Brenton
AhmedGREAT SONGS - YOUNG FOLKS
February 20th 2008 14:20
Many true music fans will criticize a catchy tune. A true song is built of a foundation of skilled song writing, not just a catchy tune, it may be argued.
However, a catchy tune that can brighten up a day, put a smile on a face, stir emotions, is more than worth attention. For me, Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John is such a song. Its catchy, and yet has a musical depth and sincerity that it does not possess the limited shelf life of so many other such tunes.
Sometimes you just have to say hey to hell with music snobs. Sometimes a piece of delicious, almost twee pop music can simply beat the pants of My Bloody Valentine.
Adding a whistle to a song is potential death. Such is the power of the overused and oft tacky whistle tune. Nostalgia is almost certain doom. And yet Peter Bjorn and John have the good musical sensibility and appeal towards genuine emotion that they manage to pull it off with considerable flair. A job well done.
Original Film clip.
Also - an incredible Bluegrass interpretation.
However, a catchy tune that can brighten up a day, put a smile on a face, stir emotions, is more than worth attention. For me, Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John is such a song. Its catchy, and yet has a musical depth and sincerity that it does not possess the limited shelf life of so many other such tunes.
Sometimes you just have to say hey to hell with music snobs. Sometimes a piece of delicious, almost twee pop music can simply beat the pants of My Bloody Valentine.
Adding a whistle to a song is potential death. Such is the power of the overused and oft tacky whistle tune. Nostalgia is almost certain doom. And yet Peter Bjorn and John have the good musical sensibility and appeal towards genuine emotion that they manage to pull it off with considerable flair. A job well done.
Original Film clip.
Also - an incredible Bluegrass interpretation.
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