel like Rise Against puts a powerful message in everyone of their songs. The music video for Make It Stop was just released Tuesday. The song itself talks about teen suicide which is sadly on the rise. This music video brings attention to the bullying problem all over right now it is also to help support the It Gets Better project. If you’d like to check out the It Gets Better Project go to http://www.itgetsbetter.org
There are other bands we like and know their songs but when you look at their lyrics they don’t make sense. Fall Out Boy is an example of this. If you look up the lyrics they have catchy verses and nice wordplay but all together they make no sense. This isn’t to say I don’t like Fall Out Boy, it’s just an example. I really enjoy seeing the misheard lyric videos for songs and then that’s all you can hear when you listen to their song.
There are also those lyrics that bring back a memory or remind you of that one friend or special person in your life. It’s not until you hear those few words sung together that you finally have that memory of riding the bus to a cross country meet and you feel 15 again.
I’m discovering new bands everyday and with them come new and exciting lyrics. The Maddigans- “You can buy a million red roses, scratch that, make them golden, but I won’t take it back.” Late Nite Reading “I regret what I’ve written. Everything sounds the same. These feelings are so typical and too cliche’ to say.” Armistice- “So what are we gonna do when all you think about is you.” These are just a few from the bands we’ve already reviewed. There are so many amazingly poetic lyrics out their, you just have to listen.
So my question to you is what are some of your favorite lyrics or verses from songs. The one I always get stuck in my head are from First Date by Blink-182 because it reminds me of my first girlfriend. Are there certain ones you always sing in the shower or is there one song stuck in your head and you just can’t it out? Let us know.
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This is also a shout out to Janai to write her own post on her favorite lyrics and maybe some bands she’s found recently 🙂 you’re move.
-James
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