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Top 5 Underrated Marina & The Diamonds songs
This artist has brought a unique take in the genre of pop music. If you haven’t heard of this singer or would like to see what else she has done that maybe you don’t know about , here are some songs I’ve chosen to listen to from the modern day Madonna.
By Samantha Parrish6 years ago in Beat
Her Space Holiday
The song I am presenting today is “Something to Do with My Hands” – Her Space Holiday, this poetic piece has transported a significant amount of energy upon my life. I identified with the artist Her Space Holiday while attending high school in 2006, this song was released in 2003 on “The Young Machines” album. As we all know high school can be quite prolonged and falling in “love” can be inevitable especially when your young. I fell in love with the harmonic composition and the opening quote “You know it kills me to see such a pretty girl so tired” right at the introduction. I feel that everyone can relate to this quote and at the time I was in a dark place, especially when it came to my significant other. This is also the chorus, which this composition ends with the same chorus but with a little off twist. He sings about his relationship with an unknown woman and how much they want to be together but can’t by the virtue of reality. Neither are happy and can relate to being drained from their current relationship status but somehow make a way to find happiness within each other. Now that I’m older I know that in order to build a relationship you must face certain obstructions, this song surpassingly guided me on how to achieve obstacles assertively in everyday life circumstances. Whenever I felt down or out of place, I would play and sing this song repetitively all day and at first, I felt sadness but as I learned to understand the song better, I discovered the definition of new beginnings. I wouldn’t say everything happens for a reason, but it is quite alarming how some things tend to align into place without any recognition. The harmonic melody presented throughout this song is incredibly addicting, it is also repetitive and very constant until the ending. I was always attracted to this harmony and it really opened my eyes up to classical and indie music at a young age. Iv’e been extremely interested in music since I could remember and certain compositions like this one has inspired me to become a creative myself. I picked this song for a recent project in school, I am currently attending Full Sail University for my bachelors in Audio Production and Engineering. I love creativity, in my eye’s diversity is key and this song will always have that feeling of uniqueness every time it is played. I know for a fact without diversity and being open minded to new things I would not be where I am today. I would say iv’e made a decent name for myself over the years in the music scene but as for now I am currently at another new beginning and I will always feel blessed for a change. I have also always been a writer and this song greatly influenced my writing and to notice what good lyrics are, I feel that a lot of people surpass lyrics and only listen to the production. Lyrics have a great influence in music and noticing that I began to write more often and more passively. I also began journaling and tried to cast out my emotions through paper rather than act them out physically, this helped me out tremendously while attending high school. If I was to say one thing this song taught me, it was to always live life blissfully and to show gratitude even when things aren’t as great. Sometimes just seeing one person for a spilt second can make your day turn around and that’s where I show gratitude the most, for the people around me. I recently started analyzing numerology and while attending school I discovered this song ends in 3:33, 333 is one of my most cherished numbers. If you look up 333 angel number it refers to positive energies, associates with vibrations of growth, represents the absence of conflict and can be the number of freedom. I find this very kooky and somewhat refreshing that I recognized this a significant amount of years after I discovered this song, it relates to me then and now one hundred percent. Seeing this really confirmed numerology for me, everything that 333 represents is what I wanted to overcome while listening to this song. I love how much music can influence your life and thought process without you even realizing it at first, hopefully it’s more positive than negative spirit but this statement goes for both. Music is energy and energy is eternal.
By V A N I T Y L E S H A E6 years ago in Beat
''A Moment'' We Are Yong-Fun (feat.Janelle Monae )
‘’We are Young’’ by Fun (featuring Janelle Monae) This song is a moment. I'm sure when this song is played, it emits a certain nostalgia that is felt regardless of age or time. The message and how the song is engineered tells us the listener, a narrative of youth, having fun and being in love. It's what I like to call ‘’ a moment’’. We have all at some point experienced it. I have a personal connection with this song. Yes, it involves me attending my Jr High graduation dance, It was in the school cafeteria. And yes, I had a love interest and we kissed while this song was playing, and it was ...as you can guess ‘’a moment’’. The moment was unanimous in joy and positivity. There between me and my love interest lied a sense of wonder and possibility that filled the room that night. So, it's safe to say the song brings back memories to me.
