The Songs you love, and the songs you hate.

[Skyblade]

Am I the only one who hears "Starbucks lovers" instead of "ex-lovers"?

Nope. For the longest time, I thought it said "The lovely Starbucks lovers."

Ha, I knew what you two are talking about now!

Anyway, I just got hooked on this piece called La Flute de Pan by Jules Mouquet. I imagine one can easily pinpoint what genre of music it fits under. I'm playing the first movement for a competition, and started looking at the other two. Such a beautiful, WONDERFUL piece. I'm sorry if I sound obsessed but it's so good. I'm also playing Concerto in C Major by Vivaldi on piccolo (first movement), and I also like the whole piece.

[Delthion]

So you knew something in the present yet in the past?! How is this possible?!

[Jetthebinturong]

Wow okay so at first I avoided Take me to Church like the plague because it sounded like the cheesiest Christian song of all time (nothing against Christian music, just not my cup of tea) now I'm going to avoid it like the plague because it's a terrible song

I'm currently having another wave of love for PhemieC's music which I think a lot of people on here would like even if they don't understand it. My favourites of hers are Our Aftermath (below), Friendleader, Ugly Story, A Confession and The Gods Must be Lying

You were called like a curtain
Split like a second
Broken like a sword
Stuck in a rock
Forged for a hero
Birthed forth for a heart
Much purer than his, mine, ours
It's uncertain when the tables turned
But when all of your brothers have given their lives
For the strife you've earned
You will get burned
And it won't get better put on ice

And I wasn't going anywhere fast
And my sister said she'd seen the end of my path
The direction that I fly
Straight through the eye of our aftermath

And you have to ignore it
Don't think about before
You've got enough fight inside
To fill five world wars
It's just a game
Just another cause
You're a switch and I'm a cog
And the last thing we need is another broken clock
So forget about your ghost limbs
And all those things that scared you most as a child of twelve
You see I'm thirteen now
And if I die for the thousandth time
I'm unafraid for I outnumber Hell

And I wasn't going anywhere good
So I straightened my glasses and I did what I could
What I had to
But [darn] it's hard not to look back at the time

And I wasn't going anywhere fast
So I said goodbye to walking my own path
The direction that I fly
Straight through the eye of our aftermath

What makes us who we are? Is it our bones?
Wrapped in all our scars, they're ours alone
They outweigh tails and talons, feathers, foam
Unless they're not, unless they don't

You were called like a curtain
Split like a second
Broken like a sword
Stuck in a rock

[Jetthebinturong]

The music mentioned in this post has the potential to offend a lot of people but if it does, they're not listening to half of them properly. The ones he makes about religion carry a very heartfelt message though I will admit that he writes a few just for fun.

Okay so I know I just posted but I legitimately love Voltaire. It's not necessarily the content of the songs, it's just the way he does it. He sings about the darkest things possible in such a light and upbeat tone. For example, in the son Death, Death (Devil, Devil, Evil, Evil song), he sings about how he got beaten up by bullies and then basically laughed in their faces and continuing to sing his "Death, death, devil, devil, devil, devil, evil, evil, evil, evil songs" because "the world is full of jerks" and then in When You're Evil he just nails everything so perfectly
"While there's children to make sad
While there's candy to be had
While there's pockets left to pick
While there's grannies left to trip down the stairs
I'll be there
I'll be waiting 'round the corner
It's a game I'm glad I'm in it
'Cause there's one born every minute"
You really get the sense that he loves the evil he commits and relishes it. He sounds so totally sociopathic that it's unbelievable. And then there's Brains! when he plays the role of an alien meteor that wants to eat the brains of the citizens and to convince the person he landed in front of he breaks into an impromptu song. And then there's In the Land of the Dead which is perfection.
"A Minotaur's my butler, a cyclops my valet
A centaur draws my chariot that takes me down the way
Through a river made of fire
To a street that's paved with bones
I got a dozen zombie skeletons to walk me to my throne"

