In my last musical discussion, I focused on a song that epitomized the truth and emotion of nostalgia (Scenes from an Italian Restaraunt, for those who don't remember).
In keeping with the emotion-based music, I'd like to examine a song that's about...well...about:
That feeling of hope, sadness, and desire when you break up. That feeling of this is for the best--why does it hurt so much?
It's a very gentle emotion, tinged with pain and shock.
And the band Moby manages to capture it in musical form.
Porcelain
Get it. Listen.
At first, you'll hear a techno enhanced violin. Moments later, a rattle and steady beat join it. Then a very subtle flute. Then a piano.
The words are fine and simple.
quote: In my dreams I'm dying all the time As I wake its kaleidoscopic mind I never meant to hurt you I never meant to lie So this is goodbye This is goodbye
After the first stanza, the odd and pleasant meddle continues into the utterly best portion of the song.
The violin swells up, accompanied by the piano and a singer in the background.
As a whole, the song has very few words--only enough to guide the listener through the emotional matrix conjured by the quaint and delicate music.
[ May 25, 2004, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: Phanto ]
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Phanto, I love these threads. I don't have many comments, but I highly enjoy reading them.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
"Let me fall... If I fall"
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
I like that album quite a bit. I think my favorite song off it is "Everloving." The way the song just keeps building takes my breath away.