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The Flaming Lips – “Do You Realize??”
From the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
I was late in arriving to this record. The Flaming Lips just seemed like an odd little band who sold their song to Hewlett Packard. A few years after the release of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, I finally picked it up after reading the positive press and realizing I might actually be missing out on something special.
I am attracted to a certain kind of melancholy. A hopeful wistfulness, I guess. Must be the country boy in me. From the chiming introduction, acoustic guitar and Wayne Coyne’s voice, this song has that in spades.
Do You Realize - that you have the most beautiful face
Do You Realize - we're floating in space -
Do You Realize - that happiness makes you cry
Do You Realize - that everyone you know someday will die
I bought this record at a time when there seemed to be a number of deaths in people I know, including my grandma. I am sure that has added to any emotional connection I have with the song. Certainly an obvious connection. That is what is amazing about music. Because of the events in your life, are you looking for a certain song – or is that song looking for you? Call me wistfully hopeful, but I believe it is the latter.
Sometimes the song looking for you is glorious, wonderful and has a simple lyric that punctures you in the heart. Sometimes it blows that heart out of your chest.
And instead of saying all of your goodbyes - let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
A song can know you better than your best friend does. It can tell you everything you needed to hear – even the things you didn’t think you needed to hear. Even if a song doesn’t touch you in a dramatic way, it can still be a gorgeous little 3 and ½ minute pop song. That’s always good too.
Do You Realize - that you have the most beautiful face
From the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
I was late in arriving to this record. The Flaming Lips just seemed like an odd little band who sold their song to Hewlett Packard. A few years after the release of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, I finally picked it up after reading the positive press and realizing I might actually be missing out on something special.
I am attracted to a certain kind of melancholy. A hopeful wistfulness, I guess. Must be the country boy in me. From the chiming introduction, acoustic guitar and Wayne Coyne’s voice, this song has that in spades.
Do You Realize - that you have the most beautiful face
Do You Realize - we're floating in space -
Do You Realize - that happiness makes you cry
Do You Realize - that everyone you know someday will die
I bought this record at a time when there seemed to be a number of deaths in people I know, including my grandma. I am sure that has added to any emotional connection I have with the song. Certainly an obvious connection. That is what is amazing about music. Because of the events in your life, are you looking for a certain song – or is that song looking for you? Call me wistfully hopeful, but I believe it is the latter.
Sometimes the song looking for you is glorious, wonderful and has a simple lyric that punctures you in the heart. Sometimes it blows that heart out of your chest.
And instead of saying all of your goodbyes - let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
A song can know you better than your best friend does. It can tell you everything you needed to hear – even the things you didn’t think you needed to hear. Even if a song doesn’t touch you in a dramatic way, it can still be a gorgeous little 3 and ½ minute pop song. That’s always good too.
Do You Realize - that you have the most beautiful face
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