Reblog from Tommington

Power chords, killer lyrics, and sticky reminders!

Hey there boys and girls, me again, here with hopefully another slice of intelligent and witty banter…well there has to be a first time for everything I suppose!

Not too much has been happening today, unfortunately, meaning that I’m rather short on stories and anecdotes, yet I feel something is needed up here today! So here it is, be prepared readers, or, if you’d prefer, aim for that little red “x” at the top of your screen…I will however, be very sad if you do!!

So, here I am, on my way back from work, about a twenty minute drive, fifteen if I’m a bit over-zealous with the right foot…although Her Majesty isn’t best pleased when I do it! (stupid speeding ticket >.<). Not really a great deal you can do whilst driving, apart from you know, drive, so I thought I’d peruse the airwaves, and see what was being played out today. After the usual drag through the veritable armada of radio stations on the hunt for something appealing, I hit upon an old classic, and for some reason, it hit a chord somewhere inside me.

The song itself of course, probably doesn’t mean a great deal to most people, but to me and the wifey, it means quite a bit, a little known ditty called “Six Feet Under The Stars” by an American pop-punk band called All Time Low. For those of you who are sat there trying to Youtube it up a notch in order to see if its any good, don’t worry, it won’t disappoint, and for those of you who have heard of this song, well I just found a new sense of respect for you!

Aaaaaanyway, let me get onto the whole point of this blog, instead of just mentioning an obscure song reference in an attempt to get attention. The reason I mention this, is because I’m fascinated by the ability of music to reach out through the airwaves, grab a listener by the vocal chords, and shake them until they’re about ready to burst! What is it about a song that makes you remember it? The event in your life where you heard it? The melody? The lyrics? Perhaps it just happened to be a really annoying tune and now you’re stuck humming it for at least the next 24-48 hours…kind of like a stomach bug really, you can’t help but regurgitate it at regular intervals.

Now, no two people will have the exact same tastes in music, there will always be a subtle difference, for example I am quite attached to the rock/punk related genres, you know, a couple of guitars, a drumkit, a few powerchords, anything of that ilk is enough to satisfy me. No matter where we go in life though, there are always those few songs that always get everyone’s attention, those classics that have survived the test of time, and are continuing to earn their writers a small fortune in royalties! This phenomenon is something that fascinates me, how people with broad-reaching music tastes, can still make a decision that one particular song is particularly amazing with its particular arrangement of a particular melody. Now then, the song above, for me, is a constant reminder of Toria (read previous post for the lowdown on the missus…part one! Trust me, she’ll be featuring plenty in this blog!), which is a useful thing when we live three hours away. It was one of the first songs that we both discovered together, and ended up liking, which was a pretty nifty thing for something that neither of us had either heard of before.

So then, I open the floor to any and all thoughts, what is it about a song that gets your attention? Let’s see what the world has to say!