One more song inspired post...with my Ipod having formatted itself (a rare instance of artificial intelligence harakiri), I have been sampling some new delights, music wise.
A friend's post in Orkut linked this live performance of Mika, an artist I havent heard about.
The song was called 'GraceKelly', which intrigued me and I watched the watered down one man performance of the same and was thankful for it.
I read in the notes to the video that he wrote the song as a response to the Music Industry who wanted him to comply to their automated assembly line standards. To me, this could be any one of us at atleast some point of time in our lives, when we are so frustrated that people just dont want to let us be ourselves and you say -to hell with it, like me the way I am.
Its happened quite a lot of times with yours truely and for better or for worse, I am still me.
here are the lyrics, enjoy-
Do I attract you?Do I repulse you?
with my queasy smile?
Am I too dirty?Am I too flirty?
Do I like what you like?
I could be wholesome,I could be loathsome
I guess I'm a little bit shy
Why dont you like me?Why dont you like me?
without making me try?
I try to be like Grace Kelly, But all her looks were too sad
So I try a little Freddie, I've gone identity mad!
I could be brown
I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful
I could be purple
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green
Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why dont you like me?
Why dont you like me?
Why dont you walk out the door!
How can I help it, How can I help it
How can I help what you think?
Hello my baby, Hello my baby
Putting my life on the brink
Why dont you like me, Why dont you like me
Why dont you like yourself?
Should I bend over? Should I look older
just to be put on the shelf?
I try to be like Grace Kelly, But all her looks were too sad
So I try a little Freddie, Ive gone identity mad!
I could be brown, I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful, I could be purple
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green, Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why dont you like me?Why dont you like me?
Why dont you walk out the door!
Say what you want to satisfy yourself
But you only want what everybody else says you should want
I could be brown, I could be blue
I could be violet sky
I could be hurtful, I could be purple
I could be anything you like
Gotta be green, Gotta be mean
Gotta be everything more
Why dont you like me?Why dont you like me?
Why dont you walk out the door!
I recommend the song, totally-
Rain
1 comment:
Nice lyrics. quite meaningful.
However much we like to, it is very difficult for anyone to be exactly the way they want to be. There are a few who've managed it, but they usually have a bug uphill battle against the rest of the society. Every single action of ours is influenced by the environment. There is no "me and me alone" situation. Every now and then, we try to squeeze in a bit of "me" in to our lives.
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