LOVE, HATE AND ALL THAT OTHER EMOTIONAL SHIT nathan warnock
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MUSIC EXPRESSES THAT WHICH CANNOT BE SAID AND ON WHICH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SILENT VICTOR HUGO
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Music is passion; we know this much is true. But what about what lies underneath? Why do we have a particular love for a certain song and its lyrics. Does it remind you of someone or something? It could be you just really like the song itself. Do we understand what a song means or is it that we just like the melody. Many of the world’s greatest songs were based of a single feeling, when listened to they can seem like so much thought and consideration had went into them, but in reality it can all come from a single feeling of being in love or having an unforgettable night with friends. Music has the ability to remind us of certain situations and memories, ones that come to mind as soon as you hear the opening notes of a song. It seems to be almost another sense in a way like how certain smells can remind you of people and places. Lyrics can come from all sorts of places, from the feeling of falling in love to the despair and emptiness when you lose someone you love. There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to music, only what you feel. Sometimes it seems like music is the only thing that can help, the only thing that can make you feel something. The idea behind this book was to show that even though people have a look or a certain genre that you think they might fit into, they can be completely different on the inside. You would likely believe that a young person would be into dance or hip-hop music but infact could be a huge fan of Johnny Cash or Bob Dylan. It works the same way in thinking that an older person would only listen to music from their generation, when in reality these days more and more older people are listening to up and coming younger artists.
On the following pages you’ll find twenty five people with their chosen song and what it means to them. These people have been kept anonymous and thats part of the point that you don’t know anything about these people. You have no pre-conceived ideas about them. You know nothing about where they come from, who they are or what age they might be. These are just twenty five people explaining why they love a particular song so much. The aim of the book is not only to show you why songs mean something to certain people but to also expand your mind to new tastes. People can be influenced by the slightest of things. Something as simple as a friend recommending a song to you then going on to love that song and the band itself which opens you to more bands and artists which you would’ve probably never heard of if you were never recomended that one song. Also included in the book is six songs and what they mean from the artists themselves, taken from interviews. This is so you can see why they wrote that song and how it came about to them. The style of photography in the book is lomography. In a time long before the digital camera were you could look at your pictures instantly, cameras were used with film. This made the pictures more precious as you only had so many frames. You had to make each picture count, much like a memory. That’s why lomography was chosen to photography these twenty five people, to illustrate a certain point were you belonged to the music and nothing distracted you from it.
FIXCOLDPLAY YOU
FIX YOU- COLDPLAY X&Y When you try your best, but you don’t succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need When you feel so tired, but you can’t sleep Stuck in reverse And the tears come streaming down your face When you lose something you can’t replace When you love someone, but it goes to waste Could it be worse? Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you And high up above or down below When you’re too in love to let it go But if you never try you’ll never know Just what you’re worth Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you
“My father-in-law Bruce Paltrow bought this big piano just before he died. No one had ever plugged it in before. So I plugged it in, and there was this incredible sound I’d never heard before. All of these songs poured out from this one sound. Something has to inspire you, and something has to take over. It’s very cloudy feeling.” “I wrote it for my wife Gywneth when he died, they were incredibly close. Closer infact than I’ve ever seen any two people. In those situations there’s not much you can do but be there for that someone but I felt as if just being there for her wasn’t enough, she need more that that. She needed something else” “It’s probably the most important thing I’ve ever written.”
Chris Martin
RIDE - LANA DEL REY PARADISE I’ve been out on that open road You can be my full time, daddy White and gold Singing blues has been getting old You can be my full time, baby Hot or cold Don’t break me down I’ve been travelin’ too long I’ve been trying too hard With one pretty song I hear the birds on the summer breeze, I drive fast I am alone in the night Been tryin’ hard not to get into trouble, but I I’ve got a war in my mind So, I just ride Just ride, I just ride, I just ride Don’t leave me now Don’t say good bye Don’t turn around Leave me high and dry I’m tired of feeling like I’m fucking crazy I’m tired of driving ‘til I see stars in my eyes It’s all I’ve got to keep myself sane, baby So I just ride, I just ride
LANA DEL REY PARADISE 2012
“It’s a song about being free, as soon as I heard it I connected with it. From the lyrics to the music, I think its one of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard.
