I was going to do a blog on this song a few months ago but after listening to it a few times I really didn’t know what to write. But after looking at some context of this song and the artist singing this song all the material I needed just starting flooding to me. I have so much to say with a song like this and I’m probably not going to say everything I want to say but I’ll do it as much justice as I possibly can. The pain and the solace I feel from hearing such an incredible
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I’m so happy to see Bryson Tiller so successful. Apparently he used to work for UPS the British equivalent of Royal Mail. This song is a very modern R&B song with some old school vibes to it. The funniest thing about this choice and the other song which I have chosen this week- from Nicole- was that Nicole’s choice probably laid the foundations for Kachenelle’s choice. I haven’t personally been in a relationship with an insecure other. So it would be very difficult for me to discuss this song in an authentic an honest manner that will do the song
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I honestly cannot remember a lot of the choices that were given to us on that day in Bricklane. But I remember this choice that Lucia made and I will never forget her writing this choice. I asked her why she chose this song as her favourite or most inspirational song and she said : ” I just love it, every time I hear Halo I just want to dance. Even if I hear it in a mall, I just want to dance!” And the funny thing was just looking at her, she looked like she was about to break
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Life moves so fast sometimes. I currently live close to where I used to grow up and everything looks pretty much the same. I remember when I used to go to the school close by and I remember how life was so much simpler. Sometimes I look at the kids going to the schools I used to go to and think to myself: ” You have no idea about the shit-storm called life that’s about to hit you! But I sometimes I have to catch myself when I think like this and remember my experience of school in its entirety.
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I’ve probably spelt your name incorrectly here but I really struggled to understand your handwriting here. So Padma if you read this please correct me if I’m incorrect. I’ve heard a saying once that says you really get to know people when things are not going well. Because when things are going well everyone is your best friend and you ” love ” everyone. But chances are that’s not love. As a hip hop head one of my favourite ever songs was from 50 Cent called Patiently Waiting. He had a line in there that said. ” If I get
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This is such a beautiful song. I didn’t understand what was being said or what the intention of the song was; but after listening to the song a good number of times and then watching the music video. I got an idea of what the artist was trying to get across ( at least my interpretation anyway). Sometimes in life you can get too fixated on one aspect of your life that is annoying, or immensely frustrating you. I remember in school when I used to get teased or when I was really into a girl and she didn’t like
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When I saw this song chosen I couldn’t remember the title at all. But when I played it, all the memories of hearing this song came rushing back. There’s a quote from Albert Einstein that says: ” Great spirits have encountered violent opposition from weak minds. ” If you don’t know who Mary J Blige is or her story, a simple Wikipedia read will suffice. This woman has been through some incredible things in her life, but in spite of this she just seems like a real dope person right? Not just the music. Like when I see her in
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I don’t really know my grandparents living in the UK, the only time I see them is when I go abroad to visit. This song has so much soul and represents so much love. It really feels like he was jamming in alone in his studio when he made this song. The examples are so real too! Songs like this hit real close to home. I remember when I was younger and we used to visit my grandparents and I got a taste of what the singer is talking about. What I loved to see was how even at that
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I don’t listen to chart music. But in the past year or so. You can’t get away from this tune even if you wanted to. I’ve heard it in bars; in the barbers; walking though shopping centres all across the UK. Songs like these are real heavy spinners that keep the lights on in record labels. The concept of the song kind of reminds me of one of my favourite ever songs by Miguel called Face the Sun. ” My heart is in Havana.. my heart is in Havana. ” I say it’s similar to that Miguel song because this
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I’m at a point right now when I write these song of the week’s where I am struggling to remember the faces of of the people that told me their songs. SO if you’re reading this and see your name. Do get in touch and let us know. Means the world to us. This song is a really funky tune that if you’re British you would have heard it before in an advert or used in a segment in a tv show. They talk about something that every guy/girl would have gone through at some point or are maybe currently
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