Describe a favorite song of yours to me.

Here are the (optional) directions:

Listen to a favorite song once through, really thinking about:

• Meaning / Message
• Perspective
• Mood
• Imagery
• How the instrumental music compliments the mood.
• Extra Credit: What does this song tell us about you?

Then listen to it again, pausing and taking notes along the way. Summarize your song at the end. Make sure you post a link!

I'll start!

Ain't no Sunshine - Bill Withers

Very heavy piano notes fill the background with a melancholy tone, starting this song off on a slow and sad note. This song expresses the loneliness of a man whenever his female companion goes away. The phrase "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone" becomes quite repetitive by the end (think stuck on repeat). I imagine a man in the corner of a dark house, talking to himself, maybe looking out of a window towards a storm.

This song is just sad, honestly. So dependent on the presence of one person that when she leaves (through death or by choice, or maybe she's on a trip once again) a dark cloud hovers over his life. Maybe not forever, but his life straight up crumbles every single time she leaves. This is clearly cyclical, alluding that she has left before. I can easily imagine this from the perspective of a dog towards his master.

This tells you that I enjoy being independent from others and do not respect (wo)men who need a life partner to feel happy.