MayHey! I totally forgot I had that song!
April 16th 2008 09:12
GIven the new ways people acquire music nowadays, it's not necessarily discs or vinyl recordings that people collect anymore, although I'm sure there are real enthusiasts out there who believe in nothing else. I am a regular "borrower and ripper", though I still buy music CD's as well. I spend many lazy hours re-filing things to make sure that I'll be able to find the songs when I need to.
It was during one of my "secretarial" moods, that I discovered that I had the song Chains (Tina Arena). I was so excited, I tell ya! This will probably give away my age a bit, but I remember I was just about finishing primary school when this song came out...I used to tape it from the radio and listen to it on cassette...then discovered I could buy the CD single...so I listened to it, with better clarity, on repeat, trying to get the lyrics figured out. There were always a few parts that I could never get, because of the way she did her phrasing. When singing along, I generally just mumble those parts as no one was there to hear me anyway.
This was one of the first songs I ever paid any attention to the lyrics. Not just knowing the words and reciting them, but actually thinking about what the lyrics said. Of course, they are pretty simple and straight forward, but the story that they told totally blew my mind. If anyone needs to be re-introduced to the song, here's her video:
The standout line (to me) in this song was:
Should have known passing through that gate, that once inside I could not escape.
To a young (-er) girl, that is a very scary thought. I remember picturing this heavy metal gate that slams shut as you pass it. The imagery that the line provokes was, and still is, so vivid to me. After reaching the end of the song, inevitably I'd want to hear it again.
Think I might go listen to it now.
It was during one of my "secretarial" moods, that I discovered that I had the song Chains (Tina Arena). I was so excited, I tell ya! This will probably give away my age a bit, but I remember I was just about finishing primary school when this song came out...I used to tape it from the radio and listen to it on cassette...then discovered I could buy the CD single...so I listened to it, with better clarity, on repeat, trying to get the lyrics figured out. There were always a few parts that I could never get, because of the way she did her phrasing. When singing along, I generally just mumble those parts as no one was there to hear me anyway.
This was one of the first songs I ever paid any attention to the lyrics. Not just knowing the words and reciting them, but actually thinking about what the lyrics said. Of course, they are pretty simple and straight forward, but the story that they told totally blew my mind. If anyone needs to be re-introduced to the song, here's her video:
The standout line (to me) in this song was:
Should have known passing through that gate, that once inside I could not escape.
To a young (-er) girl, that is a very scary thought. I remember picturing this heavy metal gate that slams shut as you pass it. The imagery that the line provokes was, and still is, so vivid to me. After reaching the end of the song, inevitably I'd want to hear it again.
Think I might go listen to it now.
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Comment by May
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Luckily for me, i actually don't have as much music as one might if they download heaps. It's the inconspicous album tracks that i overlook when i rip CD's.
Have you found any gold in your digging around of your hard drive??