Song Review: Carousel - Melanie Martinez (Part 2)

Okay, for this review, we will be reviewing one of Melanie's main songs. The title of this song (I'm sure you can guess) is called Carousel. This song, just like the last one, is very metaphorical and tells a story within its actual meaning.
This song expresses a story of love (because what else is there to write a song about?). The lyrics of the song describe a carousel because it goes around and around in circles, just as the days of our lives. In case you've never had a childhood, carousels usually have animals (horses were usually the most used) and they "chased" each other. Melanie uses this object because the horses neither fall back, or move any faster than the others, she also is describing how "her horse" can't catch up the the "horse" or person she loves.

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Unlike most artists Melanie can be easily misunderstood, unless you are constantly reciting and thinking about song lyrics, it can be very easy to misinterpret her story or her metaphors. So, I just want to make it clear that she is not, in fact, singing about riding a carousel just for fun.

If you think about it, most songs do have a deeper meaning or have a collection of metaphors that you would need to understand for the song to make sense. Anyway, thats all for now, thanks for reading and I hope to see you back here!

Song Review: Dollhouse - Melanie Martinez (Part 1)

Hey all! I will be doing a two part review for 2 of my favorite songs by an amazing artist. The first song I will review is called Dollhouse by Melanie Martinez. Her style of song is very calm with lyrics that go deeper than just everyday talking. Her songs are very metaphorical. The story of this song is a family based off of a dollhouse set that is perfect when looked upon but is a wreck of a group when "the little girl" leaves or turns her back.

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Although this song isn't exactly relatable to my life, I still find the idea, metaphors, and expressions to be strangely addicting (maybe not to you, but hey I'M the music freak here). This song tells a story worse than I've ever heard from my friends; the brother smokes cannabis, the mother drinks, the father is a cheater, and the daughter is just a bystander (as far as the song announces). 

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I will be posting my second favorite song by her tomorrow! I'll give you a hint; it's called Carousel. I'll give you another hint; it's also metaphorical. Below is a video of Dollhouse, hope you enjoy!

Song Review: Walk On Water Or Drown - Mayday Parade

Lets be honest, the number one drive for creating or producing music, is something to do with love. BUT, this song has a different perspective or way to tell the story. In this review, we will be talking about Walk On Water Or Drown by Mayday Parade. This song doesn't express so much as love as it does the trust between love. While I am not a huge fan of Mayday Parade (total lie), I do really enjoy the view and way they explained this story. While there are some religious references, the song is more about trying to develop trust between the two while he figures out a way out of his emotions, and let's be honest, the ones you love are usually the ones you want to trust and talk to first (because who wants to talk to parents?).

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We've all had moments where we just need to be with those who we love, weather it be a friend, boyfriend/girlfriend, parent, anyone really.
While this song is all about trust with love going hand in hand (HAHAHA I'm so good with puns, really though, that was horrible), this band is known for a lot of love songs written in ways people usually don't think of.
Just a personal reference, I've found this song VERY relatable at some points in my life, hence why I've decided to write about it today.

What Do Songs Do For You?

We all know that people love to express their feelings to others, especially through song. Well it's time to discuss what the lyrics of songs do.
Songs are really only touch people when the lyrics connect or relate to them; how often do you actually listen to the lyrics in a serious way when you're happy? And how often do you seriously listen to the lyrics when you're sad or angry? I have to show you a quote that maybe you've heard, maybe you haven't.

"When you are happy, you enjoy the music. But, when you are sad, you understand the lyrics."

How often have you listened to the lyrics when you're sad and finally understood the meaning? I view music as a psychological release, I say this because music has millions of different beats, tones, lyrics, and meanings. Whatever your mood, there is always a collection of songs that match your mood. But furthermore, being unhappy can cause more attentiveness and awareness to what is going on, especially in music (a very expressive way of releasing feelings to others).
As a heads up, I will be doing a different kind of review chapter for the next couple weeks. I will be in no specific category but more of a "random artist review" section. 

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Lets Talk About Music Communication

Welcome to music class, today we are going to talk about what makes good music and why there are so many genres. You may think you know the answer to these topics; well, lets see if you're right. This post is going to be something new; along the lines of music theory, this is going to be more of an insight to music make up and composition. Hope you can learn something new!

Although some people (who aren't music freaks like me) only listen to a certain song because of the "killer bass" or "amazing beat". There's a lot more to a song than meets the ear, you just have to listen for something other than vocals (if any), drums, and guitars. If you hear a song that you like over and over enough times, you will probably find weird, out of nowhere sounds or beats (counter-melody) that were meant to support the actual or interesting lead sound (melody).

Music tells a story, weather it be chillstep or punk. Lately the main story is about breakups, losses, and failures. But do people really want to hear it on the radio? Do they actually want to hear a song about loosing a best friend or important part in their life? The answer: yes and no. Some people's mind doesn't work like others. What I mean by this, is when people with emotional disorders usually find happy music to be very irritating and annoying when they are going through a period of emotional instability. To hear an upbeat song about sunshine and lollipops, when all they can seem to fill their mind with is depressing ideas, can really irritate them, and vise versa. Think of it like this; when you go to work/school early in the morning, and you hear someone going on about how great mornings are when you absolutely hate mornings, it can get very annoying.

With the limited amount of genres out there in the world, there are endless amounts of people who are guaranteed to listen to your favorite kind of music. So lets vote to see which genre of meaningful music is the favorite! Click here for a calm song with story telling lyrics (Lies - Trifonic). Click here for a more energetic tone of music that expresses more of a serious meaning (Bring Me the Horizon - Drown)

People still loves stories, especially happy ending stories. Happy stories give us hope and motivation I encourage you to listen to the lyrics of any song, learn the meaning, learn the story, learn the lesson, and never forget the memory.

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