“It’s a song me and my friends always listen to at parties. My friend Mark can play it on guitar and we sometimes drunkly sing it at like 3am”
FEELING THIS - BLINK 182 BLINK 182 I got no regret right now, I’m feeling this The air is so cold and low, I’m feeling this Let me go in her room, I’m feeling this I love all the things you do, I’m feeling this Show me the way to bed, I’m feeling this Show me the way you move, I’m feeling this Fuck it, it’s such a blur ,I’m feeling this I love all the things you do, I’m feeling this Fate fell short this time Your smile fades in the summer Place your hand in mine I’ll leave when I wanna Where do we go from here Turn all the lights down now Smiling from ear to ear, I’m feeling this Our breathing has got too loud, I’m feeling this Show me the bedroom floor, I’m feeling this Show me the bathroom mirror, I’m feeling this We’re taking this way too slow, I’m feeling this Take me away from here, I’m feeling this This place was never the same again After you came and went How can you say you meant anything different To anyone standing alone On the street with a cigarette On the first night we met
BLINK-182 BLINK-182 2003
LITTLE LION MAN - MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE Weep for yourself, my man You’ll never be what is in your heart Weep little lion man You’re not as brave as you were at the start Rate yourself and rake yourself Take all the courage you have left Wasted on fixing all the problems That you made in your own head But it was not your fault but mine And it was your heart on the line I really fucked it up this time Didn’t I, my dear? Tremble for yourself, my man You know that you have seen this all before Tremble little lion man You’ll never settle any of your score Your grace is wasted in your face Your boldness stands alone among the wreck Learn from your mother Or else spend your days biting your own neck But it was not your fault but mine And it was your heart on the line I really fucked it up this time Didn’t I, my dear?
MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 2009
“It’s the first song I learned how to properly play on guitar, it’s brilliant”
SULTANS OF SWING - DIRE STRAITS DIRE STRAITS You get a shiver in the dark It’s a rainin’ in the park, but meantime South of the river you stop and you hold everything A band is blowin’ Dixie double four time You feel alright when you hear the music ring And now you step inside but you don’t see too many faces Comin’ in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down Competition in other places Oh but the horns they blowin’ that sound Way on down south, way on down south London town You check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords But he’s strictly rhythm he doesn’t wanna make it cry or sing They’ve said an old guitar is all he can afford When he gets up under the lights to play his thing And Harry doesn’t mind, if he doesn’t make the scene He’s got a daytime job, he’s doin’ alright He can play the honky tonk like anything Savin’ it up, Friday night With the Sultans... with the Sultans of Swing
DIRE STRAITS DIRE STRAITS 1978
“I’ve just always really loved it, no other reason than that”
DIAMONDS RIHANNA
DIAMONDS - RIHANNA UNAPOLOGETIC Find light in the beautiful sea I choose to be happy You and I, you and I We’re like diamonds in the sky You’re a shooting star I see A vision of ecstasy When you hold me, I’m alive We’re like diamonds in the sky I knew that we’d become one right away Oh, right away At first sight I felt the energy of sun rays I saw the life inside your eyes So shine bright tonight, you and I We’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky Eye to eye, so alive We’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky Shine bright like a diamond Shine bright like a diamond Shine bright like a diamond We’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky
“As soon as I heard the demo of the song I knew it was for me. I played it like eighteen times over and over again. The lyrics and the beat it all just worked so well together.” The meaning behind the lyrics
“You know, not all great love songs have to be these epic ballads with violins, harps and feature some sort of vocal climax. They can be cool, they can have a beat, which is why I love this song. It’s about being so in love with someone and having your love shine like a diamond, brighter than anything else. But the song also has this sick beat behind it. It’s not a dance beat, but its there. It’s about being in love and the feelings that come with that.”
