Posts Tagged: music

December 24, 2009

My Most Listened to Song of 2009

Prostitute by Guns N Roses from the near mythical album aka Chinese Democracy (2008)

NOTE: I had to use the above video because there is no video or link or anything else available online for the full song.

Granted, this is a song from 2008 (but it is my most listened to song in 2009), and the title of this song seems a bit risky, but a close listen to the song while reading the lyrics reveals as incredibly deep and personal message about love and loving – or doing something – for the right reasons. Who’s this message for? Only Axl Rose knows the answer to that question. Good art, however, situates the act of interpretation within the mind of its observer, or in this case, the ears of its listener. Without doubt, this particular song openly invites listeners to interpret and apply freely. The big question is whether or not people have been afforded the opportunity to actually do so? Has anyone even heard this song? A small percentage might have heard it, but not many. Does Axl care? Probably not. Axl Rose is an interesting musician who cares more about his personal art more then he does it’s commercial appeal. I’m not sure why more people don’t appreciate his nearly belligerent refusal to give into the popular whims and pressures of today’s corporate music industry. Clearly, this song doesn’t resonate with most of the popular music buying culture, but I guess that’s what Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Nickleback are for … Read more…

December 9, 2009

Only The Good Die Young

Billy Joel

Billy Joel’s Only The Good Die Young, a song from 1977’s The Stranger, is quite possibly the best anti-religion song ever written. Well, maybe that is a slight exaggeration, because there is still John Lennon’s Imagine to consider, but Only The Good Die Young is way more fun. Read more…

October 12, 2009

This Is It by Michael Jackson

I love this song. I’ve been listening to it all day. It’s called “This is It.” It’s by Michael Jackson. The lyrics for “This Is It” follow the video/audio directly below. Enjoy!

This is it, here I stand
I’m the light of the world, I feel grand
Got this love I can feel
And I know yes for sure it is real

And it feels as though I’ve seen your face a thousand times
And you said you really know me too yourself
And I know that you have got addicted with your eyes
But you say you gonna live it for yourself.

I never heard a single word about you
Falling in love wasn’t my plan
I never thought that I would be your lover
C’mon baby, just understand

This is it, I can say,
I’m the light of the world, run away
We can feel, this is real
Every time I’m in love that I feel

And I feel as though I’ve known you since 1,000 years
And you tell me that you’ve seen my face before.
And you said to me you don’t wnat me hanging round
Many times, wanna do it here before

I never heard a single word about you
Falling in love wasn’t my plan
I never thught that I would be your lover
C’mon baby, just understand

This is it, I can feel
I’m the light of the world, this is real
Feel my song, we can say
And I tell you I feel that way

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