A lot of people would consider his music to be deranged, horrifying or even downright sinful. He does of course do some nice stuff, well not nice, but less horrifying things, in the song Feathery Wings he takes the role of a fallen angel lamenting on his choices and watching humanity deteriorating and attempting to earn back his wings. Then again, in Almost Human, he takes the role of Satan sitting in Hell, reflecting on what he has done, thinking of himself as a child who's gone astray and adamantly trying to convince the listeners, and himself, that he's nearly human and by the end, descends into a spiral of rage and hate and bitterness. The first and last choruses show this, the first is:
"I'm just like you
Made by he
Despised by they
I am almost me
I'm nearly human, look at me
I am almost a human being"
With the last chorus being:
"I'm just like you!
Better than he!
To hell with they!
I'm almost me
I'm nearly human, look at me
I am almost a human being"
Which seems to suggest that he now thinks of everyone as being better than God. Then of course there's God Thinks which is a scathing commentary on those who use God's name for their own purposes, pretty much a less forgiving version of A Letter From God. And there's Hell in a Handbasket which pretty much sums up my feelings about the idea of Heaven, Hell and final judgement.

So yeah, in conclusion I think a lot of you would call him a heretic and a sinner and say he was eternally damned but his music is generally really thought-provoking

[Mhera]

Do you miss The Christian Thread or something?

I agree with ya'll on Hozier. Not a great song to say the least, lyrics-wise or sound-wise.

[Skyblade]

I tend not to like most popular songs, but here are some that I do have in my phone.

Viva la Vida by Coldplay
Safe and Sound by Capital Cities
Pompeii by Bastille
Don't You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia
It's Time by Imagine Dragons
Brave by Sara Bareilles

[Jetthebinturong]

Do you miss The Christian Thread or something?

No, this is just one area in which it crosses over with music

I also love the parody song "Let it Go Videos" by the Nostalgia Critic (he remembers it so you don't have to)

Elsa: Let it Go videos
Elsa: Consuming the universe
NC: It's like Hakuna Matata
NC: Except a million-bajillion times worse!
NC: I don't care if you sing it so well (I don't care 'cause I sing it so well)
NC: You're not Idina Menzel (I'm like Idina Menzel)
Elsa: But wait, it gets better!
NC: Better? What do you mean better?

Elsa: Harsh winter weather will create a million memes
(NC: Oh come on, that's so old!)
Elsa: Costumes from this kid's movie will meet our crazy extremes
(NC: JESUS CHRIST IT'S DISNEY!)
Elsa: And at the Oscar's we'll push 'cause this stuff still sells
NC: The damn film's five months old, MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE!

Elsa: Everything is awesome!
NC: Okay not that one

Elsa: Let It Go videos
NC: (I'm not crazy, this fad is getting lazy)
Elsa: Eating what's left of your brain
NC: (Turning what was a good song into 50 shades of wrong)
Elsa: Melodies so damn catchy
NC: (I don't care how your kid sings it, or even if she wings it)
Elsa: It'll drive your ear drums insane
NC: (I can't hear one more damn version, this song is a perversion)
Both: I don't care if it's just a trend
Both: It feels like there's no EEEEENNNNNDDDD!!!!!
NC: Send another, I'll drop you as a friend.

[The Mask]

Uptown Funk.

[Skyblade]

Lol, Jet, that's pretty funny. And I like the line in Uptown Funk that goes, "Make a dragon want to retire, man"


Anyway, did I mention that I really like Skillet? It's my favorite band! My style of music It's Christian rock, which is so cool (Also, I'm the one person who voted for rock in the above poll). I want to share this song by Skillet called One Day Too Late. When I first listened to it last summer, I actually went and did something nice for someone. A small thing, but still, this song is really nice.

Tick tock hear the clock countdown
Wish the minute hand could be rewound
So much to do and so much I need to say
Will tomorrow be too late

Feel the moment slip into the past
Like sand through an hourglass
In the madness I guess I just forget
To do all the things I said

Time passes by
Never thought I'd wind up
One step behind
Now I've made my mind up

Today I'm gonna try a little harder
Gonna make every minute last longer
Gonna learn to forgive and forget
Cause we don't have long, gonna make the most of it

(Today) Today I'm gonna love my enemies (today)
Reach out to somebody who needs me
Make a change, make the world a better place
Cause tomorrow could be one day too late
One day too late
One day too late

