critical response #3: Pictures of You by The Last Goodnight

                                           Pictures of You by the Last Goodnight.

                          The song Pictures of You was written and produced by Jeff Blue and performed by The Last Goodnight. When listening to this song the lyrics tye up well with the emotions and and musical elements used. The song in my opinion (from what i could disipher) is about taking charge of your life. When the part about the pictures comes up in the song i believe that this is a metaphore. The pictures represent that you will always live with what you have and havent done: you will live with the dissapointment, sadness, happiness, and any other emotion felt in your life so you have to use it well. The song also talks about how most people just stand there and are used as pons in other peoples lives instead of making a change and doing what you would like to do. The instrumentation really goeas with the song to. The drums, and guitar are used very loudly with power during some parts of the song and i belive this is coming across as the frustration of the song, while the piana is shown and played as if its the clock ticking (in refrence to the lyrics). Unlike most songs the melody of this song is not masking the true meaning of the song, in this case its emphasizing it.

Lyrics to the song:

This is the clock up on the wall
This is the story of us all
This is the first sound
Of a new born child before he starts to crawl

This is the war that's never won
This is the soldier and his gun
This is the mother way to buy
The fall praying for her son

Pictures of you, pictures of me
Hung up on your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Remind us all of what we used to be

There is a drug that cures it all
Blocked by the governmental wall
We are the scientists inside the lab
Just waiting for the call

This earthquake weather has got me shaking
Inside I'm high up and dry

Pictures of you, pictures of me
Hung up on your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Remind us all of what we used to be

Confess to me every secret moment
Every stolen promise you believe
Confess to me, all that lies between us
All that lies between you and me

We are the boxers in the ring
We are the bells that never sing
There is a title we can't win
No matter how hard we must swing

Pictures of you, pictures of me
Hung up on your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Remind us all of what we could have been

Pictures of you, pictures of me
Hung up on your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you, pictures of me
Remind us all of what we could have been
Could have been, we could have been

Pictures of you, pictures of me
Remind us all of what we could have been
Could have been

critical response #2 Form to the song Good Life by One Republic

                                    Original version of the song the Good Life by One Republic.

Cover of the song by Megan Nicole and Alex Goot.

             The song Good Life was written in 2010 by a band called One Republic. This band is well known throughout North Amarica and various covers of there songs have been made; But today im going to talk about the cover to the song Good Life by Megan Nicole and Alex Goot. In their Youtube performance of the song Megan and Alex made it their own. Instead of using a regular drum set, guitar, bass, and whistling like in the original then used: a piano, maracas, guitar, a hollow box (made up for drums), a tamborine, and they used a zilophone instead of whistling. When listening to the song you/the listener gets a feeling like walking through the park. The lyrics to the song are upbeat and in the original and cover are set to an upbeat rhythme. Combining the words with the use of a zilophone I think created an even happier picture to the listener. The blending of all the instruments was also very succesfull. The instruments used and when combined with the voices gave of the feeling of one. Yes, you could disipher the single intruments in the song but the way they were all played together was like putting the piece of a puzzle together. They fit.

Lyrics to the song with form pattern:

A- Woke up in london yesterday
A- Found myself in a city near Piccadilly
A- Dont really know how i got here
A- I got some pictures on my phone

A- New names and numbers that i dont know
A- Adress to places like Abbey Road
A- Day turns to night, night turns to whatever we want
A- Were young enough to say

B- Oh, this is gotta be a good life
B- This has gotta be a good life
B- This could really be a good, good life

B- I say, oh, got this feeling that you cant fight
B- Like this city is on fire tonight
B- This could really be a good life, a good, good life

A1- To my friends in New York, i say hello
A1- My friends in L.A they dont know
A1- Where ive been for the past few years or so
A1- Paris to China to Colorado

A1- Sometimes theres airplanes i cant jump out
A1- Sometimes theres bullshit that dont work out
A1- We are God of stories, but please tell me
A1- What there is to complain about

C- When your happy like a fool, let it take you over
C- When everything is out you gotta take it in

B- Oh, this has gotta be the good life
B- This has gotta be the good life
B- This could really be the good life, good life

B- I say, oh, got htis feeling that you cant fight
B- Like this city is on fire tonight
B- This could really be the good life, a good, good life
B- Oh, a good, good life, yeah

D- Hopelessle
D- I feel like there might be something that i'll miss
D- Hopelessly
D- I feel like the window closes oh so quick

D- Hopelessly
D- Im taking a mental picture of you now
D- Cause hopelessly
D- The hope is we have so much to feel good about

B- Oh, this has gotta be the good life
B- This has gotta be the good life
B- This could really be the good life

B- I say, oh, got this feeling that you cant fight
B- Like this city is on fire tonight
B- This could really be a goodlife, a good, good life
B- Oh yeah, good, good life, oh, this is

A1- To my friends in New York, i say hello
A1- My friends in L.A they dont know
A1- Where ive been for the past few years or so
A1- Paris to China to Colorado

A1- Sometimes theres airplanes i cant jump out
A1- Sometimes theres bullshit that dont work out
A1- We are God of stories so please tell me
A1- What there is to complain about