By Ashley Powell6 years ago in Beat
5 songs for healing in heartbreak
Musical comfort helps us all when the end of a relationship has happened. It’s a go to therapy to help heal our soul from a broken heart. I’ve picked songs that sing about various situations that anyone can relate to . These tunes have helped me, I hope it’ll help your heart get back together.
By Samantha Parrish6 years ago in Beat
Tears in Heaven
This has been one of the most difficult writings that I’ve felt compelled to do. A song that resonates with me as a source of healing and a source of pain is, Tears in Heaven, by Eric Clapton. The song was written for his young son that he lost in a terrible accident. I had heard the song before many times, but the lyrics didn’t really have true meaning for me until I suddenly lost my mother in October of 2016. Like myself, Eric Clapton had experienced great loss and that was the dark, yet light space that these lyrics are pulled from.
By Kanisha Moye6 years ago in Beat
The song closest to my heart
Someone Somewhere by Asking Alexandria Music is one thing in this world that can bring people from all walks of life together. Whether you’re old or young, rich or poor, there are so many different genres of music that bring people together. Music has always been an essential part of my life, even as a child. I was exposed to different types of music from a small age. I even started playing bass guitar when I was 14. Throughout my teenage years, my musical taste expanded, from listening to only classic rock and country, to some newer music. Back in 2011, one of my favorite bands, Asking Alexandria, came out with an album titled Reckless and Relentless. One song from this album stuck out to me, Someone Somewhere. Though there were a lot of songs by them that I’ve always enjoyed, this song was different. It became very important to me, and still to this day has a place in my heart.
By Lillian Rose6 years ago in Beat
Remembering who I was
It's year 2017. The month of August. and the 3rd day of the month. It's my day off from work, so of course I'm relaxing in my living room, have lit some of my favorite candles and I'm listening to some music. At the time I was obsessed with James Arthur's new album, Back from the Edge. I knew a lot of the songs on this album were inspired by the hard times he had been going through due to the fall out of his success with his music after winning the X Factor. He had been cancelled by a lot of people due to using offensive lyrics in a song that shocked and angered the LGBT community. He was dropped from his recording label which would leave him to have to release any future music independently.
By Claudia Coto6 years ago in Beat
i love you
(Note: I am not a Vocal+ member but I decided to write this for fun instead of for money.) 18-year-old pop phenomenon Billie Eilish has risen into incredible, prominent, global fame in the last year. Her debut song, dreamy love ballad ocean eyes, garnered millions of listen on SoundCloud and the attention of several big name labels. Billie's 2017 EP, don't smile at me, debuted in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia in the Top 15 Charts. Finally, with the release of her first LP album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? last March, Billie made the astronomical leap from relatively popular to the biggest global pop sensation in the 21st Century.
By Amanda Harris6 years ago in Beat
Tunes to Get Grooving To (Part 19)
Hi all! It’s week 19 of Tunes to Get Grooving To and I am back this week with five new tunes for you to get grooving tune. Whether these are popular songs you might have heard of or if they’re something you’ve never heard of before, these five new tunes will definitely be ones to add to your playlists!
By Leigh Hooper6 years ago in Beat
Mississippi by Bob Dylan; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying…
Bob Dylan has been a massive part of my life for a while and I think we can all name at least one song he has sung. Whether it be from the protest days of “Blowin’ in the Wind” or from the Gospel Era with “Property of Jesus”. Bob Dylan has had a profound impact on the world of music and how we see songwriting today. I never thought that a song could actually change my life so much that I would begin to question what kind of person I was, but here I am today - a changed human being because of one folk song.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Beat
