Sooo... there used to be a thread like this in the singles section, and I posted there often (when I was single). I thought there was a similar thread in the Married Couples Forum, but I can't seem to find it (and can't be bothered to take more than 5 minutes to search for it, ha). So here we are! Post a music video (or just text/commentary) of what you are listening to right now, and comment on why you like it if you want to!
I've been a fan of the Foo Fighters for years, and they came out with a new album recently. It's one of their best, in my opinion. My two favorite songs from it (I think) are the ones below.
I don't want to annoy anyone with my interpretations, but the first one (The Glass) seems to obviously be about death - especially when considering the circumstances surrounding the release of the album. I think the lyrics indicate that the song writer sees parts of the person who died (and maybe some of the struggles that lead to his death) in himself - "I see my reflection in you". But perhaps he didn't recognize it until the other person had died (i.e. death is "The Glass", the thing that now separates them, and which also provides the reflection). Whatever your interpretation, I think it's excellent song writing and a great performance.
The second song (Beyond Me) also touches upon death, but I think it's more about the writer realizing that he is growing old, and having to face his own mortality and the mortality of those whom he loves. But even though the realization is there in some respect; he is still "young and free", and is not enslaved by it or preoccupied with it. Even though the possibility that the end could come today is on his radar, he still lives his life with a somewhat 'youthful obliviousness' of death. Whether or not that's a good thing or a bad thing is up to your interpretation. (In my mind it's a double-edged sword, and whether or not it is good or bad depends upon the actions which it leads to... but my interpretation is that it's being portrayed as a good thing).
I've been a fan of the Foo Fighters for years, and they came out with a new album recently. It's one of their best, in my opinion. My two favorite songs from it (I think) are the ones below.
I don't want to annoy anyone with my interpretations, but the first one (The Glass) seems to obviously be about death - especially when considering the circumstances surrounding the release of the album. I think the lyrics indicate that the song writer sees parts of the person who died (and maybe some of the struggles that lead to his death) in himself - "I see my reflection in you". But perhaps he didn't recognize it until the other person had died (i.e. death is "The Glass", the thing that now separates them, and which also provides the reflection). Whatever your interpretation, I think it's excellent song writing and a great performance.
The second song (Beyond Me) also touches upon death, but I think it's more about the writer realizing that he is growing old, and having to face his own mortality and the mortality of those whom he loves. But even though the realization is there in some respect; he is still "young and free", and is not enslaved by it or preoccupied with it. Even though the possibility that the end could come today is on his radar, he still lives his life with a somewhat 'youthful obliviousness' of death. Whether or not that's a good thing or a bad thing is up to your interpretation. (In my mind it's a double-edged sword, and whether or not it is good or bad depends upon the actions which it leads to... but my interpretation is that it's being portrayed as a good thing).
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