“Finally Moving” by Pretty Lights
The lyrics of “Finally Moving” center on “a good feeling” the vocalist is experiencing, the types of which she “never, never, never, never had before”. This song is akin to a dance song, with the vocals being sampled from an outside source. In other words, the abovementioned sentiments are repeated over and over again, providing no details in between. Therefore we, the listeners, are not enlightened as to the source of this “good feeling” or what exactly it entails, other than the vocalist verifying that she does indeed “feel it”.
However, the title of this song, which is never actually mentioned in the lyrics, gives us a clue, even if an ambiguous one. And that would be the vocalist celebrating – as in what it is that has her so excited – “finally moving”. But again, what type of movement being referred to is not specified and is therefore open to listener interpretation.
Facts about “Finally Moving”
Pretty Lights is an electronic music act which, at the time this song came out on 23 October 2006, consisted of Derek Vincent Smith and Michal Menert. (In more recent times, Smith has been holding down the brand solo.) And this track is from the act’s first album, an LP entitled “Taking Up Your Precious Time”.
This song can be classified as electronic-dance music. And as such pieces often tend to go, it relies on vocals sampled from another source. And that source would be an old school tune entitled “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” (1962) by Etta James.
Said track is one that has been sampled by quite a few by various musicians throughout the years. For instance, the late Avicii did so on his 2011 hit “Levels“, though admitted that he actually discovered “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” through Pretty Lights.
