#i just think this song is catchy

[sasuketruther]

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[jeonwon-wonwoo]

SAKURA & KAZUHA ✧ 'EASY' OFFICIAL MV

[thekidsarentalright]

so anyways some legends are told some turn to dust or to gold but you will remember me, remember me for centuries, and just one mistake is all it will take, we’ll go down in history, remember me for centuries, remember me for centuries. Mummified my teenage dreams, no it’s nothing wrong with me, the kids are all wrong, the story’s all off, heavy metal broke my heart. come on, come on and let me in, bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints- and this is supposed to match, the darkness that you felt, i never meant for you to fix yourself. some legends are told some turn to dust or to gold but you will remember me, remember me for centuries, and just one mistake is all it will take, we’ll go down in history, remember me for centuries, remember me for centuries. And i can’t stop till the whole world knows my name, ‘cause i was only born inside my dreams. Until you die for me, as long as there’s a light, my shadow’s over you ‘cause I am the opposite of amnesia. And you’re a cherry blossom, you’re about to bloom, you look so pretty but you’re gone so soon. some legends are told some turn to dust or to gold but you will remember me, remember me for centuries, and just one mistake is all it will take, we’ll go down in history, remember me for centuries, remember me for centuries. We’ve been here forever, and here’s the frozen proof, I could scream forever, we are the poisoned youth. some legends are told some turn to dust or to gold but you will remember me, remember me for centuries, and just one mistake is all it will take, we’ll go down in history, remember me for centuries, remember me for centuries.

[stuckinapril]

listening to all the demos victoria monet did for ariana grande is insane bc how did this woman have it in her to sit on all this material and not be frustrated about it

[pitske]

"So watch me rise up Open the skies up And take the world by storm I'll flood the dry lands Low and highlands And take the world by storm Every inch of the land, every part of the sky Will be water when I transform it So watch me rise up Open the skies up And take the world by storm"

[murdleandmarot]

The gang’s all here!! They’re on the case!! And there’s no ghost that they wouldn’t chase!!!!!

@mysticalcats’s Foxglove, @toki-toro’s Chaumet, @emimii’s Clownaire, and my own Bluebelle :)

[art--harridan]

[Image description: A digital drawing based on the film Girl Shy. It depicts Harold Lloyd's character Harold Meadows sat at his typewriter, paused in thought as his fingers hover above it. His eyes are looking up and his mouth is slightly open, like he's dreaming awake. A thought bubble floats around him like smoke, with the faces of two women in the middle of it. The two have annotations next to them that denote the twenties era stereotypes that they are styled as. The one noted as "the flapper" is smiling and has curly, slightly unkempt hair, with a headband around it. She has lighter makeup than the woman next to her, who has dark lips and eyeshadow and is labelled "the vamp". She has large circular statement earrings and an ornate headpiece atop her smooth updo. Her eyes are downturned, and her expression less approachable. Harold is coloured in greyscale, and so are the ladies, although they have a warmer brown tone, as does the smoke. There's a pinker line of light surrounding them and the writing. The background is a dark brown.]

Inktober - Day 15 (Guidebook)

Film - Girl Shy (Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, 1924)

[anambermusicbox]

Excerpt from 2024 人物 interview, found here:

