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shadowkatThere's a lot of songs about drugs and alcohol, about 50-60% of Rock and Country music are about drugs and alcohol.
Which makes this really hard - but not in the way last two were, more in which song do I choose?
I have two that I adore. But they are very different, and in different music genres. One is more famous than the other - and up until this moment, it was the one I was going to go with. But alas, at the last minute - I have to go with the one I loved so much, I actually saw the woman sing it live and in person...
Don't worry I'll share both so you don't have to guess on the first one. It may, show you some insight into my eclectic music taste or not as the case may be.
The first song - by Aimee Man is very subtle, and you have to look deep to realize it is about addiction. It's in the last verse of the song. "Only you can give me the fix."
But the reason, I fell in love with the song is the refrain which is spot on metaphorically regarding substance abuse and addiction.
"Because that is how I nearly fell, trading clothes and ringing Pavlov's bell". In Mann's song it is about addictive relationships, so it may not completely work? But it also is about fixes, and drugs.
The second song, which may work a lot better, is written by Kris Kristofferson and best sung by Johnny Cash, who gets it, and it's ...
So if song one, doesn't work, pick song two.
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Which makes this really hard - but not in the way last two were, more in which song do I choose?
I have two that I adore. But they are very different, and in different music genres. One is more famous than the other - and up until this moment, it was the one I was going to go with. But alas, at the last minute - I have to go with the one I loved so much, I actually saw the woman sing it live and in person...
Don't worry I'll share both so you don't have to guess on the first one. It may, show you some insight into my eclectic music taste or not as the case may be.
The first song - by Aimee Man is very subtle, and you have to look deep to realize it is about addiction. It's in the last verse of the song. "Only you can give me the fix."
But the reason, I fell in love with the song is the refrain which is spot on metaphorically regarding substance abuse and addiction.
"Because that is how I nearly fell, trading clothes and ringing Pavlov's bell". In Mann's song it is about addictive relationships, so it may not completely work? But it also is about fixes, and drugs.
The second song, which may work a lot better, is written by Kris Kristofferson and best sung by Johnny Cash, who gets it, and it's ...
So if song one, doesn't work, pick song two.
Rest found here
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Date: 2020-08-12 06:40 am (UTC)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI
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Date: 2020-08-12 12:19 pm (UTC)Also agree - it sends a chill up the spine, and pulls at the emotions in a way that not many songs do, because of who is singing it and how honest he is with the video. That's what I adore about Cash - he's honest in his performances. You know he lived those songs and feels them in his gut. My difficulty with some other performers, such as Aimee Mann, is I'm not sure I feel that same pathos and raw honesty.
I love that song. Forgot about it.
Thanks for sharing!