{"id":4069,"date":"2014-12-19T13:26:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T17:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2024-09-06T20:34:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T00:34:14","slug":"favorite-songs-of-2014-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/2014\/12\/19\/favorite-songs-of-2014-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Songs Of 2014, #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cRed Eyes\u201d &#8211; The War on Drugs<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The War On Drugs - &quot;Red Eyes&quot;\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aV4m04CyTEA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to write about a song that you love so much, but can barely sing along to. Adam Granduciel hides many of his lyrics deep beneath layers of guitars, synthesizers, distortion, and plain old mumbling. For much of the song, I\u2019m just kind of humming along, guessing at words here and there, playing a little air guitar or drums, and making up words that seem to fit. And this is even after looking at numerous lyrics sites, which can\u2019t seem to agree on several sections.<a href=\"#fn-1\" id=\"fnref-1\" title=\"see footnote\" class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/a> I was pleased to find a couple other reviews of the song in year end lists that made similar statements about the difficulty in discerning the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>What grabbed me about this song the first time I heard it last December was the quality that is present in so many of TWOD\u2019s best songs: that sense of exuberant escape. We may not know which way he\u2019s running, but that bountiful sense of freedom lifts you up and carries you along with it. As the synthesizers shimmer and the drums pound, Granduciel throws in those perfect little guitar runs that make you want to let go and follow wherever the song leads you to.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t tell you exactly what he\u2019s singing, or even singing about. But all those feelings that are wrapped up in the music continue to lift me up even after 12 months of listening to it.<\/p>\n<p>I was not a big fan of the official video for the song. But I loved this fan video, which to me captured that primal feeling of escape that is the song\u2019s core.<\/p>\n<p>Bonus points: My favorite musical moment of the year, Granduciel\u2019s \u201cWHOO!\u201d that sends the song into overdrive as the chorus, as much as there is one, begins.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nBaby don&#8217;t mind<br \/>\nLeave it on a lie, you can have it your way\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<p>20 &#8211; \u201cBlack And White\u201d &#8211; Parquet Courts<br \/>\n19 &#8211; \u201cI Got Knocked Down (But I\u2019ll Get Up)\u201d &#8211; School Of Seven Bells<br \/>\n18 &#8211; \u201cWe Only Come Out At Night\u201d &#8211; Sugar Stems<br \/>\n17 &#8211; \u201cToo True To Be Good\u201d &#8211; Dum Dum Girls<br \/>\n16 &#8211; \u201cMilwaukee\u201d &#8211; The Both<br \/>\n15 &#8211; \u201cNew Skin\u201d &#8211; Torres<br \/>\n14 &#8211; \u201cSeasons (Waiting On You)\u201d &#8211; Future Islands<br \/>\n13 &#8211; \u201cFall In Love\u201d &#8211; Phantogram<br \/>\n12 &#8211; \u201cSpinners\u201d &#8211; The Hold Steady<br \/>\n11 &#8211; \u201cRent I Pay\u201d &#8211; Spoon<br \/>\n10 &#8211; \u201cTeenage Wasteland\u201d &#8211; Wussy<br \/>\n9 &#8211; \u201cGoshen \u201997\u201d &#8211; Strand Of Oaks<br \/>\n8 &#8211; \u201cLazaretto\u201d &#8211; Jack White<br \/>\n7 &#8211; \u201cHoney Do\u201d &#8211; Beverly<br \/>\n6 &#8211; \u201cHead Underwater\u201d &#8211; Jenny Lewis<br \/>\n5 &#8211; \u201cRun Forever\u201d Emma Ruth Rundle<br \/>\n4 &#8211; \u201cLights Out\u201d &#8211; Angel Olsen<br \/>\n3 &#8211; \u201cGimme Something Good\u201d &#8211; Ryan Adams<br \/>\n2 &#8211; \u201cTransgender Dysphoria Blues\u201d &#8211; Against Me!<\/p>\n<div class=\"footnotes\">\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li id=\"fn-1\">\nGranduciel rather cheekily only provided lyrics to part of the song in the liner notes, and some clearly changed between recording and writing them down.  <a href=\"#fnref-1\" title=\"return to article\" class=\"reversefootnote\">&#160;&#8617;<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cRed Eyes\u201d &#8211; The War on Drugs It\u2019s hard to write about a song that you love so much, but can barely sing along to. Adam Granduciel hides many of his lyrics deep beneath layers of guitars, synthesizers, distortion, and plain old mumbling. For much of the song, I\u2019m just kind of humming along, guessing at words here and there, playing a little air guitar or drums, and making up words that seem to fit. And this is even after looking at numerous lyrics sites, which can\u2019t seem to agree on several sections.[1] I was pleased to find a couple other reviews of the song in year end lists that made similar statements about the difficulty in discerning the lyrics. What grabbed me about this song the first time I heard it last December was the quality that is present in so many of TWOD\u2019s best songs: that sense of exuberant escape. We may not know which way he\u2019s running, but that bountiful sense of freedom lifts you up and carries you along with it. As the synthesizers shimmer and the drums pound, Granduciel throws in those perfect little guitar runs that make you want to let go and follow wherever the song leads you to. I can\u2019t tell you exactly what he\u2019s singing, or even singing about. But all those feelings that are wrapped up in the music continue to lift me up even after 12 months of listening to it. I was not a big fan of the official video for the song. But I loved this fan video, which to me captured that primal feeling of escape that is the song\u2019s core. Bonus points: My favorite musical moment of the year, Granduciel\u2019s \u201cWHOO!\u201d that sends the song into overdrive as the chorus, as much as there is one, begins. Baby don&#8217;t mind Leave it on a lie, you can have it your way Previously: 20 &#8211; \u201cBlack And White\u201d &#8211; Parquet Courts 19 &#8211; \u201cI Got Knocked Down (But I\u2019ll Get Up)\u201d &#8211; School Of Seven Bells 18 &#8211; \u201cWe Only Come Out At Night\u201d &#8211; Sugar Stems 17 &#8211; \u201cToo True To Be Good\u201d &#8211; Dum Dum Girls 16 &#8211; \u201cMilwaukee\u201d &#8211; The Both 15 &#8211; \u201cNew Skin\u201d &#8211; Torres 14 &#8211; \u201cSeasons (Waiting On You)\u201d &#8211; Future Islands 13 &#8211; \u201cFall In Love\u201d &#8211; Phantogram 12 &#8211; \u201cSpinners\u201d &#8211; The Hold Steady 11 &#8211; \u201cRent I Pay\u201d &#8211; Spoon 10 &#8211; \u201cTeenage Wasteland\u201d &#8211; Wussy 9 &#8211; \u201cGoshen \u201997\u201d &#8211; Strand Of Oaks 8 &#8211; \u201cLazaretto\u201d &#8211; Jack White 7 &#8211; \u201cHoney Do\u201d &#8211; Beverly 6 &#8211; \u201cHead Underwater\u201d &#8211; Jenny Lewis 5 &#8211; \u201cRun Forever\u201d Emma Ruth Rundle 4 &#8211; \u201cLights Out\u201d &#8211; Angel Olsen 3 &#8211; \u201cGimme Something Good\u201d &#8211; Ryan Adams 2 &#8211; \u201cTransgender Dysphoria Blues\u201d &#8211; Against Me! Granduciel rather cheekily only provided lyrics to part of the song in the liner notes, and some clearly changed between recording and writing them down. &#160;&#8617;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-4069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-music"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14120,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4069\/revisions\/14120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}