For example, [while redoing the album] Qian Lei "forced" him to write a song. Qian Lei thought, this new album was extremely significant to him, so there should be a song Zhou Shen wrote himself. What's more, others have criticized him for not being able to compose. But Qian Lei knows he can---and quite well too. "It's not possible someone with strong emotions and a sensitive heart to not be able to write a good melody, it's completely not possible." Usually, Zhou Shen will hum out a melody and record it with his phone---sound engineer Xu Wei has listened to them and thought the melody lines were really good, and could absolutely be straightened out into an original song. But Zhou Shen always felt it wasn't good enough, and even said, to compose beside such a skilled composer like Lei-ge, it would be like an elementary schooler insisting on reciting their composition in front of a doctorate holder---so imprudent. His friends all know his personality---for a "master in self-deprication," being unduly humble was a daily occurrence. His old friend of ten years, lyricist 沃特艾文儿 said: "Not just composing---when I first met him, he even thought his singing was bad. It was so upsetting to me. I'm very relieved that he at least recognizes his singing ability now." Qian Lei has also listened to Zhou Shen's compositions before, and told him, isn't this pretty good? Zhou Shen said, don't mess with me. Qian Lei said, I'm serious, I'm not joking, it's quite good. Zhou Shen said, bye bye. Qian Lei said, bye bye yourself. Thus, when working on the new album, he would use every means possible to force him to write a song. One moment he would "hold a hammer behind him and get him to hurry up and write," the next moment he would set his mind at ease, saying "you don't have to overthink it, gradually the more you write the easier it will be. I'm here, so don't worry." This song was written at Qian Lei's home---once the first step of writing was taken, the rest went smoothly. Musically, Zhou Shen already had things in mind, and a few hours later, the main melody was basically set. Zhou Shen also participated a lot in writing the lyrics. He really liked the line "I can catch the flowers floating in the wind; I don't care whether I fall into the galaxy or into the mud." But "no matter how I sang it, it felt a little off, like it was missing something." He hummed it and hummed it, and out of nowhere added a soft, low, even a little "rude", "嘿，少管我," and "suddenly it came to life." Before, Zhou Shen had always wanted to write a song called "少管我." In his earlier years, he had randomly used these words in replies to fans, and in an interview where he talked about how his fans were never satisfied no matter what he changed his profile picture to, he ended up jokingly shouting "少管我, " and it then went viral. After that, Zhou Shen thought, as a singer, if one day I could turn "少管我" into a song, how interesting would that be. These past few years, he found a lot of people to compose its melody, but he always felt the melodies weren't quite what he wanted. The album that was cancelled also had a song in it named "少管我," but he still felt it wasn't quite right. Until now, it came to him like a "gift" from above. The first impression many people get from these three words is more or less rigid, sharp, harsh, stubborn, and capricious. But to Zhou Shen, a rebellious attitude is easy but truly knowing yourself is a long journey. "It's not necessarily about rebelling against the whole world, but you have to clearly know what version of yourself you want to be, and only then can you become yourself."

The day of the interview at an art park in Tongzhou, Beijing, the sky darkened a little. Zhou Shen took out his cell phone and played the unmixed recording of "少管我." The melody was light, "like travelling, very free." He shook his head to beat, and listened to the song he had listened to countless times one more time. "When I was writing this song and its lyrics, I didn't have "少管我" in mind, but in the end it became the "少管我" that I wanted." Moments like these, sparks flying, you think, "that’s right"---that's the biggest joy in making an album.

[mitamicah]

An aromantic autistic reading of Joker Out's "Bluza"/"the Blouse"

I have a few words about Bluza. The Blouse.

When I first heard the title, I felt a connection to this song yet in a very tongue-in-cheek way. Because I read the working title was a nod to the white holed sweater blouse (the slut shirt) Bojan forgot at Jere’s place last autumn. But then thanks to JokerOutSubs I realized that this song really speaks to me in another way.

Disclaimer: I am speaking about this from an autistic aroace point of view and as a person who has masked most their lives and doesn’t drink. I hope to explain why this matters in the post below.

The lines that especially spoke to me are these: Ja ko pijana budala Ali čaše nisam popio Jamislim da sam se zaljubio u tebe

I’m acting like a drunk idiot But I haven’t had a single glass I think I’ve fallen in love with you

As a person who has spend most my life being critical about what to say, do, and how I show of myself to people I see the drunkenness described here not as literal but as a form of unmasking. When you find that one person you feel so comfortable around that you know that they won’t leave you or care if you stop being presentable in the eyes of society.

The result is that you may seem drunk and out of character when you are close to them. Drunk as in unlike yourself but also much more yourself. You dare to be authentic and to be silly and vulnerable because this person next to you gets you. No alcohol you could consume would fill you with as much giddiness as being with this person does. There is something about this one person that just speaks to you and let you know that you are safe.

