Published on 12, July, 2020
A brief discussion with Mr T reminded me of a song that means more to me now than it did at the time.
I'll leave it to Mr T to post that song,
Mine is
As far as I can guess it is about putting on a brave face to be with your loved one. It brings me to tears every time. In my 20s it was just a song that I liked.
[Verse]We live on a mountain right at the topThere's a beautiful view from the top of the mountainEvery morning I walk towards the edgeAnd throw little things offLike car parts, bottles, and cutleryOr whatever I find lying around
[Pre-Chorus]It's become a habitA way to start the day
[Chorus]I go through all this before you wake upSo I can feel happier to be safe up here with youI go through all this before you wake upSo I can feel happier to be safe up here with you
[Verse]It's early morning, no one is awakeI'm back at my cliff, still throwing things offI listen to the sounds they make on their way downI follow with my eyes till they crashI imagine what my body would sound likeSlamming against those rocks
Wow! That really messes with one's head!
Not what you see - Savatage
https://youtu.be/WfRrFyRvDzw?si=j-RUaCUSIZjGVqkM
"And I'm out here, waitingI don't understand what you want me to beIt's the dark you're hating, it's not who I amBut I know that it's all that you see"
When verses overlap in this song it feels like sensory overload, being in the crowd of humanity, lost, not understanding..
I was only 13, the film was AA rated which meant you had to be 14. Lucky my mother was the usherette.
I wanted to see that at the time, but wasn't allowed.
"In Europe and America, there's a growing fear of hysteria............."
Great song/sing-along-tune + profound lyrics + and very prescient today = fits your OP opener?!
Good man. I got into it through a local record shop and the guy who worked there giving me recommendations.
Got into the music from that era, via Amazon, after graduating from Uni; in 2001.
The Teardrop Explodes. I have their first album on vinyl. Great album!
Ian McCullouch cut his teeth with Julian Cope, in the Liverpool Punk scene.
Some good bands in this thread.
I like I'm Still Standing by Elton John. For a plethora of reasons.
Echo & The Bunnymen. One of my all time favourites.
Ian Broudie was a better Producer, than Song Writer, in my books. Worked with Echo and the Bunnymen, The LA's and The Coral.
Denied the Top Spot by Freaking Robson and Jerome.
When I was thinking of songs that mean more to me now I completely forgot one of the main ones, Rocketman by Elton John. Since i have discovered I am autistic that song has meant quite a lot to me as a lot of the lyrics kind of describe what being autistic in a world that doesnt understand you feels like. Im sure thats not what he was writing about but it fits quite well
I went to the cinema with my father in 1980 and watched a film called Breaking Glass, the track ‘Eighth Day’ was in it by Hazel O ‘Connor. It just left a lasting impression on me, in 1980 the song predicted that on the eighth day the computers and machines would take over, it all quite scared me. The video just captured my imagination with Hazel wearing her illuminated suit.
I watch the video of the track at least once a week as I still find the illuminated suit just does something to my brain and unfortunately the meaning of the track looks like it may come true.
youtu.be/O-c99rkQlV0
Jarvis Cocker, what a legend!
I like a few Lightning Seeds. My wife loves Pulp and the singer )
The Life of Riley by The Lightening Seeds is one I have only appreciated since becoming a dad. Its all about the lead singers son being born and just being scared and confused about the future and being a new parent but just having this belief that everything is going to be allright and his boy is going to have a good life.
The song that changed my life was Common People by Pulp. I first heard it on the stereo while working in Sports Direct in 2008 and I asked my uncle, who had a massive record collection, what it was and he gave me the Different Class CD. I listened to the whole album and it changed how I saw the world
I love that song. Sad to read it brings back bad memories for you.