Showing posts with label synth pop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label synth pop. Show all posts
29 March 2009
26 August 2008
A question of grammar: "Why Me"
Queen of pageant songs Irene Cara. Synth god Giorgio Moroder. Don't forget Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey. Put them together and you have absolute freakin' magic.
The chorus is where things get a bit tricky.
Why me? Why me?
Why me when I was the one who could set your heart free?
Why me? Why me?
Why me, you took all the love I gave up selfishly.
Now, does she mean that she, as the narrator of the song, gave up her love in a selfish manner, perhaps as a passive-aggressive means of controlling her lover? Or is that concluding adverb meant as an indictment of the lover (which would best be visually represented as "You took all the love I gave up, selfishly"). Either way is intriguing, though I'm guessing it's meant more as an indictment of the lover..
The chorus is where things get a bit tricky.
Why me? Why me?
Why me when I was the one who could set your heart free?
Why me? Why me?
Why me, you took all the love I gave up selfishly.
Now, does she mean that she, as the narrator of the song, gave up her love in a selfish manner, perhaps as a passive-aggressive means of controlling her lover? Or is that concluding adverb meant as an indictment of the lover (which would best be visually represented as "You took all the love I gave up, selfishly"). Either way is intriguing, though I'm guessing it's meant more as an indictment of the lover..
22 July 2008
International pop music interlude: Depeche Mode
In somewhat of a depressed mood as per the death of Estelle Getty. The following song always tends to brighten my spirits.
Depeche Mode - "Shout" (Live in Hamburg, 1984)
Depeche Mode - "Shout" (Live in Hamburg, 1984)
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