Monday, April 13, 2009

Soft Heavy Music

It has been a myth for long that rock music is all about beating very hard, loud noisy disharmonious jarring sound, which is just partly true. Actually it can as soft as classical music, as fresh as folk, as tranquilizing as soul, or as fierce as what it is. So what is rock music? The answer is no simpler than that of what is love. However, the special part about rock music is that it takes extra efforts to define it while it takes no effort to feel it as it is so real, so straight forward, so frank that nothing is hidden behind. Then why bother to give it a definition? Just feel it!
The meaning of music is more than entertainment. More importantly it’s a way to express your feeling embedded in your heart and rock music is no exception. Moreover, it cover all aspects of human emotions even anger and hatred which other genres of music may find it hard to convey.


The most amazing trait about coldplay’s famous single “yellow” is that every time I listen to it a sense of peace and relaxation is formed in just a few seconds. I’d rather call it kind of magic! Just with some simple while uplifting and inspiring guitar riffs and swishing, you enter a world filled with blinding yet mild warm and tranquilizing yellow start light. In my opinion, the reason why coldplay chose star light was simple, for it’s the only thing that warmer than moonlight while milder than sunshine. “Look at the star, look how they shine for you, and all the thing you do, and it was all yellow.” Exquisitely written lines along with leading singer Chris Martin’s abrasive voice flow through you heart and world is left behind. Close your eyes and “it was all yellow”. The lyrics is rather simple while touching. Highly recommended.
Oh! One thing I should forget to mention is that it is rock music that you’ve just heard. So next time you come across a piece of rock music, just try it before you cover your ears and you might love it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI8I6qcxWyU


yellow-coldplay
look at the stars
look how they shine for you
and everything you do
yeah they were all yellow
I came along
I wrote a song for you
and all the things you do
and it was called
so then I took my turn
oh what a thing to have done
and it was all yellow
your skin
oh yeah your skin and bones
turn into something beautiful
Do you know you know I love you so
you know I love you so
I swam across
I jumped across for you
oh what a thing to do
'cos you were all yellow
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
or what things to do
and it was all yellow
your skin
oh yeah your skin bones
turn into something beautiful
Do you know for you I'd bleed myself dry
for you I'd bleed myself dry
It's true
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine
look at the stars
look how they shine for you
and all the things that you do

1 comment:

  1. Yup, one of my favourite songs and I post it to students when I "yellow" their work. For my students yellow means re-write...heh heh they now have negative associations with the colour yellow.

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