so close

"What hurts the most was being so close and having so much to say but watching you walk away."
What Hurts The Most / CascadaThis is one of those songs where I wouldn't expect it to have really meaningful lyrics. I'm not sure the dance style complements the words of the chorus but I really like it.

I think just this one line conveys so much. I can totally imagine the feeling of just having so many things you want to say to someone, but they're not interested and don't want to hear them. I guess that kind of goes back to the catch-22 idea of just wanting the person you want to care, but if they don't, there's nothing you can do, except watch them walk away.

miranda rocks

Miranda is a genius. Fact.

Watch this first:



Then this:

bite off more than i could chew for you

"I would go anywhere for you, I would bite off more than I could chew for you, go anywhere for you if you asked me to I would, you know for you."
I Would / LongviewThis is a really gorgeous song and these lines are so beautiful. The whole Mercury album just blows me away with its intensity and overpowering emotions. I love the sentiment of doing anything for someone, even "biting off more than you can chew" - you know you might not be able to handle everything that's thrown at you in the relationship, but you'll do anything to be with that person.

the mess you left

"Does she know how you told me you'd hold me, until you died, til you died, but you're still alive. And I'm here to remind you of the mess you left when you went away. It's not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me. You, you, you oughta know."
You Oughta Know / Alanis MorissetteJagged Little Pill is by far one of the best albums ever recorded, and this song is amazing. I love how totally angst-ridden and filled with raw emotion it is. She's obviously been really badly hurt and wants the guy to know exactly what he's put her through.

She makes some really clever points about how she's clearly been promised everything and then been left for someone else, and it makes no sense to her. She thought they would be together forever, that's what he said. And he deserves to know the pain she's going through, even though he can't relate to it - the next couple of lines are, "You seem very well, things look peaceful. I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know." She wants him to care and I'm guessing he couldn't care less.

Pretty depressing stuff, really putting her heart on her sleeve and not afraid who knows it.

hold on

"You can't love what you have not so hold on to what you've got."
Love Is Here / Starsailor
I think there are two different ways you can read this. When I was initially listening to it, I thought it meant settling for the person who loves you, because if you can't have who you want but don't have, it's better to have someone than no one.

Listening to it now though, I reckon it means you can't love someone if you lose them, so make sure you hold on to them. Guess it depends if you want to have an optimistic reading of it.

A lot of Starsailor's songs are about almost losing love. The new single, Tell Me It's Not Over, has the line, "Please don't tell me it's too late. If you love someone don't throw it all away."

I'm guessing everyone who's ever been in love has probably experienced something like this feeling at some point, but I still think it's really brave to write it as a lyric in a song and put yourself out there.

An impressive band. I've only heard this one from All The Plans, but the whole album's meant to be amazing.

so true

Love this:

the impact of music

I just found the original song which Jose Gonzalez covered for the Sony Bravia advert, and someone's put it over the same advert. I think it shows how much difference a song, or even just a version of a song, can make to how you feel about what you're watching.

The first one doesn't work with what they were trying to convey with the visuals. The slow motion movement of the bouncy balls contrasts with the heavy, electro of the music. The Jose Gonzalez one, however, is beautiful and really compliments the images.

I don't think music is always given the credit it deserves for making films and tv programmes what they are, but this is a sure indication of the power and impact music can have.