You know how you really love certain songs just because you can so completely relate to them? Everybody feels that way about their favorite songs...you can throw them in an away message, send them in a love (or hate lol) letter, use them as your wedding song, etc etc. Music speaks to us and helps us feel connected to something bigger when dealing with life, including shit-tastic situations...
One song that I never liked up until a while back was "Losing My Religion" by REM. It completely captures my feelings about this certain friend of mine I found myself having feelings for. Obviously never a simple situation (unless you're super lucky). I decided to look the song up and it ended up being on Wikipedia! Gotta love it...
"In the song, Michael Stipe sings the lines "That's me in the corner/That's me in the spotlight/Losing my religion". The phrase "losing my religion" is an expression from the southern region of the United States that means losing one's temper or civility, or "being at the end of one's rope." Stipe told The New York Times the song was about romantic expression.[5] He told Q that "Losing My Religion" is about "someone who pines for someone else. It's unrequited love, what have you."[6] Stipe compared the song's theme to "Every Breath You Take" by The Police, saying, "It's just a classic obsession pop song. I've always felt the best kinds of songs are the ones where anybody can listen to it, put themselves in it and say, 'Yeah, that's me.'""
I challenge you to wikipedia your favorite song. Or at least google it. Get back at me. Shoot me an IM, leave me a comment, I love hearing about how your feelings compare to the intended meanings of songs. Perhaps they don't completely match like my feelings and my song's intentions. It's about interpretation and who doesn't love chatting about that...
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