From pop to rock, from musicals to country, I have a seemingly eclectic taste in music. My taste in music is powered by my love for the lyrics; of course, I love the music behind it, but I think I love good storytelling a bit more. Having to choose only one song that I really like is my own Sophie's Choice. Choosing a song that I hate, though, is also hard because I usually don't pay attention to the genres or artists I don't like. If it's my choice, I don't listen to them because if I do, even if I utterly hate them, I will eventually memorize the song. That's not good.
And the victors of the 1st (ever) Hunger Games of Music are:
And the victors of the 1st (ever) Hunger Games of Music are:
Nightingale by Demi Lovato
I never see the forest for the trees
I could really use your melody
Baby I'm a little blind
I think it's time for you to find me
I could really use your melody
Baby I'm a little blind
I think it's time for you to find me
This song is from Demi Lovato's newest album, Demi. I have been listening to this one on repeat, along with others, for almost two weeks now. I like that it talks about that one true love that you don't have. The lyrics transport you to a forest filled with sameness, but the person who can guide you through it all is not there. Yet that person is all you need.
She wrote it for her best friend, who committed suicide when she was thirteen, yet when I hear it, although I do hear the sadness and desperation, I relate it to a person who is not there not because they left, but because they haven't arrived. You don't know who this person is, yet you want them there because they'll make everything better, somewhat similar to what you hear in John Mayer's Love Song for No One. I think this is easily among her best songs because lyrically you can see how much he still means to her, but because the listener can relate it to other experiences, like I have. The music is haunting, but beautiful, and it brings out the depth of this song's message.
She wrote it for her best friend, who committed suicide when she was thirteen, yet when I hear it, although I do hear the sadness and desperation, I relate it to a person who is not there not because they left, but because they haven't arrived. You don't know who this person is, yet you want them there because they'll make everything better, somewhat similar to what you hear in John Mayer's Love Song for No One. I think this is easily among her best songs because lyrically you can see how much he still means to her, but because the listener can relate it to other experiences, like I have. The music is haunting, but beautiful, and it brings out the depth of this song's message.
Boyfriend by Justin Bieber
I got money in my hands that I'd really like to blow
Swag swag swag, on you
Chillin by the fire while we eatin' fondue
I dunno about me but I know about you
So say hello to falsetto in three two swag.
Swag swag swag, on you
Chillin by the fire while we eatin' fondue
I dunno about me but I know about you
So say hello to falsetto in three two swag.
I can't say enough how much I dislike Justin Bieber's music, and I will never understand what his fans see in him. However, I respect that they like him, and I would never insult them over something that they like. Hey, I've been there! I get it! Like you already know, I listen to pop music a lot; it's basically my go-to music, while I'm driving, so it's no surprise that I will stumble across his music. Those are not happy times. I remember the first time I heard this song. My dad was driving me to the train station, since I didn't have a car back then, and when I heard it I wanted to smash my head into the window. As lyrics go, I think they're nonsense. I'm trying to be polite here, but a slew of very colorful and explicit words come to mind, when I hear the countdown to his falsetto, and, as a Disney fan, I want to grab Buzz Lightyear from this song and never give him back. Just no.
If the trick was for his fans to imagine themselves as his girlfriend, then it worked for them, but not for me. If anyone comes and sings this to me--and I'm not talking in a jokingly manner--I would either not say a word and just walk away, or say too much, like a butt-face miscreant insult. The thing about this song and him, as a musician, is that I can't take him seriously. How do you want to do more than just your mere fifteen minutes of fame, and still come out with a song that seems to have been written by a twelve year old? I think that's an insult to twelve-year-olds everywhere, so for that I apologize. The fact is this insipid song was written by four people. Did it really take all of these minds to come up with wonderful lines like: "Imma make you shine bright like you're laying in the snow. Burr."? Brilliance, right? One of the greatest songs, in my opinion, is Bohemian Rhapsody, and that was written by one person, Freddy Mercury.
I think that, for someone that likes to pretend he's a grown up, he should pull up his big boy pants (literally), and do something more meaningful. Swaggie. Bleh!
If the trick was for his fans to imagine themselves as his girlfriend, then it worked for them, but not for me. If anyone comes and sings this to me--and I'm not talking in a jokingly manner--I would either not say a word and just walk away, or say too much, like a butt-face miscreant insult. The thing about this song and him, as a musician, is that I can't take him seriously. How do you want to do more than just your mere fifteen minutes of fame, and still come out with a song that seems to have been written by a twelve year old? I think that's an insult to twelve-year-olds everywhere, so for that I apologize. The fact is this insipid song was written by four people. Did it really take all of these minds to come up with wonderful lines like: "Imma make you shine bright like you're laying in the snow. Burr."? Brilliance, right? One of the greatest songs, in my opinion, is Bohemian Rhapsody, and that was written by one person, Freddy Mercury.
I think that, for someone that likes to pretend he's a grown up, he should pull up his big boy pants (literally), and do something more meaningful. Swaggie. Bleh!
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