Bands I like

I'm avoiding reading about post-constructivism. Instead, I'm making a list of bands I like to listen to. To start with, the band I'm listening to now.

Phoenix

Muse

Kasabian

Arctic Monkeys

The Bravery

The Strokes

Franz Ferdinand

Radiohead

Death Cab for Cutie

Vampire Weekend

Kaiser Chiefs

Interpol

Cold War Kids

I have a special love for the Bravery. I think it's because they're American and they make good music. A lot of the music I like comes from Europe. Ironically, I hear it more here than when I'm there, seeing as how they're so in love with electronica. I love the Bravery's song lyrics. "This is not the end." That can be a very encouraging statement. Read the lyrics for yourself and see what you think. (I always tell my students when I am sharing my opinion that they are free to disagree with me and make up their own minds. I do that so hopefully it will transfer to their other courses, because I know many professors who teach their opinion as fact, and never give students a change to think for themselves...)

This is not the end
Tell me
C'mon tell me what you can
Even as you wait for death
You're wiser than I am
Tell me
What does it mean to exsist?
I am not a scientist
I must believe in more than this
And I cannot accept that everything that's real
Is only what our eyes can see
And our hands can feel

Not even earth can hold us
Not even life controls us
Not even the ground can keep us down
The memories in my head
Are just as real as the time we spend
You'll always be close to me, my friend
This is not the end

I see
I can see you're so afraid
You wear it like a silver hood
On you, even fear looks good
I wish
I wish I had some words to give
But all that I can think to say
Is I'll be with you everyday

Not even earth can hold us
Not even life controls us
Not even the ground can keep us down
The memories in my head
Are just as real as the time we spend
You'll always be close to me, my friend
This is not the end

This is not the end

This is not the end

This is not the end

I don't care
I don't care what you believe
As long as you are in my heart
You're just as real as me
And maybe
Maybe even more
Someone who's touched so many lives
Can never never die

Not even earth can hold us
Not even life controls us
Not even the ground can keep us down
The memories in my head
Are just as real as the time we spend
You'll always be close to me, my friend
This is not the end

This is not the end

This is not the end

This is not the end

Nice, huh? But my favorite is this one- Time won't let me go. I feel like this from time to time. It makes it better to hear your feelings set to a catchy tune and a nice beat.

Time won't let me go
Whenever I look back
On the best days of my life
I think I saw them all on T.V.
I am so homesick now for
Someone that I never knew
I am so homesick now for
Some place I will never be

Time won't let me go
Time won't let me go
If I could do it all again
I'd go back and change everything
But time won't let me go

I never had a Summer of 69
Never had a Cherry Valance of my own
All these precious moments
You promised me would come in time
So where was I when I missed mine?

Time won't let me go
Time won't let me go
If you gave me back those years
I'd do it all better I swear
Time won't let me go

Ba babababa babababa bababa bababa (x4)

If I could go back once again
I would change everything, yeah
If I could go back once again
I'd do it all so much better

Time won't let me go
Time won't let me go
If I could do it all again
I'd go back and change everything
But you won't ever let me go

Ba babababa babababa bababa bababa

What is your favorite band? I'd really love to know. You can see how much I like music. If you introduce me to something new and fabulous, think of how indebted I will be to you!