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October Music Reviews
October Music Reviews
By Amber Medina-Montoya
By Amber Medina-Montoya
Welcome back, GPHS! We have officially made it through the first month of school, and I hope things are going fairly smoothly for you thus far. While the season of Halloween and pumpkin spice lattes is finally upon us, I have also brought you some new music reviews and recommendations! I am excited to be writing this column again, as it gives me an excuse to listen to and talk about more music so, without further ado, let’s dive in.
Your Stupid Face -Kaden MacKay
Your Stupid Face -Kaden MacKay
I want to start this one off by talking about the musical background of the song before delving into the lyrics. This song starts off with a very jazzy and upbeat vibe, then melds into a slower, almost melancholy vibe about halfway through. It picks back up to the upbeat jazzy sound again and ends like that. It helps the meaning of the lyrics shine through, as the tone of the music matches the tone of the lyrics at the same time.
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Moving on to the lyrics, I want to talk about the story that is being told throughout the song. The song starts with the singer claiming that he hates someone's face. He describes all the things he finds wrong with said person and, if this is the only part of the song that you listen to, it may be easy to think that this is the entire song. With further listening, though, the tone starts to change, and the lyrics get more affectionate, with lyrics such as “When you’re gone, I’m like a plant with no root/ Or a song that’s on mute/ Don’t you dare call it cute!” This section ends with MacKay saying, “Now I like your stupid face”. The lyrics do a wonderful job at gradually expressing the process he had with falling in love. The lyrics show that he did not want to fall in love in the first place, but he slowly starts to accept it.
The song takes a sadder turn later on, though, as the singer starts saying that he shouldn’t have trusted them and that he probably disgusts them. The lyric that stands out the most in this verse is: “How could I have ever been so naive?/ And wear my heart on my sleeve?/ When I knew it would leave me defenseless?” These words show very well that MacKay was scared of being affectionate and felt that being so open left him too defenseless. In the verse after this, he goes on to say, “What are you doing here?/ I didn’t run away!/ it was… it was a strategic retreat.” This expands on the idea that he was scared of being open and eventually ran away, most likely also out of fear of being close to someone. After this, the lyrics reveal that the other person forgives them, and says: “Those three little words,” which is widely interpreted as “I love you.” To wrap up this verse, the singer starts describing ways he believes the other person should have reacted. He believes the person should have berated him for being scared of the commitment, for running away. But instead of reprimanding him, they choose to love him and show him that. Speaking from experience, this can be one of the most comforting and assuring feelings when someone chooses to love you through the most difficult and conflicting situations instead of abandoning you.
To wrap up this song, the singer admits that, no matter how much he pretends to not appreciate the love and care from his partner, he will always love them back. He also admits that it is time for him to realize how well they fit together as a pair and that, when push comes to shove, he will always love their stupid face. This song was such a fun start to the next year of writing reviews, as I am a huge pushover for sappy romantic stuff (and I already know of a couple of friends of mine that will never let me live that down). Everything about this song was pleasing and fun to listen to, from the story being told to the way the music changes and develops in the background. This song is definitely going to be added to my playlists on Spotify, and is going to be a song I recommend to people from here on out. Now, without further ado, I have to go find more songs to feature in next month’s issue. By the way! If you have any songs you would like me to feature, feel free to leave them in the form below! Even if that song does not get featured in an article, I always listen to all the songs that get requested. Have a wonderful October, and I’ll see you guys in the next issue!
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