While not having been drunk myself this is what I expect is the feeling most drunk people are searching for: the experience of not caring about what other people might think about them anymore. They just exist outside time and space in a bubble of bliss.

The person in the song is that for Bojan. His bubble of bliss – his safe space.

I’ve been lucky enough to have people like that too for small periods of time. And just like the next line I have felt very strongly connected to the person in those moments thinking “is this was love feels like?”. And here I don’t necessarily mean romantic attraction/love. I mean love as in a deeper, more profound level. The love that is outside of bodily desire. It is two spirits – two beings finding a home in the other person. A home where you can be giddy and drunk without having touch a single drink.

It is no secret that I love the idea of queer platonic love. When I read this, I read it as queer platonic. I read it as beautifully strange, brotherly, romantic, and platonic all at once.

The chorus kind of develops this feeling and adds and aromantic layer to it: Baš ja Koji nisam verovao Da za nekim biću lud

Yes, me who didn’t believe I would be crazy about someone

I read this as a very much an aspec experience.

You may have gone most of your life feeling othered for not experiencing those feelings of romantic attraction the world around you constantly tell you that you should.

Then this person comes along. This person that is your haven, that you can fool around with and open up around. There’s something that seems different, seems honest and so it brings you that feeling of bliss I mentioned earlier. That feeling the world around you have tried to tell you exists for years, yet you never believed would happen to you.

You may have believed yourself to be broken or maybe the world around you too much for seemingly being crazy about love. But now in this moment of bliss, drunk without having drunk, you get it. You want to be with this person, do all the silly things the media tells you are romantic. Not because you are forced to but because it would mean spending more time with your person. And every little second you can spend with your person feels like a blessing.

That is my take on the song at least. Thank you for reading.

[noisytenant]

finished onimai.

overall a "cute" show that surprised me in a few ways and, barring the moments i'll complain about in a second, generally "feel-good"/"wholesome". very little meaningful conflict, which appeals to some. has a certain magnetism (my partner ended up transfixed watching it over my shoulder at one point).

however, i really wish the scene with sleepwalking momiji were Not There in the final episode... it sunk my feelings about the story as a whole.

throughout, there were some uncomfortable nonconsensual/dubiously-consensual interactions, but they're mostly framed in that kind of lighthearted way that's common with more ecchi anime. on a meta level i do take issue with this kind of humor, but i guess when you're used to it, it doesn't tank the mood. it limited my ability to rank it above a certain threshold, but it's kind of what i expected.

and i guess overall, lots of times these scenes come across as "baby seal afraid of water" situations--mahiro is interested in makeup but too shy/stubborn to ask about it, so kaede takes the lead, etc. i think those forceful but framed-as-harmless moments contribute to the fantasy of being surrounded by supportive people who give you the resources to live your ideal Girl Life. The "force" in "forcefem".

but when there's groping, peering, etc... the sleepwalking thing... genuinely just kind of harrowing and unnecessary when it's played for laughs. and i don't like that scene being one of the last big interactions between mahiro and momiji, who are kind of the main "couple".

i guess ultimately i'm not deeply into hyper-fluff stories. i feel like there's points of interest that i wish were further explored or played with (like mihari's feelings of responsibility for mahiro, momiji's gender, etc.) i don't mind these kind of "fanservice" violation moments when it feels like there are actual emotional consequences. i would not have minded more conflict LOL! but i think i'm just not the target audience.

i can't really recommend it at this time, unless gender bender stories are your niche, and you're fine with loli fanservice. that being said, the level of detail and beauty in the animation continues to tickle me (mahiro foot animation budget 1million). would like to see more in this style, probably wouldn't jump at a chance to see season 2, and probably won't pick up the manga. Peace

