Everything You Think has been Thought Before

... including the title statement. (thank you VW Goethe)

Much of what we often think or say has also been put into song lyrics. To use the above example, see the opening line of Three Dimensions by Something for Kate: "you're not the first to think that everything has been thought before". Yep- right they are.

If the Beatles didn't prove that almost anything can be a song lyric with "Googoogatube", Nirvana explored torture and murders in song with "Polly" (I think she wants some water.. to put out the blowtorch), then Regurgitator explored interesting new ground of what can constitute the basis of a song with "I Piss Alone [because I don't want nobody to know that I haven't got the pressure of some of the other boys- they make a noise, it scares me so...]" . One day I'll attempt the 100% song lyrics blog post.

The bizarre, drug addled or comical aside, most people have probably had a moment when they hear a song lyric where it really hits home, and you feel as though the band/ artist is singing directly to you- Even if it's Pink singing "I've had a shit day" (although I do prefer the Kevin Bloody Wilson way of putting it "I've had an absolute cunt of a day.."), yet we still sometimes feel as though no one would understand the thoughts or feelings expressed at those times.

I love music for this reason. There's something fantastic about putting on some tunes you relate to or that pick you up with a combination of their lyrics and melodies- music which matches your mood or the moment. 

With travels in my near future I'm again drawn to music which makes me think of it, like "I'm in London still" by the Waifs, thinking of the fantastic experiences while living and travelling overseas, but the knowledge that in gaining that experience you leave behind friends and other parts of your life. You only know its time to come home when "Every Fucking City [looks the same]" by Paul Kelly is the song most resonating with you.

Things that shit me #16- LMFAO

Have you ever heard a fantastic song you absolutely love? How about one that gets right under your skin, and irritates you so much you start hating humanity? Well "Sexy and I know it" by LMFAO fits in the latter category for me.

Aside from the obvious irritation derived from the band (group?)'s name "LMFAO" (see Things that shit me- lol), I seriously hope they're taking the piss, because the song encapsulates so many things that annoy me about Generation Y, dating in the last few years and society in general (see Things that shit me- Arrogance).

I'm not sure on the accuracy of these randomly copied lyrics from the internet, but they're close enough for the purposes of this diatribe:

When I walk on by, girls be looking like damn he fly
I pimp to the beat, walking down the street in my new lafreak, yeah
This is how I roll, animal print, pants out control,
It's RedFoo with the big afro
They like bruce lee rock at the club
Girl look at that body (x3)
I work out
Girl look at that body (x3)
I work out

When I walk in the spot, this is what I see
Everybody stops and they staring at me
I got passion in my pants and I ain't afraid to show it
I'm sexy and I know it (x2)
I know I've said many times before (and possibly written?)- when did it change from guys saying "you look nice, I'm attracted to you", to "I'm hot, you know you want me"? Its a subtle, but important shift that mostly exists in generation ME (aka Gen-Y). Males being so self-obsessed that they would rather admire themselves in the mirror than at an attractive woman.

Perhaps it works both ways and women do the same to men? I'm not entirely sure, as I'm not on the receiving end of those dalliances.

But it's all just symbolic of how self-centred much of society has become. Don't you all know it's not about you!?... it's really all about ME!