Tick tock hear my life pass by
I can't erase and I can't rewind
Of all the things I regret the most I do
Wish I'd spent more time with you

Here's my chance for a new beginning
I saved the best for a better ending
And in the end I'll make it up to you, you'll see
You'll get the very best of me

Time passes by
Never thought I'd wind up
One step behind
Now I've made my mind up

Today I'm gonna try a little harder
Gonna make every minute last longer
Gonna learn to forgive and forget
Cause we don't have long, gonna make the most of it

(Today) Today I'm gonna love my enemies (today)
Reach out to somebody who needs me
Make a change, make the world a better place
Cause tomorrow could be one day too late
One day too late

Your time is running out
You're never gonna get it back
So make the most of every moment
Stop saving the best for last

(Today) Today I'm gonna try a little harder (Today)
Gonna make every minute last longer
Gonna learn to forgive and forget
Cause we don't have long, gonna make the most of it

(Today) Today I'm gonna love my enemies (Today)
Reach out to somebody who needs me
Make a change, make the world a better place
Cause tomorrow could be one day too late
One day too late
One day too late
One day too late
One day too late

[Starla1431]

I like both R&B and Rap/Hip-hop. I also listen to rock, pop some indie.

[Delthion]

Lol, Jet, that's pretty funny. And I like the line in Uptown Funk that goes, "Make a dragon want to retire, man"


Anyway, did I mention that I really like Skillet? It's my favorite band! My style of music It's Christian rock, which is so cool (Also, I'm the one person who voted for rock in the above poll). I want to share this song by Skillet called One Day Too Late. When I first listened to it last summer, I actually went and did something nice for someone. A small thing, but still, this song is really nice.

Tick tock hear the clock countdown
Wish the minute hand could be rewound
So much to do and so much I need to say
Will tomorrow be too late

Feel the moment slip into the past
Like sand through an hourglass
In the madness I guess I just forget
To do all the things I said

Time passes by
Never thought I'd wind up
One step behind
Now I've made my mind up

Today I'm gonna try a little harder
Gonna make every minute last longer
Gonna learn to forgive and forget
Cause we don't have long, gonna make the most of it

(Today) Today I'm gonna love my enemies (today)
Reach out to somebody who needs me
Make a change, make the world a better place
Cause tomorrow could be one day too late
One day too late
One day too late

Tick tock hear my life pass by
I can't erase and I can't rewind
Of all the things I regret the most I do
Wish I'd spent more time with you

Here's my chance for a new beginning
I saved the best for a better ending
And in the end I'll make it up to you, you'll see
You'll get the very best of me

Time passes by
Never thought I'd wind up
One step behind
Now I've made my mind up

Today I'm gonna try a little harder
Gonna make every minute last longer
Gonna learn to forgive and forget
Cause we don't have long, gonna make the most of it

(Today) Today I'm gonna love my enemies (today)
Reach out to somebody who needs me
Make a change, make the world a better place
Cause tomorrow could be one day too late
One day too late

Your time is running out
You're never gonna get it back
So make the most of every moment
Stop saving the best for last

(Today) Today I'm gonna try a little harder (Today)
Gonna make every minute last longer
Gonna learn to forgive and forget
Cause we don't have long, gonna make the most of it

(Today) Today I'm gonna love my enemies (Today)
Reach out to somebody who needs me
Make a change, make the world a better place
Cause tomorrow could be one day too late
One day too late
One day too late
One day too late
One day too late

I like them too! My favorite song by them is probably "Hero" I forget the title but something along those lines.

[Kitsune]

Yes, I think it's called Hero. I like that song.

I'm listening to Heaven and Hell by BrunuhVille right now. He is an amazing composer. His music is truly beautiful.

[Jetthebinturong]

Okay so I've completely changed my mind about Take Me to Church, I misunderstood the message when I was just reading the lyrics but I feel really dirty for watching the video and the worst part is stuff like that does happen

[The Mask]

My understanding of the lyrics are
mfahjafdkafdhdsaklfjadkdasfhSharpen your knifeafdhgfdakdhaffdjgkadjgajfkadsSHarpen your knifefjab nm etc.

[Jetthebinturong]

It's about gay people and the video is set in Russia, I think that's all you need to come to a reasonable conclusion