It’s been a long time since I’ve felt such an instantaneous connection to a song. I’m not talking about the big goofy grin that I get when hearing a fun uptempo number for the first time, or the familiar frission I feel when an old favourite comes on, but the immediate sense of ownership that comes when a song nestles in my chest and refuses to budge.
I knew ten seconds in that this was a song bound to become one of my dearest favourites. Those opening notes conjured up such a feeling of yearning, the kind of melancholy that is beautiful in its sadness. No matter how fun or catchy or infectious a song is, a beautifully executed lament will always, always, win in my book.
All Apologies and Smiles, Yours Truly, Ugly Valentine – Carissa’s Wierd
Isn’t it something how a simple song can have such an emotional impact on a person?
Good call on that one and great band name!
SiS – Oh but it is! We’re lucky it doesn’t happen with every song though – we’d be exhausted!
AFM – It is a great name, you’re right. And in case you’re wondering, they deliberately spell ‘weird’ that way. It’s not a typo or a mistake!
Yes, itallstarted, if that happened with every song, I would have stopped listening to music a long time ago.
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