What music means to me

What Music Means To Me

- Bradley Barnes

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5

O "She Will Be Loved" is the third single on the American band Maroon 5's 2002 debut album, Songs About Jane. Released in 2004, the single peaked at #5 in the United States, and by December 2012 had sold more than 2,722,000 digital downloads.  It peaked at #4 in the United Kingdom. In Australia, it reached #1, a position it held for 5 non-consecutive weeks. 

O It became my favourite song for a while back in 2005 when I was 7, this was because I was learning to play the drums and I needed to practice to a steady flowing beat. I can remember drumming to this song in my room for several hours, whilst going through a stage of playing the drums. Unfortunately, after the drums episode was over I never really listened to Maroon 5 again and nowadays I can’t even listen to their music as they’ve changed genre in order to still compete in the modern day era of music. I guess I don’t really listen to them now as their songs are not how I remember them and I don’t really think they have much true meaning behind them now as they are more commercialised.

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Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations

O "Build Me Up Buttercup" is a song written by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by The Foundations in 1968 with Colin Young singing lead vocals. Young had replaced Clem Curtis during 1968 and this was the first Foundations hit on which he sang. It hit #1 on the Cash Box singles chart and #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1969. It was also a #2 hit in the United Kingdom. It was quickly certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over a million US copies.

O I first heard this song when I was 7 due to a Nintendo Wii game called SingStar. The song soon become my quality pleasure as I would always sing along to it regardless if it was me or someone else standing up in the front room singing it in front of the rest of the family. To this present day I still like the song as it reminds me of a happy/memorable time during my childhood. Whenever I hear this song it immediately brings me back to when I was 7 and I can visualise myself singing it. It was my favourite song purely because it was uplifting and got everybody involved, even those who didn’t particularly like singer.

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Don't Be So Hard on Yourself– Jess Glynne

O "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" is a song by English recording artist Jess Glynne. It was released as the fourth single from her debut album I Cry When I Laugh on 14 August 2015. It was written by Jess Glynne. On 14 August 2015 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 78 based on streams alone, reaching number one the following week. The song became Glynne's fifth UK number-one single.

O This became my favourite song for a period in August 2015, I like the meaning behind the song as she is trying to encourage people who don’t necessarily get recognised for the good things they do, as a result of this her song could relate to a wide audience who have all experienced this kind of pain. I find that the song is uplifting and that it is encouraging people to look on the bright side rather that to feel disheartened.

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