Steven Hale
Jun 13, 2022

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Great call on Who Loves the Sun. You could make a similar case for Afterhours.

My favorite misunderstood song is "I Was Definitely Made for These Times" by Hello Saferide. https://youtu.be/RiuIorq1I4I

It seems to be a pean for living in the moment--so much so that the song was used for a Volvo commercial celebrating wacky young people. https://youtu.be/OuL_7oo4g6g

But the reality is quite different.

Of course, the speaker (as in most of Annika Norlin's songs) is a fictionalized persona, and it should be clear to careful listeners that in spite of the song's bouncy beat, the writer is more in line with Brian Wilson's nostalgic / tragic view in "I Guess I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" than with the vacuous persona (who is proud she can quote from "High Fidelity"): "I won't commit to you, but I'll hold you when you cry." Now that's dark.

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Steven Hale
Steven Hale

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