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