Rihanna
SIGNS - BLOC PARTY INTIMACY Two ravens in the old oak tree And one for you and one for me And bluebells in the late December I see signs now all the time The last time we slept together There was something that was not there You never wanted to alarm me But I’m the one that’s drowning now I can sleep forever these days ‘Cause in my dreams I see you again But this time fleshed out fuller faced In your confirmation dress It was so like you to visit me To let me know you were okay It was so like you to visit me You always worried about someone else At your funeral I was so upset So, so upset In your life you were larger than this Statue statuesque I see signs now all the time That you’re not dead, you’re sleeping I believe in anything That brings you back home to me
BLOC PARTY INTIMACY 2008
“Soon as I heard it I loved it. No matter how many times I listen to it, I never get tired of it�
“No matter how much of a shit day I’m having, I know I can listen to this and feel better about it. It’s just one bad day and there’ll always be more good days than bad days”
JUST A DAY - FEEDER ECHO PARK Waking up at twelve in my clothes again Feel my head explode from a night of gin Another night out late I don’t want to drink don’t want to be a clown I got to get my feet back on the ground Before it pulls me in How come it ended up like this And who’s gonna catch me when I’m coming down to hit the ground again All by myself “waking up at 12 in my clothes again” Cause I don’t want to drag you down hold you down Cause you’re a friend, I blame myself “feel my head explode from a night of gin” I guess you think it’s funny now, funny now On the underground with the freaks and frowns Looking at the world through silver clouds But then it all came down I’ve got to rise above the emotional flood I’ve got to cut these ropes around my hands Pull myself around How come it ended up like this And who’s gonna be there when I’ve lost control I’m heading to crashland
FEEDER ECHO PARK 2001
SOME NIGHTS - FUN. SOME NIGHTS Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck Some nights, I call it a draw Some nights, I wish that my lips could build a castle Some nights, I wish they’d just fall off But I still wake up, I still see your ghost Oh Lord, I’m still not sure what I stand for oh What do I stand for? What do I stand for? Most nights, I don’t know anymore... This is it, boys, this is war, what are we waiting for? Why don’t we break the rules already? I was never one to believe the hype save that for the black and white I try twice as hard and I’m half as liked, but here they come again to jack my style And that’s alright; I found a martyr in my bed tonight She stops my bones from wondering just who I am, Well, some nights, I wish that this all would end Cause I could use some friends for a change And some nights, I’m scared you’ll forget me again Some nights, I always win, I always win
FUN. SOME NIGHTS 2012
“I guess it’s a song I just really identify with at the moment, it kind of feels it’s almost written about me.”
“I love JAY Z. I’m a huge fan of all his stuff, but this is my favourite. When it came out I was on my placement year in Germany and this club we went to always played it. It reminds me of great memories”
RUN THIS TOWN - JAY Z feat. RIHANNA & KANYE WEST THE BLUEPRINT 3 Feel it comin’ in the air Hear the screams from everywhere I’m addicted to the thrill It’s a dangerous love affair Can’t be scared when it goes down Got a problem, tell me now Only thing that’s on my mind Is who’s gonna run this town tonight... We gonna run this town We are, yeah I said it we are This is Roc Nation Pledge your allegiance Get y’all black tees on All black everything Black cards, black cars All black everything And our girls are blackbirds Ridin’ with they dillingers I’d get more in depth If you boys really real enough This is la familia, I’ll explain later But for now let me get back to this paper I’m a couple bands down and I’m tryin’ to get back I gave Doug a grip, I lost a flip for five stacks Yeah I’m talkin’ five comma, six zeros, dot zero Here it go... Back to runnin’ circles ‘round niggas Now we squared up, hold up
JAY Z THE BLUEPRINT 3 2009
YESTHETERDAY BEATLES
YESTERDAY - THE BEATLES HELP! Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they’re here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly, I’m not half the man I used to be There’s a shadow hanging over me. Oh, I yesterday came suddenly Why she had to go I don’t know she wouldn’t say I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday Why she had to go I don’t know she wouldn’t say I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday
“The melody actually came to me in a dream one night when I was staying at my then girlfriends house, as soon as I woke up I ran to the piano so I wouldn’t forget it. When I played it out I was sure that I’d heard it before, so after months of playing it for people and having them assure me they’d never heard it before, I sat down to start writing lyrics to it. I had spent months writing words for it, doing bits at a time, I couldn’t find the right words for what I wanted to say. Gradually I got there in the end with it On it being one of the most covered songs in music history
