ATRL's Next TOP MEMBER Cycle 7 | EP10: Interpretative Song!
ATRL's Next topmember Cycle 7
EPISODE 10 INTERPRETIVE SONG: If you visit the website SongMeanings.net, you'll often find some completely off-base, strangely compelling song interpretations. So, let's make a challenge out of it. Write your own unique, strangely compelling song interpretation that goes against the generally accepted meaning of the tune.
The best ATRL members are independent thinkers who can make their thoughts interesting, accessible, and convincing. This challenge puts that ability to the test while still being fun and playful. Think outside the box, but make sure your interpretation makes sense and could possibly be true. Rethink a popular tune and wow us with your distinctive genius. Creativity is key.
To help you get an idea of what is expected, check out this basic sample entry that explains the challenge title:
Example Entry
Quote:
Teenage Dream is written from the point of view of a 30-something alcoholic with a drug addiction. The lyrics lay it out for us.
Katy begins her ode to drugs and alcohol with "You think I'm pretty / Without any make-up on / You think I'm funny / When I tell the punch line wrong," praising her two vices for treating her well even though she's become a broken down, unfunny mess in their company. She then admits "things were kinda heavy" before her booze "brought [her] to life." Soon, the illegal substances she once used to escape the heaviness of life became her only friend, as evident in the lonely line "Now every February / You'll be my valentine."
Soon, it becomes apparent that she has lost all self-awareness and hope of returning to her previous sobriety ("Let's go all the way tonight / No regrets, just love / We can dance until we die"). She clings to a false delusion of youth and liveliness that her drugs feed her ("You and I / We'll be young forever," "You make me / feel like I'm living a teenage dream"). She's doing some pretty hardcore drugs, and they prevent her from functioning normally ("I can't sleep") while endangering her health ("My hearts stops / when you look at me"). She's tripping on a delusion she longs to believe in ("Just, one, touch / Now baby I believe / This, is, real").
In the later half of the song, she tells the story of one of her more memorable drug and alcohol induced trips. "[She] drove to Cali / And got drunk on the beach" before indulging her high with insane, childish acts when she "Got a motel and / Built a fort out of sheets."
Ultimately, she sees her bad habits as the key to her happiness: "I finally found you / My missing puzzle piece / I'm complete." Katy is not some teenage girl with a high libido, she is a woman ravished by drug and alcohol abuse, struggling to hold onto a chemically induced happiness and the last bits of her fleeting youth.
I could go on. And that, my friends, is why Teenage Dream deserved a Grammy.
EVUN YOU MAY NOT USE YOUR OWN EXAMPLE!
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Monday May 14, 2012
@ 9 PM US Central Time
Where are the legendary call out charts matty? This cycle is amazing!
They'll be coming
I've been getting on my computer late since family have been staying over so when i get on im usually tired and just don't feel like prnt scrn the chart after everything lol