Author: SMF

Anyway

“Anyway” by Gabrielle Aplin

Comprehensively making sense of Gabrielle Aplin’s “Anyway” requires the listener to read in between the lines and also use a bit of imagination, especially as far as the first verse is concerned. What is more...

Take It Easy

“Take It Easy” by Gabrielle Aplin

The way the title of this song is utilized in the chorus, via the phrase “take it easy on me”, is basically a colloquial way of asking somebody for mercy. And in this case, whom...

Tattoo

“Tattoo” by Loreen

Loreen is a singer from Sweden who in 2012, while in her late twenties, accomplished the rare feat of winning the Eurovision Song Contest, i.e. the biggest musical event in Europe. She did so via...

Wings

“Wings” by Jonas Brothers

Jonas Brothers, a sibling pop act from New Jersey, has had their ups and downs, such as being on hiatus for a better part of the 2010s.  Also it’s been a relatively long time...

New Order T-Shirt

“New Order T-Shirt” by The National

The National’s ninth studio album is titled “The First Two Pages of Frankenstein”. Earlier in 2023, they issued its lead single, a track called “Tropic Morning News“. Then on 23 February a second song was officially released...

Die 4 Me

“Die 4 Me” by Halsey

The original “Die for Me”, which came out in 2019, is a song that Post Malone headlines, with Halsey and Future being featured artists. As the story goes that track actually originated with Halsey, who at first...

The Freshmen

“The Freshmen” by The Verve Pipe

The Verve Pipe (not to be confused with British band The Verve) is a rock outfit from Michigan and more specifically the city of East Lansing. This act has been around for over 30 years...

Ameyatchi

“Ameyatchi” by Mathey

Mathey has a very-sparse internet presence, which logically would be the result of a couple of factors. First of all, by the looks of things she is Ivorian, i.e. hailing from Côte d’Ivoire (aka the...