“I guess people just really identify with it you know. The lyrics don’t have an overly personal connection to me, but I do remember feeling like that before. A feeling of how a relationship has been neglected and left for dead but yet you long to go back to how it was before. Essentially going back to yesterday”
Sir Paul McCartney
WHO YOU ARE - JESSIE J WHO ARE YOU I stare at my reflection in the mirror “Why am I doing this to myself?” Losing my mind on a tiny error, I nearly left the real me on the shelf. Don’t lose who you are in the blur of the stars Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing, It’s okay not to be okay. Sometimes it’s hard to follow your heart. Tears don’t mean you’re losing, everybody’s bruising, Just be true to who you are Brushing my hair, do I look perfect? I forgot what to do to fit the mold, yeah The more I try the less it’s working, yeah ‘Cause everything inside me screams Don’t lose who you are in the blur of the stars Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing, It’s okay not to be okay. Sometimes it’s hard to follow your heart. But tears don’t mean you’re losing, everybody’s bruising, There’s nothing wrong with who you are Yes, no’s, egos, fake shows, like whoa! Just go, and leave me alone! Real talk, real life, good love, goodnight, With a smile, that’s my home That’s my home
JESSIE J WHO YOU ARE 2011
“I love it because it reminds me to have faith in myself, to never stop believing in myself and to always be strong. It’s helped me a lot in the past�
A WHITER SHADE OF PALE - PROCUL HARUM PROCUL HARUM We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink And the waiter brought a tray And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale She said, “There is no reason And the truth is plain to see.” But I wandered through my playing cards And they would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open wide They might have just as well been closed And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale
PROCUL HARUM PROCUL HARUM 1967
“A classic song, they really don’t make them like that anymore. The organ at the start is always something I rememberd about it”
“This is definitely my favourite song ever. No matter how I’m feeling it always puts me in a great mood, I love when its played on a night out it just makes me happy to be out with friends having a brilliant time”
WE FOUND LOVE - RIHANNA TALK THAT TALK Yellow diamonds in the light Now we’re standing side by side As your shadow crosses mine What it takes to come alive It’s the way I’m feeling I just can’t deny But I’ve gotta let it go We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless place Shine a light through an open door Love a life I will divide Turn away ‘cause I need you more Feel the heartbeat in my mind It’s the way I’m feeling I just can’t deny But I’ve gotta let it go We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless place Yellow diamonds in the light Now we’re standing side by side As your shadow crosses mine We found love in a hopeless place
RIHANNA TALK THAT TALK 2011
“It’s my favourite song. When I listen to it I just kinda forget all my troubles and worries. It just makes me think positive about the world”
READ MY MIND - THE KILLERS SAM’S TOWN On the corner of main street Just tryin’ to keep it in line You say you wanna move on and You say I’m falling behind Can you read my mind? Can you read my mind? I never really gave up on Breakin’ out of this two-star town I got the green light I got a little fight I’m gonna turn this thing around Can you read my mind? Can you read my mind? The good old days, the honest man; The restless heart, the Promised Land A subtle kiss that no one sees; A broken wrist and a big trapeze Oh well I don’t mind, if you don’t mind ‘Cause I don’t shine if you don’t shine Before you go, can you read my mind?
THE KILLERS SAM’S TOWN 2006
EVERYTIME BRITNEY SPEARS
EVERYTIME - BRITNEY SPEARS IN THE ZONE Notice me, take my hand Why are we strangers when Our love is strong Why carry on without me? Everytime I try to fly I fall without my wings, I feel so small I guess I need you baby And everytime I see you in my dreams I see your face, it’s haunting me I guess I need you baby I make believe, that you are here It’s the only way I see clear What have I done You seem to move on easy And everytime I try to fly I fall without my wings, I feel so small I guess I need you baby And everytime I see you in my dreams I see your face, you’re haunting me I guess I need you baby I may have made it rain Please forgive me My weakness caused you pain And this song is my sorry
“I think love makes you feel like you can do anything, like no matter what’s going on you feel like you can conquer the world. But then some of the most touching songs, songs that really get you in your heart come from heartbreak” “I was on vaction at Lake Como in Italy after just finishing my tour and the house we were staying at had this beautiful piano in the dining room. One day I just sat down at it and started playing, I came up with this little musical rift which I really loved. I kinda wrote the song around that I guess. I had all these feelings that I hadn’t had time to think about while I was on tour and finally when I had time to sit down and think, it all came pouring out of me. It was a really emotional moment for me” “It was the first song I’d had ever written entirely by myself and I’m incredibly proud of it.”
