morelikeasong
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Day 30: A song about uncertainty
❌Monthly Song Challenge: Archived🎵
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Whiskeyjack
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Day 30: A song about uncertainty
"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" - The Clash
"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" - The Clash
The_spirit_of_oz
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Bugger now I have to think of another haha
SalaciousMonkey22
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Day 30 a song about uncertainty
Just for today, I think I’ll lie here and dream of you.
Just for today, I think I’ll lie here and dream of you.
__Nathan1968
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Day 30: A song about uncertainty
If not now, then when?
When the forest's nearly gone
When the hole's in the ozone
When the bees are gone
If not now, then when?
When the ocean's coming up
When the rain just won't stop
When the fire's burning
If not now, then when?
If not now, then when?
When Big Pharma's ripping me
When my data's tracking me
When my phone is spying
If not now, then when?
When my choicе is monitored
When computers arе cleverer
When our food is poison
If not now, then
This is an emergency
Need to act more quickly
This is no quandary
This is an emergency
Woo!
This is an emergency
Need to act more quickly
This is no quandary
This is an emergency
When the oceans turn to black
When the animals are dead
When the birds are gone
If not now, then when?
When the blue sky turns to black
When Gaia hangs by a thread
When all the people die
If not now, then when?
If not now, then when?
When the forest's nearly gone
When the hole's in the ozone
When the bees are gone
If not now, then when?
When the ocean's coming up
When the rain just won't stop
When the fire's burning
If not now, then when?
If not now, then when?
When Big Pharma's ripping me
When my data's tracking me
When my phone is spying
If not now, then when?
When my choicе is monitored
When computers arе cleverer
When our food is poison
If not now, then
This is an emergency
Need to act more quickly
This is no quandary
This is an emergency
Woo!
This is an emergency
Need to act more quickly
This is no quandary
This is an emergency
When the oceans turn to black
When the animals are dead
When the birds are gone
If not now, then when?
When the blue sky turns to black
When Gaia hangs by a thread
When all the people die
If not now, then when?
vagrantx
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Woohoo!! I searched the thread, and this is only the second post about King Gizard ATWL made so far, in almost 500 pages. They deserve every ounce of recognition. Absolute whizz kids!
lavendersilk
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Day 30: A song about uncertainty
Diane Young - Vampire Weekend
Nobody knows what the future holds
Said it's bad enough just gettin' old
Live my life in self-defense
You know I love the past, 'cause I hate suspense
If Diane Young won't change your mind
Baby, baby, baby, baby, right on time
Diane Young - Vampire Weekend
Nobody knows what the future holds
Said it's bad enough just gettin' old
Live my life in self-defense
You know I love the past, 'cause I hate suspense
If Diane Young won't change your mind
Baby, baby, baby, baby, right on time
curious_slut
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Day 30: A song about uncertainty
Ella Eyre - If I Go
TwoTaTango
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Seems to me We had a lot of this in 2009 and it is relevant 15 years later in 2024 The Fray
orangecurious
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Day 30 - A song about uncertainty
The The - Uncertain Smile
I posted this from my phone, so couldn't add much text... basically, this is the soundtrack to many moments, lying in bed, wondering about THAT person. I am a sucker for a good yearning song.
I can't remember if this was the The The song used in the wonderful film Static.
The The - Uncertain Smile
I posted this from my phone, so couldn't add much text... basically, this is the soundtrack to many moments, lying in bed, wondering about THAT person. I am a sucker for a good yearning song.
I can't remember if this was the The The song used in the wonderful film Static.
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hotoldrguy
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Day 30: A song about uncertainty
Take It On the Run REO Speedwagon
Cjbdd
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One of my all time favs
RosewoodTulip
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Day 30
Sleeper - What Do I Do Now?
PassionatePanther
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Day 30: A song about uncertainty
I Love You, I Don’t Love You, I Don’t Know - Lisa Leblanc
I Love You, I Don’t Love You, I Don’t Know - Lisa Leblanc
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She's so fun! I saw her recently playing Shiac Disco with an orchestra. It was such a good time!
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Day 30: A song about uncertainty
Ben Haggerty performs as Macklemore. He connected with Ryan Lewis, and they had a couple pretty big hits, one mostly humorous that went to number one, and one still used as an arena rocker at sports events. Won a Grammy. As an indie artist, that is all pretty huge. But his first, and he will say his largest impact, was before that. Ben is an addict, to alcohol and opioids, specifically "lean," a hideous mix of prescription codeine, Promethazine, and other crap, in soda pop -- Purple Drink. Then he went to rehab, went to Meetings, got clean, and wrote a rap that I will not name in deference for the Rule, but it is listed by many, many people, mostly younger, as the driving force for them to get clean themselves. It is a powerful, important song. And he was sober for more than three years, and held up as an example of someone getting their life back after almost drinking it away.
Then, over a bad weekend, he relapsed.
This song is about the days after that. Trying to figure out if he should tell people, if it would damage the good of the previous song, whether he can tell his parents who were so proud of him. In short, he asks, "after fucking up and losing the one foundational thing in your life, what the fuck do you do now?"
"And will they think that everything that I've written has all been fake?
Or will I just take my slip to the grave?
Uh, what the fuck are my parents gonna say?
The success story that got his life together and changed
And you know what pain looks like
When you tell your dad you relapsed and look him directly into his face..."
He has other songs about his addictions, and they are all solid. But this one is less about "what I am" than it is about "what now?" It is raw, it is painful, it is vulnerable, and it is so fucking human.
"Starting Over," Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (with Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses)
Ben Haggerty performs as Macklemore. He connected with Ryan Lewis, and they had a couple pretty big hits, one mostly humorous that went to number one, and one still used as an arena rocker at sports events. Won a Grammy. As an indie artist, that is all pretty huge. But his first, and he will say his largest impact, was before that. Ben is an addict, to alcohol and opioids, specifically "lean," a hideous mix of prescription codeine, Promethazine, and other crap, in soda pop -- Purple Drink. Then he went to rehab, went to Meetings, got clean, and wrote a rap that I will not name in deference for the Rule, but it is listed by many, many people, mostly younger, as the driving force for them to get clean themselves. It is a powerful, important song. And he was sober for more than three years, and held up as an example of someone getting their life back after almost drinking it away.
Then, over a bad weekend, he relapsed.
This song is about the days after that. Trying to figure out if he should tell people, if it would damage the good of the previous song, whether he can tell his parents who were so proud of him. In short, he asks, "after fucking up and losing the one foundational thing in your life, what the fuck do you do now?"
"And will they think that everything that I've written has all been fake?
Or will I just take my slip to the grave?
Uh, what the fuck are my parents gonna say?
The success story that got his life together and changed
And you know what pain looks like
When you tell your dad you relapsed and look him directly into his face..."
He has other songs about his addictions, and they are all solid. But this one is less about "what I am" than it is about "what now?" It is raw, it is painful, it is vulnerable, and it is so fucking human.
"Starting Over," Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (with Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses)
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orangecurious
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aww, sorry SM, i was posting on my phone and didn't see you pick this! Great minds... and all that. Awesome choice.
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