First, some quick updates:
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post - to be fair, I have had a bit (read: a lot) of time on my hands over the past few weeks, but I’ve spent most of my creative energy in trying to complete a poem I’ve been working on for a while. It hasn’t quite come out as I intended it to yet, but I’ve been feeling for a while I should start writing here a bit more regularly, and this post is but a result of that.
To those who know me well, it’s no secret that listening to music is something I enjoy very much. Quite a large chunk of my day is spent with headphones over my ears and me de-stressing with some familiar tunes to keep me company. Although my music tastes vary over time, there are some songs which I just feel like I have a special connection with - which just seem to tug at the heartstrings a little more. I associate these songs with certain moments and experiences, and I feel as though they carry some kind of deeper meaning in the context of my life.
In this short post, I will try to explore for one such song the reason why I am particularly fascinated by it, and what meaning it carries for me. If nothing, I hope you take away a nice music recommendation from this post!
Spanish Sahara - The Foals
“It’s future rust and it’s future dust…”
I was first introduced to this masterpiece a couple of years ago, in the gut-wrenching finale of the tale that was Life is Strange (don’t worry, no spoilers!). The first thing that strikes you about it is how well the song is constructed, just as the plot of an engaging story. Initially, the song starts off slowly, setting the scene with haunting vocals. Without you realising, the music soon picks up the pace, until it achieves that final crescendo, leaving you almost exasperated by the end.
The song is, as explained by the Foals’ lead singer Yannis Phillippakis himself, about getting over a trauma which doesn't quite go away, and rather multiplies into several furies which continue to come back and haunt you.
Losing someone you love is indeed a deep trauma, which comes with a mixture of emotions - sadness, confusion, and sometimes anger. The lyrics of the song hit right close to home, and I am able to relate my own emotions and some tragic memories with the words of the song. Particularly, I lost one of my oldest furry friends only a few months after first being introduced to this stirring melody. Sometimes, it is easy to lose sight of our emotions in the grind of the daily, but the song almost behaves as my bridge to the past, and to the feelings and memories that reside there. Invariably, a listen to Spanish Sahara will evoke those emotions in me and leave my eyes a bit moistened.
As I’ve realised while writing this, there is only so much you can do to describe a song you like. A note is worth a million words though, (And yes, I did just came up with that :P) so do go over and have a listen if you feel convinced enough to give it a try: Foals - Spanish Sahara.
I hope you liked the song (if you hadn't heard it before), and I also hope you enjoyed reading this short little article. If you did, I would appreciate your words of encouragement - I’d love to write similar posts on some of the other songs I enjoy and express what emotions I attach with them.
On another note, I realised I enjoy writing too much to not give enough time to it, and so intend to give my “two cents” a bit more often. If you have any ideas or suggestions for me, do let me know!
Hope you have a good day. Cheers!
(Image: Total Life Forever Album Cover - Foals. No copyright violation intended)
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