Britney Spears
WISHING ON A STAR - SEAL SOUL 2 I’m wishing on a star To follow where you are I’m wishing on a dream To follow what it means And I wish on all the rainbows that I see I wish on all the people who really dream And I’m wishing on tomorrow, praying it’ll comes And I’m wishing on all the lovin’ we’ve ever done I never thought I’d see A time when you would be So far away from home So far away from me Just think of all the moments that we’d spent I just can’t let you go, for me you were meant And I didn’t mean to hurt you, but I know That in the game of love you reap what you sow I feel it’s time we should make up, baby I feel it’s time for us to get back together And make the best of things, oh, baby When we’re together, whether or never
SEAL SOUL 2 2011
“The song reminds me of when I lived in England about 30 years ago and I worked behind a bar, we always played it on the speakers.” “But I really love Seal’s version of it.”
A THOUSAND YEARS - CHRISTINA PERRI LOVESTRONG. Heart beats fast Colors and promises How to be brave? How can I love when I’m afraid to fall But watching you stand alone? All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow One step closer I have died everyday waiting for you Darling don’t be afraid I have loved you For a thousand years I’ll love you for a thousand more Time stands still Beauty in all she is I will be brave I will not let anything take away What’s standing in front of me Every breath Every hour has come to this One step closer I have died everyday waiting for you Darling don’t be afraid I have loved you For a thousand years I’ll love you for a thousand more
CHRISTINA PERRI LOVESTONG. 2011
“I first heard it around the time my boyfriend and I started going out. I just really understood it and thought it related to how I felt�
END OF TIME - BEYONCÉ 4 Come take my hand I won’t let you go I’ll be your friend I will love you so deeply I will be the one to kiss you at night I will love you until the end of time I will be your baby Now promise not to let you go Love you like crazy Now say you’ll never let me go Say you’ll never let me go Take you away from here There’s nothing between us but space and time I’ll be your own little star Let me shine in your world In your own little universe Make me your girl Come take my hand I won’t let you go I’ll be your friend I will love you so deeply I will be the one to kiss you at night I will love you until the end of time
BEYONCÉ 4 2011
“It’s just a great song to dance to”
“This song is one I shared with a friend of mine, we both loved it. It was ours and I always think of him when I listen to it, the song really means alot to me�
MAN IN THE MIRROR - MICHAEL JACKSON BAD I’m gonna make a change For once in my life It’s gonna feel real good Gonna make a difference Gonna make it right As I, turn up the collar of my Favourite winter coat This wind is blowin’ my mind I see the kids in the street Without enough to eat Who am I, to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs A summer’s disregard, A broken bottle top And a one man’s soul They follow each other on the wind ya’ know ‘Cause they got nowhere to go That’s why now I want you to know I’m starting with the man in the mirror I’m asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer If you wanna make the world A better place Take a look at yourself and Then make a change
MICHAEL JACKSON BAD 1987
SKINNY LOVE BON IVER
SKINNY LOVE - BON IVER FOR EMMA, FOREVER AGO Come on skinny love just last the year Pour a little salt, we were never here My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer I tell my love to wreck it all Cut out all the ropes and let me fall Right in this moment this order’s tall And I told you to be patient And I told you to be fine And I told you to be balanced And I told you to be kind In the morning I’ll be with you But it will be a different kind I’ll be holding all the tickets And you’ll be owning all the fines Come on skinny love what happened here We suckled on the hope in light brassieres My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Sullen load is full, so slow on the split And I told you to be patient And I told you to be fine And I told you to be balanced And I told you to be kind
On describing what “Skinny Love” is
“You’re in a relationship because you need help, but that’s not necessarily why you should be in a relationship. And that’s skinny, It doesn’t have any weight. Skinny love doesn’t have a chance because it’s not nourished, its not loved.” The meaning behind the lyrics
“I was unable to deal with my personal shit within the constraints or boundaries of my other musical projects or personal environment. It’s kind of like the sores are still open. Just scarred over, so it’s like me sitting and examining these scars. Trying to rip them off, trying to discard them. Or at least explain them, so I can be at some kind of peace with them. Part of the trouble with the old haunting love, is that it fucks with your future loves, and can ambush your relationships”
Justin Vernon
