Entry #4: Moonlight

    Clair de Lune, french for moonlight, is a piano piece created by Claude Debussy (DEH-byew-see). This is a piece that I chose to learn in my piano class in high school. I began learning it because my teacher wanted to challenge me with a new and more difficult piece. She gave me a book with many popular pieces and Clair de Lune stood out to me. Its complex but beautiful composition compelled me to pick it. As of today, I have managed to learn and decode the first page of the score. I will begin doing the same for the rest of the pages. Maybe in the future, I could post a video of me playing it, just maybe.

Clair de Lune- Debussy

    I tried to research a slight amount into the background of the piece. It was the third movement of Debussy's "Suite Bergamasque". Debussy actually wrote three ‘Clair De Lunes’. The idea is from a poem by Paul Verlaine in his collection entitled Fêtes Galantes was inspired by the paintings of Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Debussy set six of these poems to music, including this one, first in 1882, then again in 1891. The piano piece dates originally from 1890 and was revised in 1905.

    The piano piece Clair de Lune caught my interest and I really hope I am able to learn and be able to play all of it. I really like how it sounds and I really recommend you guys to click on the link and listen to it. Again, maybe I will post a video of me playing it so you guys should stay tuned just in case. Thank you so much for reading, see you next time!

Entry #3: Stress Relief

 Hello everyone!! This week I will be going over a song that I listen to very often and analyzing parts of it. The song I chose for this is called "Stress Relief" by late night drive home. I chose this song for no real particular reason other than I really like how the song sounds and I'm excited to look more in depth into it. 

"Stress Relief"

I never thought you'd end up with me for long, baby
Running in quicksand to keep you here with me
I had you in my head, baby, every day
Towards the end, I just couldn't hear your name
It's stress relief from everything

It's stress relief from everything

Tell me, tell me you love me
Come back, come back to haunt me
Won't you, won't you let me be myself?

I was holding on, but you didn't see my shots, baby
All the times that I couldn't speak my thoughts, well, maybe
Well, this is what I wanted, please don't feel so bad
In love with a ghost, please don't (won't you) come back
Well this is what I wanted, please don't feel so bad
In love with a ghost, please don't come back

It's stress relief from everything

Tell me, tell me you love me
Come back, come back to haunt me
Won't you, won't you let me be myself?

(Well, it was difficult, you know, doing all this)
(It got easier over time, but) (where did you get your [?])

Si puedes venir conmigo, amor
Yo te enseño todo lo que hay
¿Por qué me tratas asi?
Como no soy nadien

Tell me you love me
Come back to haunt me
Won't you just let me be myself?

Tell me, tell me, tell me you love me (tell me you love me)
Come back, come back, come back to haunt me (come back to haunt me)
Won't you, won't you, won't let me be myself? (Won't you let me be?)

    The song was made by a band called late night drive home. The group consists of 4 people, a lead singer, guitarist, bassist, and drummer. Stress relief was released in 2021. 

    

    The first verse suggests that the person whom the song is portraying recently went through a breakup but still wants that connection and hopes they can be together again. The chorus of the song shows that the protagonist still loves their past partner even after their breakup. It's a plea to the other person to come back and let the protagonist be themselves without the stress of the past. The song culminates in the final verse, where the protagonist speaks in Spanish, offering the other person a chance to come with them and learn something new. 

    I believe that the song is trying to teach the audience by encouraging the listener to take comfort in the idea that even though love may be hard to let go, it's still possible to learn something new and find stress relief from their past.

    The tone of the song is lovesick and it stays that way for the entire song. 

    Stress relief is a song that I find really catchy and fun to listen to. The meaning and tone behind the music add a layer of interest behind the song and I believe that many of you should give it a listen and tell me what you think. 

    I have never actually went out of my way to truly pay attention to lyrics and it deepened my appreciation for music. It was fun to have to think about the word choices made in the song and I might do so again in the future if I find another song that I think is interesting. 

Thank you so much for taking your time to read this!! See you next week!!!