[mrsoharaa]

because I now cannot stop thinking about guitarist! Getooo! 😩🎸🖤

Imagine him having you sit between his legs (he gets you and your best friend personal vip tickets, backstage passes/meet-and-greet to his band who includes; Gojo, Choso, Sukuna and himself), has his guitar settled in front of you playing ever so diligently as he gently rests his chin onto your left shoulder. Watches how your pupils dilate with pulled enthusiasm and awe, obviously admiring the way his long, thick, tattooed fingers cruise along the metal strings resounding such beautiful melodies. He grins lowly, dipping his head a bit closer to your ear as he gradually pulls the rumbling instrument delicately up against you, lulling you towards him. His hot lips press into the lobe of your heated ear as his wide chest meets your back, still playing with the reverberating strings.

"You're so pretty when you focus so intently like that angel...such mesmerizing eyes...makes me wonder how long I can have them focus on me like that, while playing with this cute body of yours...I 'm sure I can make your body hum for me so responsively, darling...if you'd let me"

[buttercup-art]

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH OMG OMG OMG-

[mellotronmkll]

Okay also inspired by this playlist I saw based on the list on tmbw I was gonna make my own top 35 tmbg songs playlist today but it became 55 because I couldn't contain it.. I was ranking them but at some point I get overwhelmed by how much i was overthinking. so the rankings get a little murky I'll probably continue to change it and even swap out songs but I already spent too long thinking about it so I had to stop

[spectrearia]

got more PinnochioP songs for Project Diva recently and my fingers are dyingggg lol why are his songs always so freaking difficult xD

[soobinbf]

look i love yeonjun i think he's very talented but I can't take this anymore. I don't like ggum at all

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

I was listening to “You’re Losing Me” for the first time in a while and there are so many subtle things in the production that scratch sn itch in my brain and add richness to the storytelling.

Obviously the pulsing heartbeat in the background is on the nose. But I’m struck by the audible gasp before the second chorus and everything goes quiet for a beat — like she’s flatlining and she’s taken her last breath. The whole verse is about how she feels as though she’s dying — her face is grey, they’re sick, he’s running down the hallway because he’s about to lose her on the table because he’s too late.

I’m not sure if these are the official lyrics or just my ears, but after that chorus, as the two lines repeat before the bridge, I love the push-pull between “stop” and the echo of “stay”. (It very clearly sounds like “stay” to me on my car stereo and AirPods, and AZLyrics has those two lines as “Stop (Stay) 'cause you're losing me,” but Lyrics Genius just has “stop,” so 🤷‍♀️) It encapsulates everything about the story: how she wants him to stop what he’s doing because it’s hurting her (in other words, go back to when they were happy) and she wants him to stop what he’s doing because it’s too late and they can’t be fixed (e.g. she doesn’t want to hear his last-ditch apologies because the relationship is as dead as she feels inside).

Yet the stop/stay echo betrays her resolve. She asks him to stop, but in the next breath whispers to stay. Because the crux of the song is that she doesn’t know what to do; one second she’s ready for it to be over, the next she’s grasping onto the last straws of the life they built. She wants to go, but she also wants him to stay and make it better. All he has to do is stay. For her. (If he doesn’t choose her, he’ll lose her.)

And the next bit that’s sitting with me is the very end. Throughout the rest of the song, the chorus goes, “I can’t find a pulse, my heart won’t start anymore for you.” As though his actions have broken her down and she can’t give him another chance, or they can’t come back from this. He’s broken her heart and he can’t fix it. But the last line is more chilling, because it ends on, “My heart won’t start anymore,” without an outro. The implication isn’t just that her heart has been broken by him, it’s that she is broken— for good and for the last time. She’s gone. With all the other imagery in the song about illness and death, it’s an extremely somber note to end on. This is the battle she won’t come back from. She’s on the table. There is no more pulse by the last line because it took its last beat.

There are so many layers to this song and I know a lot of the discussion centres on the bridge (with good reason), but the verses/chorus paint such a dark, painful picture. It’s like the bubbling anger and resentment of the bridge are the last bit of fight she has left in her, but in the end she loses the war.