Rent-free in my head music 4
A short list of 5-6 songs that I’ve been listening to frequently the last few days, or, as they say, have been living rent-free in my head (singing them on Zoey walks, etc.).
For more under this tag see: ‘rent-free-music’
In no particular order:
- Could Have Been Me - The Struts.
- 99 Luft Balloons / 99 Red Balloons - Nena. I (re)stumbled across this recently, and found myself on its Wikipedia page. Quite apt and plausible in today’s world.
The lyrics of the original German version tell a story: 99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a military general to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of firepower. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the defense ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves. In the end, a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor, as indicated in the denouement of the song: “99 Jahre Krieg ließen keinen Platz für Sieger,” which means “99 years of war left no room for victors.” The anti-war song finishes with the singer walking through the devastated ruins of the world and finding a single balloon. The description of what happens in the final line of the piece is the same in German and English: “‘Denk’ an dich und lass’ ihn fliegen,” or “Think of you and let it go.”
- Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant. The chorus is interesting, and loaded.
Oh, there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Money don’t grow on trees
I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed
Ain’t nothing in this world for freeOh no, I can’t slow down, I can’t hold back
Though you know, I wish I could
Oh no, there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good
4 chords song - Axis of Awesome (video)- A medley by a comedy rock act. It reappears on my radar every few years, and then I also end up listening to many from the songs.
Forever Young - Alpaville. One of the songs in 4.
Scar - Missy Higgins. Also one of the songs in 4.
Hostile Government Takeover (EDM Remix) - AGiftFromTodd and Vinny Marchi. Came across this on Instagram some time ago, and it was also featured on an episode of Last Week Tonight.
The Days - NOTION Remix - Christal, NOTION (Spotify link). This one kept coming in my gym playlist, and then occupied some non-gym space too.
Stumblin’ In - Cyril (Spotify link). Same as 8.
P.S. Feel free to judge my music taste. If I do end up continuing this is a series, please prepare for whiplash.