WAKE ME UP - ED SHEERAN + I should ink my skin with your name And take my passport out again And just replace it See I could do without a tan On my left hand, Where my fourth finger meets my knuckle And I should run you a hot bath Fill it up with bubbles ‘Cause maybe you’re loveable And maybe you’re my snowflake And your eyes turn from green to gray In the winter I’ll hold you in a cold place And you should never cut your hair ‘Cause I love the way you flick it off your shoulder And you will never know Just how beautiful you are to me But maybe I’m just in love When you wake me up
ED SHEERAN + 2011
“This is my song for me and my girlfriend, I think of her when I listen to it . If it’s ever played on a night out I’d always phone her and let her listen”
“I don’t know why but I just love the lyrics and the melody.. I want it played at my wedding one day”
YOU MAKE MY DREAMS - HALL & OATES VOICES What I want, you’ve got and it might be hard to handle But like the flame that burns the candle The candle feeds the flame What I’ve got’s full stock of thoughts And dreams that scatter And you pull them all together And how, I can’t explain But you, you make my dreams come true Oh you, you make my dreams come true On a night when bad Dreams become a screamer, When they’re messin’ with the dreamer I can laugh it in the face. Twist and shout my way out And wrap yourself around me ‘Cause I ain’t the way you found me And I’ll never be the same But you, you make my dreams come true Oh you, you make my dreams come true I’m down on the daydream That sleepwalk should be over by now. I know that you, you make my dreams come true Oh you, you make my dreams come true
HALL & OATES VOICES 1980
RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT BEUTIFUL WORLD You light, the skies up above me A star, so bright you blind me Don’t close your eyes Don’t fade away Don’t fade away Yeah you and me we can ride on a star If you stay with me girl, we can rule the world Yeah you and me we can light up the sky If you stay by my side, we can rule the world. If walls break down, I will comfort you If angels cry, oh I’ll be there for you You’ve saved my soul Don’t leave me now Yeah you and me we can ride on a star If you stay with me girl, we can rule the world Yeah you and me we can light up the sky If you stay by my side, we can rule the world. All the stars are coming out tonight They’re lighting up the sky tonight For you All the stars are coming out tonight They’re lighting up the sky tonight For you
TAKE THAT BEAUTIFUL WORLD 2006
“I seen them play this live two years ago at Croke Park. It was the last song they did, they had all these fireworks everywhere. I just remember crying because I loved it so much. It seems silly now when I think back, but at the time it was beautiful. It’s something I’ll never forget.
“If you listen to it the music is so simple and the lyrics I think are quite complex, but it works really well.. I really like it a lot�
HO HEY! - THE LUMINEERS THE LUMINEERS I’ve been trying to do it right, hey! I’ve been living a lonely life, ho! I’ve been sleeping here instead, hey! I’ve been sleeping in my bed, ho! I’ve been sleeping in my bed, hey! Ho! So show me family, hey! All the blood that I would bleed, ho! I don’t know where I belong, hey! I don’t know where I went wrong, ho! But I can write a song hey! 1,2,3 I belong with you, you belong with me, you’re my sweetheart I belong with you, you belong with me, you’re my sweet Ho! Hey! Ho! Hey! I don’t think you’re right for him, hey! Look at what it might have been if you, ho! Took the bus to China Town, hey! I’d be standing on Canal, hey! And Bowery, ho! And she’d be standing next to me, hey!
THE LUMINEERS THE LUMINEERS 2012
NATIONAL ANTHEM LANA DEL REY
NATIONAL ANTHEM - LANA DEL REY BORN TO DIE Money is the anthem of success So before we go out What’s your address? I’m your National Anthem God, you’re so handsome Take me to the Hamptons Bugatti Veyron He loves to romance them Reckless abandon Holdin’ me for ransom Upper echelon He says to “be cool” but I don’t know how yet Wind in my hair Hand on the back of my neck I said, “Can we party later on?” He said, “Yes, yes, yes” Tell me I’m your National Anthem Ooh, yeah, baby, bow down Making me so wow, wow Tell me I’m your National Anthem Sugar, sugar, how now Take your body down town Red, white, blue’s in the sky Summer’s in the air and Baby, heaven’s in your eyes I’m your National Anthem
“I wrote the song about a past relationship with a wealthy boyfriend. The song itself is about escapism and living the rich life.” “To him I was his a trophy, he would show me off to a lot of his friends. At the time I liked it, it made me feel I was special. When I was with him I felt like I was Jackie Kennedy living back then, I have a reverie for the country America used to be. I wrote about wanting to be his national anthem because I felt like his most prized possesion, I wanted to be important to him. The relationship only lasted over the Summer, we still talk to each other from time to time.” “I think he knows that the song is about him, I look back on the relationship fondly, it was a special time”
Lana Del Rey
“It’s a song about growing old with someone, and that what I want most from life.”
