| Kenny Chesney – There Goes My Life Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Great point and1sxm, finally some feedback. I try to make bold enough statements to get some kind of reaction, but you're the first one to actually react. (It helps me evaluate my own opinons.) I do agree with you on the fact that music evolves, and that is why I said I hesitated calling Kenny Chesney a sell out. I enjoy his new music and I understand that he isn't the same person he was when he first came into the business. (so sell out was definately too harsh of a word in Kenny's case) But his style isn't very country anymore. So than I have to ask you, and1sxm, is it evolution if a genre loses its identity? Take "Over and over" with Tim Mcgraw and Nelly as an example (maybe it's a bad example because Tim didn't put it on his album, so we could say he just took a break from his country career on that one...or maybe a first step towards pop music?) So when I used the term "selling out" before, I saw a difference between it and "evolution." I listen to all types of music, from all different eras, which includes country from the 50s to today. Over the generations country has evolved, and yes some have pushed the limits of "what is country music" but it has always stayed just that, country music. In my opinion, a lot of country is beginning to sound like pop...there are a lot of people who take pride in being country, and if you're call yourself country than you shouldn't be singing pop, otherwise, call yourself pop. |
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| Dave Matthews Band – Crush Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. It's crazy, I'm thinking, Just knowing that the world is round And here I'm dancing on the ground Am I right side up or upside down? And is this real, or am I dreaming? Have you ever heard better lyrics? I think not. Unless it was in another DMB song. And the emotion Dave puts into singing this song just blows me away. Especially when he sings the parts: To each other we'll be facing My love, my love, We'll beat back the pain we've found You know I mean to tell you All the things I've been thinking Deep inside, my friend. So much you have given up That I would give you back, again and again. Oh, my love, many now hold you, But please, please, just let me, always. (And in this last part, just the feeling it gives when you think of that one person that has done everything for you and who you would do absolutely anything and everything for, just makes the soul smile.) It's too bad I haven't the words to articulate the compliment that this song merits. (Those words don't exist.) The only thing that pops into my mind is ....."WOW!" |
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| Dave Matthews Band – Too Much Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| It seems as though the "overindulgence" theme has been thoroughly discussed already, so I'm not really going to touch on that, all I'm going to say is that this has got to be one of the grooviest songs ever, especially the beginning. The line "Ooh traffic jam got more cars than a beach got sand" couldn't be any cooler. Nobody can jam like DMB, and I like this song more for its musical value than for its lyrical value (i.e. meaning). But either way it's awesome. | |
| Jack Johnson – It's All Understood Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Hey jennifer73, great comment. It's refreshing to see there are other people out there who enjoy thinking on a more meaningful level. I kind of went through the whole "questioning of ones own religion" phase, just to better understand my faith, and when people would ask what religion I subscribed to, I would respond that I didn't know, and they would immediately assume that I did not believe in God, or anything else for that matter. It's songs like this, and comments such as your own, Jennifer, that keep people such as myself from feeling we are alone in a world populated only by superficial droids. | |
| Kenny Chesney – There Goes My Life Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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AmyBth2005, I agree with you when you say that this song is amazing, but I don't necessarily agree with you when you say it doesn't turn out that way in the 'real world'. I don't know if you grew up in a small town, but I sure did, so I guess I've seen this basic story played out in real life...I mean sure there are some exceptions, but I'd be willing to say that most young parents who were scared at first, would not have wanted to change a thing when everything was said and done. This is one of Kenny's best songs, and what looks to be one of his last true country songs. This song is filled with so much emotion, and touches the true soul of country music. Simple and realistic, yet beautifully poetic. Unfortunately, I don't really know what Kenny sings now...and any of you who think it's country, obviously haven't been country fans for long. But he isn't the only one who is 'selling out'. I hesitate using the word selling out, because he's really just become a different person because of the carribean influence, and this influence has changed his music. Whether or not it is for the better is debateable, but all I know is that it isn't very country anymore. An example of a real sellout in country music is Toby Keith. I mean, what the hell is "Stays in Mexico." He should be ashamed of himself. And the sad part is, he has more fans than ever with his crap music. He made over 95 million last year. This guy isn't even worthy of being deemed an "artist." Tim McGraw is also starting to sell out. He's more subtle about it than Toby, and definately way more talented. But if you compare his old stuff to his new stuff....it just ain't the same, it ain't as country. |
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| Dave Matthews Band – Proudest Monkey Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| This song is a reflection of our society. Corrupted by capitalism, we all leave our nice, cozy, simple lives, in the search for the greater gold. Money. Money = happiness...or so many of us tend to believe. Money = power, and this is true...unfortunately...and this power leads to a sense of pride...of superiority. (A sense of false superiority in my view.) Anyways, my point is, this life a riches may, and probably will, bring us many things, but never fulfillment, which is what we are all searching for...and this monkey is realizing he may be rich, he may be proud, but maybe that's not what he needs, maybe the simple branches of home would have been enough. | |
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