I think most people who are able to separate fiction from real life would agree that there are certain characters (perhaps even most characters) who are enjoyable within their piece of media, but who you would never want to encounter in real life. Personally, I’ve found that the characters I have a penchant for tend… Continue reading Close Reading: “cheating”
This post topic was recommended to me, and I was eager to do it because I LOVE “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” (Nancy Sinatra version). [Verse 1]You keep saying you got something for meSomething you call love, but confessYou’ve been messing where you shouldn’t have been messingAnd now someone else is getting all your… Continue reading Close Read: “These Boots Are Made For Walkin'”
A few weeks ago Spotify offered me the song “Skinny Jeans” by Jesper Jenset; it was a bop and I liked it so I added it to my playlist without really paying attention to the lyrics. And then I listened to the lyrics, and I have not been able to stop thinking about them since.… Continue reading Semi-Close Reading: “Skinny Jeans”
Probably not a controversial take, but I don’t think the lyrics to most pop and dance/club music are supposed to be super deep- it’s more about the vibe than making a statement. Every once in a while a goofy line will catch my attention, but it’s sort of whatever because that’s not the point. That… Continue reading Semi-Close Reading: Acapulco
I love old music, from like the 50s and 60s. I don’t know enough about music to explain why or how the sound is unique to that time and why that appeals to me, though I’m sure that’s part of it. But another part of it is definitely the lyrics- they’re just not that deep,… Continue reading Close Reading: “Pink Shoe Laces”
For the past several months, I’ve mostly been listening to Spotify (aka my phone) in the car. Since starting Lore, I’ve come to rely more on my iPod (which is so, so old and doesn’t have Spotify), so when I need a change from the podcasts and put my music on shuffle, there are a… Continue reading “The Impossible”: I Have Some Thoughts
I’ve spoken in the past about how much I enjoy the Discover Weekly feature on Spotify; I think since finding them, I’ve only missed going through one (when I was in Europe). What I tend to do is play them as background when I’m at work, skipping or saving the songs fairly quickly while I’m… Continue reading Close Reading: “On The Metro”
Several weeks ago, a viral video stolen and reposted by some stupid Facebook account popped up on my newsfeed. I didn’t watch it then, or the next five times I saw it, but finally it had gotten to the point where so many of my friends were liking it and tagging people in it that… Continue reading Close Reading: “Cooking By the Book”
Though I am physically in Disney World as this is published, I am mentally living inside Lil Mama’s music video for “Lip Gloss” now and always. And as part of that, here’s the second half of my close reading: When it’s time for lunch My lips still rock Lil Mama melon with the hot pink top… Continue reading Close Reading: “Lip Gloss” (Part 2)
So the important difference between this close reading and the last one is that while I enjoy the fact that “Oh Aaron” exists, I do not enjoy listening to the song; and I genuinely love Lil Mama’s “Lip Gloss”, and I listen to it fairly frequently because I actually spent $0.99 of my own money to purchase… Continue reading Close Reading: “Lip Gloss”
Dinosaur Zealot 