Hello, music lovers! 🎵
My first TTT post of the year. I don't post regularly on this thread; I don't know, maybe because I always post something weekly in the music community, but perhaps more because I don't have a regular morning commute to and from work where I listen to music on the radio and then get some inspiration for what I could post :)
For those of you who are not (yet) familiar with #threetunetuesday or #ttt - these are tags you need to set when you post.
It's a music initiative started by @ablaze, and with his words, the jist is as follows:
Every Tuesday I'm going to share 3 songs that I like to listen to and I invite your feedback in the comments below. Better still, why not have a blast of your own Three Tune Tuesday and mention me in the post and I'll come and find the post and upvote it. If you could also use #threetunetuesday tag that would be great, as that is what I use when sifting through all the entries every Wednesday. It'll be a sweet way for us all to discover new music. You'll also be in with a chance of winning the reward.
In my previous post, I mentioned the beginnings of some musicians and their music. I won't say it's from naphthalene, but it's about as old as me. :)
Today, I'm going a step further into metaphysics, haha, or into the content of some songs, which, with the changes and evolution of society, have also been given different interpretations than the authors expected.
Of course, this is just my subjective opinion, and it's possible to disagree.
Let's say that I start with
Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb
The song was released on the album Aftermath in 1966. To me, it sounds more like satire and irony about the interrelations between men and women, although some people, especially in the era of the "woke enlightenment" (which I hope is slowly coming to an end), consider the song sexist and offensive.
But what did the then 23-year-old Mick Jagger know about it?
Jefferson Airplane - Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon
The song was released on the 1967 album After Bathing At Baxters. Since it was released during the era of psychedelia and drug experimentation, many listeners associate the song with that, although it was intended as an invitation to a Saturday event in San Francisco known as the Human Be-In. This event occurred 58 years ago, on 14 January 1967, and is considered the beginning of the hippie movement.
Just how far have we come since then?
The Doors - Break on Through (To the Other Side)
The song was released on their first album, The Doors, in 1967. Although Jim Morrison was fascinated by death, and some saw this song as a call to suicide, it is more likely that the song is more of a plea to open consciousness in all possible ways and to change in terms of transcending existing social norms.
It still seems fresh and relevant to me.
And now a bonus.
The Velvet Underground and Nico - Sunday Morning
The song was released in March 1967 on the album The Velvet Underground and Nico. Despite its almost pop sound, it is melancholic. It seeks a solace that does not exist in reality, confronting us with the harshness of reality to which we must return after daydreaming and partying. But there is still hope for a better tomorrow.
Is there hope after all these years?
That's all for today, thank you for your attention.
This is my 64th post for #threetunetuesday, which @ablaze started. I hope what I'm sharing is enjoyable for others, too, because then it makes sense.
If you're curious about the fresh music, follow me on #newtunes, or take a look at my lo-fi recordings at 3speak channel - video, or Seckorama's Music Podcast - audio.
If you like jazz, I recommend Jazz-Matinee, @w74's regular Sunday blog.
More #ttt posts?
Take a look at Early Years, Fusion, November, The Who, Rock Proof, Calm Down, The Pretenders, KYUSS, Rain Tunes, Three Performances, Radio mood, Sax Mood, Beach Mood, Deep Forest, Steve Miller band, Ultravox, And Rock Goes On, Steve Albini, Paul Weller, Suicide, Steve Hillage, Jorma Kaukonen, Slade, Ian Dury and The Blockheads, Opal, The Dandy Warhols, Seasick Steve, Echo And Bunnymen, Morphine, The God Machine, Modern Lovers, New Model Army, Wishbone Ash, Brian Setzer, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard.
The front image is mine, created in Night Cafe Studio and edited in Photoshop.
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