GROW OLD WITH ME - GLEN CAMPBELL MEET GLEN CAMPBELL Grow old along with me The best is yet to be When our time has come We will be as one God bless our love God bless our love Grow old along with me Two branches of one tree Face the setting sun When the day is done God bless our love God bless our love Spending our lives together Man and wife together World without end World without end Grow old along with me Whatever fate decrees We will see it through For our love is true God bless our love God bless our love
GLEN CAMPBELL MEET GLEN CAMPBELL 2008
BROTHER - MATT CORBY INTO THE FLAME Sleep now under my skin Make sure you’ll try to Conjure the wind And ease my mind Ooh ooh ooh... Somebody call out to your brother He’s calling out your name Ooh ooh ooh Hiding under the covers With no one else to blame Ooh ooh ooh You couldn’t help out your own neighbor You couldn’t tell it to his face You were fucked up by the blame You cower in the corner Confide in your father Let it out and say Let it pass away Sleep now under my skin Make sure you try to Conjure the wind And ease my mind And I said Ooh ooh ooh...
MATT CORBY INTO THE FLAME 2011
“I just like this song alot, it’s been my favourite for a while now. Its a lovely song.
BAD ROMANCE - LADY GAGA THE FAME MONSTER I want your ugly I want your disease I want your everything As long as it’s free I want your love I want your drama The touch of your hand I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand I want your love Love-love-love I want your love You know that I want you And you know that I need you I want it bad, your bad romance I want your love and I want your revenge You and me could write a bad romance I want your love and All your lovers’ revenge You and me could write a bad romance Je veux ton amour Et je veux ta revanche J’veux ton amour I don’t wanna be friends Want your bad romance
LADY GAGA THE FAME MONSTER 2009
“I always listen to this when I’m getting ready to go out, It really gets me excited for the night ahead”
SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW - KEANE HOPES AND FEARS I walked across an empty land I knew the pathway like the back of my hand I felt the earth beneath my feet Sat by the river and it made me complete Oh simple thing where have you gone? I’m getting old and I need something to rely on So tell me when you’re gonna let me in I’m getting tired and I need somewhere to begin I came across a fallen tree I felt the branches of it looking at me Is this the place we used to love? Is this the place that I’ve been dreaming of? Oh simple thing where have you gone? I’m getting old and I need something to rely on So tell me when you’re gonna let me in I’m getting tired and I need somewhere to begin And if you have a minute why don’t we go Talk about it somewhere only we know? This could be the end of everything So why don’t we go Somewhere only we know?
KEANE HOPES AND FEARS 2004
“It brings me back to someone that used to mean a lot to me. Things have changed since then, but the song still holds a memory for me�
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nathan Warnock currently resides in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the present time he is attending the University of Ulster and studies Design For Visual Communication. Enjoying the course, Nathan likes to work with type and image a lot, which is evident in this book. In his third year of VisCom he plans to take a study year at the Southern Connecticut State University in Connecticut, USA to further and expand his craft in design for visual communication. ‘LOVE, HATE AND ALL THAT OTHER EMOTIONAL SHIT’ is his first publication.
“It’s been a long and difficult task, but I think I’ve finally created something that I’m proud of. The reason I wanted to do something like this was because I’m very passionate about music and what it means. I often find myself in long conversations with friends over songs and I often wonder why they like that specific song. That’s why I wanted to persue this idea and I’m so pleased at how it’s turned out into this book.”
Photography: Nathan Warnock Cover Design: Nathan Warnock All rights of album cover images belong to their respective owners. No copyright infringement intended.