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Originally Posted by davidesamulson
well i just hate anti love songs.Life is nothing without love.
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Ah...but you see, you *hate*. Songs that express hatred don't mean that life is without love.
Anti-love songs are all about how we deal with disappointment. Being able to express that in ways that aren't horribly destructive is *part* of love.
Haven't you ever felt angry that people you love can affect you so much that what they do can result in your feeling bad? More generally speaking, I love life, but I hate life for being finite. The fact that there is life as distinct from death means that all those whom I love will be killed off. Music lets us express our ambivalences and contrasting emotions. I feel it is better and more loving to admit them rather than hide them.
Tonight I happened upon this anti-love song,
"Rotten Love," by The Briefs and I love the sound of it! I'd never heard of The Briefs before, a punk band from Seattle, Washington (
The Briefs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
The song reminds me of some by two groups I like, The Breeders and Polvo, because of the jangly feel and strong beat. I also like how the lyrics don't shy away from expressing just a teensy, tiny bit of frustration:
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From: "Rotten Love" by The Briefs
Just shut your mouth, close your eyes.
You're in for quite a surprise.
Something for nothing, but nothing's for free.
I'd like to twist of your head.
I think you'd look better dead.
No change for someone, not someone like me.
Rotten rotten love, rotten rotten love, rotten rotten love.
THE BRIEFS - ROTTEN LOVE LYRICS
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Cheerful, no?
The Briefs - Rotten Love