As I'm sure most of you know, I'm a huge music fan. There's rarely a day that goes by that I don't listen to some kind of music, whether it be the radio or my iPod or my Yahoo Music Unlimited service (which by the way, is a great deal - $5 a month allows you to listen to any song you want at any time you want - if you're a music fan, i definitely recommend it!) I especially like discovering new music - it's always exciting to find a new band or song to listen to.
It's in this spirit that, once a week, I'm planning on posting a song of the week (SotW). I'll also provide a link where you can listen to the song yourself. Most of the time, it'll probably be one that you have never heard of - by a band you may never have heard of. Hopefully you'll give it a listen and let me know what you think. Who knows, you might end up finding a new favorite song or band!
This week's SotW is "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel. What a beautiful, beautiful song! It's one of those songs where I loved it the first time I heard it, and I love it even more with each listen. And it's got an interesting back story as well. This song (as well as the album of the same name) was conceptually written based on the life and death of Anne Frank. For those of you who don't know her story, she was the Jewish girl who hid with her family from the Nazis for 2 years during World War II. She was eventually found and sent to a concentration camp, where she died at the age of 16. However, the diary she wrote while in hiding was saved and is in publication all over the world today. Her message is certainly reflected in this song: life is beautiful - live it to the fullest while you can!! The lyrics are impressive as well - I especially like the 2nd verse...
And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly
From the aeroplane over the sea
But for now, we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see
Love to be
In the arms of all i'm keeping here with me
Listen to "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" here
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