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“National Anthem” by Lana Del Reyįor me, all of Lana Del Rey’s music is a hidden gem. Listening for different aspects of a song in different rounds can show you that while a work might be meh in one department, it may be stellar in another. It’s incredibly evocative-you can imagine the poser dressed in “leather jacket collar popped like antenna” and “sunglasses indoors” giving “ a Gallic shrug.” The Arctic Monkeys (image via Playbuzz)Īlthough I usually prefer songs with creative melodies and harmonies, here the wordsmithing is what draws me in. 1 Party Anthem” is not a celebration of alcohol-induced sociability, but a sad description of a partygoer desperately trying to get the attention of a girl. When I paid attention to the words, the true message of the song came through. But I’d wager few have heard of a little song that Amy wrote for her bird, Ava, that begins “Today my bird flew away/ gone to find her big blue jay.” “ October Song” by Amy WinehouseĮveryone knows Amy Winehouse. The extra effort I put in to appreciate the music led to me liking it much more than I could have expected from first exposure. The second listen allowed me to focus on the forest rather than the trees, to see how the effect of the track as a whole exceeded the effects of its parts. When I returned to it, the rhythm I had first experienced as disorienting I now found grounding the screamy sections became tasteful the mysteriousness of the lyrics fit the wandering-in-a-mist-in-the-woods mood that the rest of the song evoked. When I first listened to “Grace,” I was disoriented by the jagged opening guitar rhythm, occasional screamy sections and cryptic lyrics. If you’ve heard of Jeff Buckley, you probably know him for his popular cover of Leonard Cohen’s “ Hallelujah.” But in my view, his original song “Grace” is richer and ultimately more satisfying.